NG2S428 - Fundamentals of Air Transport Management 01 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2030 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: NG2S428
Module Title: Fundamentals of Air Transport Management
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
Faculty Sub Group: Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
Module Leader: Martin Sims
Module Team: Bethan Llewellyn, Lalita Gandhi
First Intended Intake: AUG 2020 Final Year of Intake: 2028
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100229 - aviation studies
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Aug 2023
Valid To 31 Aug 2030

Module Aims

• To give students a knowledge and understanding of the general structure of UK and EU Health and Safety Systems and legislation and current issues regarding environmental protection and sustainability.
• To familiarize the student with the current business challenges from a managerial point of view and to provide basic tools for efficient decision making

Content Summary

  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Teams conceptualisation and theory
  • Management of Health and Safety for ground operations
  • Risk management for air transport organisations
  • Maintenance planning
  • Introduction to project management
  • Airline business models
  • Customer engagement and management
  • Environment and sustainability – Challenges to air transport

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 24
Seminar 12
Tutorial 4
Independent Study 120
Directed Study 32
Formative Assessment - Independent 2
Active/Simulation Based 2
Groupwork 4
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the relevant aspect of the judicial system, Health and Safety and issues in Environmental protection and sustainability, including risk analysis
LO2 Define and apply a wide range of appropriate, well established business management techniques and approaches applicable to technology & engineering related businesses.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 Report on a real-world management scenario 0 2000 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Poster 1 Presentation of a process/ management tool solving real world engineering management/ business issue 0 2000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Report 1 ✘ ✔
Poster 1 ✔ ✘

Reading List

Kinnison, H.A. and Siddiqui, T. (2013) Aviation maintenance management. 2nd ed. New
York: McGraw-Hill. Available at: https://eu.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/action/uresolver.do?operation=resolveService&am
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Doganis, R. and Doganis, R. (2006) The airline business. 2nd ed. London: Routledge.
Available at: https://eu.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/action/uresolver.do?operation=resolveService&pac kage_service_id=5873151750002424&institutionId=2424&customerId=2415.

Chelsom, J.V. et al. (2005) Management for engineers, scientists, and technologists. 2nd
ed. Chichester, West Sussex, England: John Wiley & Sons. Available at: https://eu.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/action/uresolver.do?operation=resolveService&am p;package_service_id=5895531310002424&institutionId=2424&customerId=24 15.

Budd, L. and Ison, S. (eds) (2020) Air transport management: an international perspective.
Second edition. London: Routledge. Available at: https://eu.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/action/uresolver.do?operation=resolveService&am p;package_service_id=6207408830002424&institutionId=2424&customerId=24 15.

Allal-Cherif, Oihab (2015) ‘The way towards open innovation: Airbus multi-functional teams’, European Scientific Journal (Kocani), SE1.

Ryley, T. and Chapman, L. (2012) Transport and climate change. Bingley: Emerald.
Available at: https://eu.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/action/uresolver.do?operation=resolveService&am
p;package_service_id=5895531340002424&institutionId=2424&customerId=24 15.