Module catalogue

CA6059 - Airport Planning and Development (2022/23)

Module specification

Module approved to run in 2022/23

Module title

Airport Planning and Development

Module level

Honours (06)

Credit rating for module

School

Guildhall School of Business and Law

Total study hours

150

9 hours	Assessment Preparation / Delivery
105 hours	Guided independent study
36 hours	Scheduled learning & teaching activities

Assessment components

Type	Weighting	Qualifying mark	Description
Oral Examination	20%		A presentation on an airport's catchment area (with individual assessment elements, 20 minutes)
Coursework	80%		Individual report - 2000 words

Running in 2022/23

(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change)

Period	Campus	Day	Time
Spring semester	North	Thursday	Morning
Spring semester	North	Friday	Afternoon
Spring semester	North	Friday	Morning
Spring semester	North	Thursday	Afternoon

Module summary

The module introduces the key themes and understanding for airport planning and development which is a complex agenda that requires strategic over-sight. Airports are unique businesses that have many stakeholders and uniquely require local support as well as government support to succeed. They also have a unique relationship with airlines as they are symbiotic operators with airlines. The module aims to provide students with:

An understanding of the context for airport planning and development
The role of master planning and reasons for this process
The importance of stakeholders in the aviation airport planning process

Prior learning requirements

NA.

Syllabus

Airline industry outlook:

LO1

Airport within the context of national and international aviation system
Different types of airports – airport roles
Airports as a function of catchment areas for air travel
Airport characteristics – hub, regional and local airports
Airport passenger forecasting techniques

LO2

The airport planning process – what is an airport master plan
What are the features of master plans?
Concepts used in master plans
Stakeholders in airport master plans

LO3

Case studies in airport development and master plans
The environmental factors for airport development
Success factors for airport planning

Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity

The formal delivery of the teaching and learning will be based on three contact hours per week spread over 12 weeks. The contact hours will be formed of a two-hour interactive session which draws from teaching and learning strategies such as workshops, lectures, guest speakers, case study discussions, panel discussions and debates, videos as well as scenario-based real time activities and simulations.

Peer to peer learning will also feature within the programme as students work together to develop solutions to practically based solutions regarding airport planning and development.

Groupwork will form a large part of the sessions, with student participating in active learning as they disseminate and discuss relative experience and acquired knowledge from lectures and case studies.

The remaining hour of contact time will be a seminar-based approach where students will explore current airport planning and development themes and trends in more detail.

Alumni will also provide a careers perspective for this section of the industry and guest lecturers will provide contextual learning.

Within the module there is significant opportunity to participate in proactive learning activities via the use of Weblearn facilities which promote inter-active discussions between both peers and lecturers and enables learners to share resources and access links to international organisations documents, external journal articles, websites and other sources.

Discussion and debate are actively encouraged both within the classroom context and via Weblearn. Students participating in this degree come from a variety of backgrounds and often have a wealth of industry experience upon which to draw. It is useful to access this via proactive and inter-active classroom management.

Students have a responsibility to prepare for forthcoming lectures so as to ensure that they fully understand the concepts discussed and, so as they can participate fully in debates and discussions. This can be done via accessing the module specifications on-line or via Weblearn, and ascertaining the forthcoming weeks lecture content.

Tutors will provide an indication of forthcoming lecture content at the end of each preceding lecture. The student should then research articles and appropriate readings around these themes so as to contribute fully to discussions and inter-active Question and Answer sessions within the lecture.

Opportunities for reflective learning will be available throughout the module as students are given the opportunity to consider their approach to tasks and discussions whilst simultaneously having the opportunity to reflect upon informal feedback that may be given from lecturers on ideas about airport planning and development concepts spoken of in class and, on assessments submitted.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this module, Students will be able to:
LO1: Evaluate the key drivers of airport development and how airports fit into a national airport system,

LO2: Assess the nature of airport master plans and how they are developed in a timely manner,

LO3: Evaluate the success factors in excellent airport master planning.

Assessment strategy

The assessment of this module will take the form of an individual presentation (individual mark) and a written individual report.

Assessment 1 – An individual presentation on the development of airport catchment areas.

Assessment 2 – A written report (coursework) on a critical analysis of an airport master plan.

Bibliography

Essential reading:

Graham, A. (2013) Managing Airports: An International Perspective, (4th ed.). Abingdon: Routledge