COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL AVIATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Civil Aviation Transportation Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR MURAT EKICI

Offered to

Civil Aviation Transportation Management

Course Objective

To make a general description of the aviation system and aviation activities

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to defines the main concepts of civil aviation management
2   Students will be able to identify the aircraft
3   Students will be able to identify relationships between elements of the system of aviation
4   Students will be able to describe aviation activities
5   Students will be able to describe aviation operations
6   Students will be able to understand and use aviation terminology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Historical development of civil aviation: startup, growth, maturation and liberalization period
2 Historical development of civil aviation: startup, growth, maturation and liberalization period
3 Development expectations of civil aviation in the world and in our country in the future
4 Civil aviation activities
5 Civil aviation activities
6 Introduction: airspace, land area of airport and airport department
7 Introduction: airspace, land area of airport and airport department
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 International civil aviation agreements
10 Importance of international civil aviation organization
11 Importance of international civil aviation organization
12 National civil aviation system: rule-makers, institutions and organizations
13 National civil aviation system: rule-makers, institutions and organizations
14 Air transport in Turkey: airline companies, airports
15 World air transport: customize, cooperation and mergers
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1) Introduction to Aeronautics: A Design Perspective, 2nd Edition (Aiaa Education Series) by R. Stiles, and J. Bertin, United States Air Force Academy S. Brandt and Cranfield Institute of Technology and R. Whitford,2004
2) IATA Manuel dokümanları
3) ICAO Annexleri (1-19)
4) SHGM mevzuatı

Supplementary Book:
Temel Havacılık ; Bahattin ADIGÜZEL / Published by Türk Hava Kurumu (2000) Ankara, Ders Notları


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing and preparing to subjects

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

murat.ekici@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Consulting hours are announced on the front door board.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.15
LO.25
LO.355555
LO.4555
LO.5
LO.6