Airline Operations Management
12 Hours face to face + Blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
Students will experience and understand the various functions and interoperability’s which occur within and airline’s Integrated Network Operations Centre in order to manage ‘day of operations’ activities, including disruption management. Students will be exposed to the real world complexities, pressures and compromises demanded of real time individual and team based decision making in the aviation environment and analogous high consequence industries
Requisites
Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Describe comprehensively the elements, structure and mechanisms involved in daily operations
- Articulate the characteristics of, and processes that occur within, an integrated operations centre
- Apply the technical concepts of aircraft operations to solve day of operations problems in a complex multi-disciplinary environment
- Develop and refine problem solving and decision-making strategies to resolve dynamic operational disruptions
- Balance commercial, legal and safety factors to optimise operational performance according to business priorities
- Demonstrate effective professional communicaiton in a diverse environment
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 9.50 | 12 weeks | 114 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Exercise Portfolio | Group | 30 - 40% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Class Exercises | Individual | 30 - 40% | 3,4,5,6 |
| Online Quizzes | Individual | 20 - 25% | 1,2,4,5 |
Content
- Network Strategies and Objectives
- Network Schedule and Timetabling
- Load Control
- Crew Scheduling
- Airline and airport liaison
- Operations Control
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.