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Unit description
Introduces students to the structure, regulatory framework, and operational dynamics of the air transport industry. Students focus on aviation economics, inter-governmental air transport agreements, airline scheduling and airline business models.
Unit content
- Introduction to tourism transport
- Transport networks and tourism nodal functions
- Overview of the air transport system
- Air transport regulation
- Airline management, marketing and economics
- Operations and management of full-service and low-cost carriers
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate knowledge of the airline industry, airline economics and airline business models; |
| 2 | identify and analyse the competing interests of key stakeholders in the airline industry; |
| 3 | demonstrate the capability to conceive, plan and implement an airline business strategy; |
| 4 | demonstrate the knowledge and skills to reflect upon the challenges confronting the airline industry. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of the airline industry, airline economics and airline business models;
- identify and analyse the competing interests of key stakeholders in the airline industry;
- demonstrate the capability to conceive, plan and implement an airline business strategy;
- demonstrate the knowledge and skills to reflect upon the challenges confronting the airline industry.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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