Course Title: Airport/Airline Operations

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Airport/Airline Operations

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
AERO2383	City Campus	Undergraduate	110P SEH Portfolio Office	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2019
AERO2383	City Campus	Undergraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2009
AERO2383	City Campus	Undergraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016
AERO2383	City Campus	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022
AERO2496	Singapore Inst of Management	Undergraduate	115H Aerospace, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering	Face-to-Face	Offsh1 15, Offsh1 16
AERO2496	Singapore Inst of Management	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	Offsh1 17, Offsh1 18, Offsh1 19, Offsh1 20, Offsh1 21, Offsh1 22, Offsh1 23
AERO2546	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	Offsh1 17

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
AERO2546	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFSe12018 (VA2), OFFSe12018 (All)
AERO2546	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFJan2021 (VA2), OFFJan2021 (All)

Course Coordinator: Dorian Notman

Course Coordinator Phone: +613 9925 3316

Course Coordinator Email: dorian.notman@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 57.3.15

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

AERO2377 Introduction to Aviation or equivalent.

Course Description

In this course you will study of the broad range of practical operational issues that airports contend with on a daily basis. Airport/Airline Operations cover both airside operations (mainly for airlines) and landside operations (mainly for passengers). To consider some of the complexities of airport in the context of operational and commercial environments, Airport-Airline relationship, ground handling, passenger handling, baggage handling, apron operations, catering, freight handling, Air Traffic Control, airport technical services, and airport rescue and safety are studied. At the completion of this subject, you will have developed an understanding of both airside and landside operations at contemporary airports.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for students who commenced their program prior to 2023:

Needs, context and systems: 
• Identify, interpret and analyse stakeholder needs, establish priorities and the goals, constraints and uncertainties of the system (social, cultural, legislative, environmental, business etc.), using systems thinking, while recognising ethical implications of professional practice.

Problem-solving and design: 
• Demonstrating information skills and research methods.

Coordination and communication: 
• Communicate and coordinate proficiently by listening, speaking, reading and writing English for professional practice, working as an effective member or leader of diverse teams. 

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for students who commenced their program in 2023:

• PLO1: Demonstrate an in-depth understanding and knowledge of fundamental engineering and scientific theories, principles and concepts and apply advanced technical knowledge in specialist domain of engineering. 
• PLO3: Apply engineering research principles, methods and contemporary technologies and practices to plan and execute projects taking into account ethical, environmental and global impacts.     
• PLO5: Communicate respectfully and effectively with diverse audiences, employing a range of communication methods, practising professional and ethical conduct.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Explain the importance of the airline-airport relations;
2. Describe different airport ground handling models and issues;
3. Analyse and optimise airside passenger handling facilities;
4. Discuss the scope of aircraft ramp servicing and ramp layout;
5. Detail ways that airports and airlines organise and control ground handling responsibilities;
6. Identify typical methods to reduce costs of baggage handling;
7. Map out the relationships between common functions of the airport terminal;
8. Explain the process of airport security planning;
9. Discuss the importance of technical service to airport operations;
10. Identify common challenges in implementing airport emergency plans;
11. Describe access interaction with passenger terminal operation;
12. Explain different access modes’ advantages and disadvantages;

Overview of Learning Activities

You will learn this course through pre-recorded lectures, directed reading, class room discussion, and investigative research. The learning process is reinforced through problem-based learning using case studies.

Overview of Learning Resources

Course-related resources will be provided on “myRMIT Studies”. These will include course notes, and other learning materials generated by the course lecturer(s), references, and approved links to useful material on external web-sites.

Overview of Assessment

This course has no hurdle requirements.

 

Schedule A

Assessment item: Individual Assignment
Weighting of final grade: 25%
Related course learning outcomes: 2,4,5

Assessment item: Group Analytic Report
Weighting of final grade: 35%
Related course learning outcomes: 1,3,5,7

Assessment item: Timed and timetabled individual assessment
Weighting of final grade: 40%
Related course learning outcomes: 1,6, 8-12
This assessment is a timed and timetabled assessment that students must attend on campus except for international students who are outside Australia.

 

Schedule B

Assessment item: Assignment 1 (Individual) 
Weighting of final grade: 25%
Related course learning outcomes: 1,2,3

Assessment item: Assignment 2 (Group)
Weighting of final grade: 35%
Related course learning outcomes: 4,5

Assessment item: Assignment 3 (Individual Reflection Paper)
Weighting of final grade: 40%
Related course learning outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5,6