COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AIR TRANSPORT ECONOMICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSH 0067 AIR TRANSPORT ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Efes Vocational School

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR HAKAN SÖNMEZ

Offered to

Catering Services Programme
Tourism and Hotel Management
Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Civil Aviation and Cabin Services
Civil Aviation Transportation Management
Food Technology

Course Objective

To examines the structure, organization and function of the air transportation sector by using economic methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to learn the concepts and scope of the air transportation economy, its importance in the country and world economies
2   Students will learn general world politics about air transport economics
3   The students will be able to learn the principles and methods of price determination in air transportation economics
4   Students will be able to learn air transportation within the framework of transportation economy.
5   Students will have an idea about the historical development of air transportation policies and the current situation in the Turkish economy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concepts of transportation economics, historical development
2 Transportation economy politics, elements
3 Alternative modes of transport economy
4 Characteristics of the transportation economy market
5 Types of transportation economy pricing
6 Cost problem in transportation economy, investments
7 The road transport economy in Türkiye
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 The railway transportation economy in Türkiye
10 The marine transportation economy in Türkiye
11 The airline transportation economy in Türkiye
12 Communication and communication economics policies in Türkiye
13 Policies of transportation economies in Türkiye
14 Policies of transportation economies in Türkiye
15 Policies of transportation economies in Türkiye
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Cem Saatçioğlu, Ulaştırma Ekonomisi, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara 2011.

Supplementary Book(s):
Süleyman Barda, Ulaştırma Ekonomisi, Menteş Kitabevi, Istanbul 1982.
TC Kalkınma Bakanlığı, Özel Ihtisas Komisyonu Raporları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face expression technique in the classroom, discussion and problem solving, reading research, classroom applications

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)

hakan.sonmez@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
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Reading 1 6 6
In-class practices 1 6 6
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.125
LO.225
LO.325
LO.45
LO.55