Course Title: Airline Alliances
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Airline Alliances
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
AERO2195 |
China Airlines Ltd |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Offsh 1 07, Offsh 3 07, Offsh 3 08 |
AERO2244 |
Air Transport Training College |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Distance / Correspondence |
Offsh 3 07, Offsh 2 08, Offsh 3 08 |
AERO2323 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Distance / Correspondence |
Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009 |
AERO2323 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering |
Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2006, Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012 |
Course Coordinator: Dr Glenn Baxter
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 8349
Course Coordinator Email: glenn.baxter@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 57.03.33
Course Coordinator Availability: Please contact by email to arrange appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
The course aims to provide participants with a broad understanding of the business of airline alliances. It will provide a comprehensive platform from which participants can apply their learning in the world of airline management both within the course and more importantly in their own company.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
The Capabilities Of An Aviation Management Graduate – Post Graduate Level
Overall Integrative Capability: Proactive Problem Identification, Innovative Problem Solving and Empowering Communication
CAPABILITY: Responsible and Professional Work Practices: Work within the ethical and legal framework of the industry while contributing to professional work settings through responsible, self-managed, independent work and effective participation in multidisciplinary teams.
Dimension of Capability: Personal Development
Descriptor:
• Awareness of and commitment to one’s own set of values.
• Observance of professional ethics.
• Taking responsibility and participating in one’s own career planning and development.
• Acting as a Reflective Practitioner leading to a personal continuous improvement process.
• Engagement in and commitment to career-long learning.
Dimension of Capability: Sustainability
Descriptor:
• Balance of the technical, economic, environmental and social demands of an industry-based situation.
• Protection of safety, health and welfare.
Dimension of Capability: Problem solving and decision making
Descriptor:
• Model organizational problems using a systems framework, recognising the impact on sub- and related systems.
• Use of a wide range of problem solving tools and techniques.
• Selectivity in the choice of data to be used to support decision-making.
• Access to information from a wide range of sources, discerning values, bias and usability.
Dimension of Capability: Technical Competence
• Conceptualise, plan, design and manage the interface between human and technical systems.
• Perform a range of analytical tasks as appropriate to the specialization within the industry.
• Design and conduct diagnostic activities within the specific industry discipline.
Dimension of Capability: Teamwork and Leadership
• Operate effectively within a complex organisational setting.
• Manage multiple hierarchical relationships.
• Work effectively within a team.
• Exhibit appropriate and effective professional behaviours in the team environment.
• Provide constructive feedback to colleagues.
• Resolve conflict within the team.
• Work with members of other disciplines in a team with conflicting needs.
Dimension of Capability: Communication
• Communicate effectively - that is to listen, observe, speak, and write.
• Communicate results and outcomes qualitatively, quantitatively, graphically, electronically and textually.
• Communicate processes of thinking and reflection.
CAPABILITY: Global perspective
Locate one’s professional practice within the global parameters of the industry recognizing the different cultural perspectives, national and local variations in legal, industrial and economic environments.
Dimension of Capability: Personal Development
• Awareness of and respect for other’s sets of values.
• Observance of professional ethics.
• Taking responsibility for understanding cultural differences.
• Acting as a Reflective Practitioner leading to a personal continuous improvement process.
• Engagement in and commitment to career-long learning.
Dimension of Capability: Sustainability
• Balance of the technical, economic, environmental and social demands of different cultural and national situations.
• Protection of safety, health and welfare.
Dimension of Capability: Problem-solving and decision-making
• Model organizational problems using a systems framework, recognising the impact on sub- and related systems within different cultural contexts.
• Use of a wide range of problem solving tools and techniques.
• Selectivity in the choice of data to be used to support decision-making.
• Access to information from a wide range of sources, discerning values, bias and usability.
Dimension of Capability: Technical Competence
• Conceptualise, plan, design and manage the interface between human and technical systems taking into consideration variations in local technical adoption rates.
• Perform a range of analytical tasks as appropriate to the specialization within the industry.
• Design and conduct diagnostic activities within the specific industry discipline and cultural context.
Dimension of Capability: Teamwork and Leadership
• Operate effectively within a complex organisational setting.
• Manage multiple hierarchical relationships.
• Work effectively within a multicultural team.
• Exhibit appropriate and effective professional behaviours in the multicultural team environment.
• Provide constructive feedback to colleagues.
• Resolve conflict within the multicultural team.
• Work with members of other disciplines in a team with conflicting needs.
Dimension of Capability: Communication
• Communicate effectively - that is to listen, observe, speak, and write appropriately within the cultural context.
• Communicate results and outcomes qualitatively, quantitatively, graphically, electronically and textually.
• Communicate processes of thinking and reflection.
CAPABILITY: Communication and Personal Engagement
Communicate the processes and results of organisational activities within the industrial sectors’ communities in forms consistent with the appropriate sector practices. Extend relationships through confident interactions across various levels and functions of the organisation and the industry’s sectors.
Dimension of Capability: Personal Development
• Awareness of and respect for divergent views.
• Observance of professional ethics.
• Taking responsibility for ones’ own communication style and responses of others to it.
• Acting as a Reflective Practitioner leading to a personal continuous improvement process.
• Engagement in and commitment to career-long learning.
Dimension of Capability: Sustainability
• Balance of the technical, economic, environmental and social demands of different cultural and personal backgrounds.
• Protection of safety, health and welfare.
Dimension of Capability: Problem-solving and decision-making
• Explain organizational problems and associated solutions within a systems framework, recognising the impact on individuals and groups with different perspectives and views.
• Use a wide range of problem solving tools and techniques.
• Selectivity in the choice of data to be used to support decision-making.
• Access to information from a wide range of sources, discerning values, bias and usability.
Dimension of Capability: Technical Competence
• Professionally communicate the conceptualisation, planning, design and management of the interface between human and technical systems taking into consideration variations in personal technical adoption rates.
• Discuss the performance of a range of analytical tasks as appropriate to the specialisation within the industry.
• Participate in the design and conduct diagnostic activities within the specific industry discipline and cultural context.
Dimension of Capability: Teamwork and Leadership
• Communicate effectively and collaboratively within a complex organisational setting.
• Manage multiple hierarchical relationships.
• Work effectively within a multicultural team.
• Facilitate effective and appropriate interactions between colleagues and subordinates across the organisation hierarchy.
• Provide constructive feedback to colleagues.
• Resolve conflict within the multicultural team.
• Work with members of other disciplines in a team with conflicting needs.
Dimension of Capability: Communication
• Communicate effectively - that is to listen, observe, speak, and write appropriately within the cultural context.
• Communicate results and outcomes qualitatively, quantitatively, graphically, electronically and textually.
• Communicate processes of thinking and reflection.
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On completion of the course, participants will:
- Understand the impact of alliances on consumers, staff and industry partners and have developed approaches to mitigate negative implications.
- Understand the regulatory and economic drivers behind todays alliance environment.
- Have an understanding of the financial impact of alliance relationships and the issues behind accessing their value.
- Be able to identify various alliance management models and appreciate their pros and cons.
- Have applied their learning to an airline in the marketplace and produced a board level proposal which recomends a strategic direction for the company.
Overview of Learning Activities
The specific learning activities in this course may include:
Lectures and Seminars
Projects and student presentations
Directed research
Self-directed learning
Overview of Learning Resources
Learning resources to help you in this course include a prescribed textbook, a range of recommended references, case study material, and links to relevant web-sites.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment in this course may include written assignment(s), group project(s), oral presentations(s), reflective paper.