COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL AVIATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KBN 1013 GENERAL AVIATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Civil Aviation and Cabin Services

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

SUAT YILDIRIM

Offered to

Civil Aviation and Cabin Services

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 Civil aviation activities
4 Civil aviation activities
5 Introduction: airspace, land area of airport and airport department
6 Introduction: airspace, land area of airport and airport department
7 Introduction: airspace, land 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 Air transport in Türkiye: airline companies, airports
14 World air transport: customize, cooperation and mergers
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 Manual
3)ICAO Annexleri (1-19)
4)SHGM mevzuatı

Supplementary Book(s):
1)Fundamentals of International Aviation, Suzanne K. KEARNS / Nobel Yayın (2019)
2)Temel Havacılık ; Bahattin ADIGÜZEL / Published by Türk Hava Kurumu (2000) Ankara, Ders Notları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face-to-face lecture technique in the classroom, discussion and problem solving, reading, research, classroom practices, student presentations

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

Exams: There will be held on two in class exams; midterm exam and final exam during the semester.
Grades: 50 % Midterm Exam, 50 % Final Exam, 50 % Make-up Exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1) Attending at least 70 percent of lectures and fulfill the requirements of the course are mandatory.
2) Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suat.yildirim@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00 - 16:30, Ground Floor, No: Z-08, Efes Vocational School, Selçuk / IZMIR.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Student Presentations 6 2 12
Preparation about subject 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Reading 6 1 6
In-class practices 6 1 6
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 86

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.15
LO.24
LO.35
LO.44
LO.53
LO.65