Overview
In Airport Management, you will gain insights into the major issues and planning considerations relevant to airport management. Key planning considerations for contemporary airports, including runway and taxiway design, airfield and airspace design and capacity, as well as operational aspects including risk management, adverse weather, ground handling operations, airfield technology (including navigation aids), and airport community relations, will be addressed. This unit also provides a framework for understanding how airports function, the many demands placed upon airport professionals by a wide range of stakeholders, and what is needed for airports to be successful at both an operational and business level.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites - Introduction to Aviation AND AVAT11008
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2025
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
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- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
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- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from UC Reflections
Seeking mid-term student feedback
The mid-term in-class student survey should continue to facilitate timely improvements to the student learning experience.
- Critique the challenging economic, social and environmental issues relevant to airport management plans and the need to deliver best-in-class facilities and services
- Explain the process of airport capacity planning within the context of changing airline industry structure, national airport policy goals and planning constraints
- Critically evaluate the key drivers that shape an airport’s commercial and non-aeronautical business performance
- Identify the key components involved in approving airport development projects by appraising the arguments for and against expansion
- Analyse Airport Master Plans and capital expenditure (CAPAX) programs.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online resource/s - 30% | |||||
| 2 - Critical Review - 30% | |||||
| 3 - Group Work - 40% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | |||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
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Week 1
Begin Date: 10 Mar 2025Module/Topic
The Airport System
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 17 Mar 2025Module/Topic
Airport Master Planning
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 24 Mar 2025Module/Topic
Forecasting Demand & Modelling Capacity
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - Quiz
open Monday (24 March) 08:00
due/close Friday (28 March) 23:59
ONLINE QUIZ Due: Week 3 Friday (28 Mar 2025) 11:59 pm AEST
Week 4
Begin Date: 31 Mar 2025Module/Topic
Airside Design
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 5
Begin Date: 07 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Airside Operations
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 14 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 21 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Terminal Design
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 28 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Terminal & Security Operations
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8
Begin Date: 05 May 2025Module/Topic
Accessibility
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9
Begin Date: 12 May 2025Module/Topic
Landside Design & Operations
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 2 - Critical Review
due Friday (16 May) 23:59
CRITICAL REVIEW Due: Week 9 Friday (16 May 2025) 11:59 pm AEST
Week 10
Begin Date: 19 May 2025Module/Topic
Aeronautical Revenue
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 26 May 2025Module/Topic
Commercial Management
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12
Begin Date: 02 Jun 2025Module/Topic
Community Relations
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 3 - Group Work
due Friday (6 June) 23:59
GROUP SIMULATION & INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION Due: Week 12 Friday (6 June 2025) 11:59 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 09 Jun 2025Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 16 Jun 2025Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Online resource/s
An open-book online quiz designed to assess your skills in locating, reviewing, and applying information and data from relevant online sources. The quiz consists of 10 questions with multiple-choice answers. You have 60 minutes to complete the quiz and you will be required to access online resources such as regulations, standards, policies, airport master plans, aeronautical data, and operational statistics.
The quiz will open on Week 3 Monday (24th March) at 08:00 and must be submitted by the following Friday (28th March) at 23:59 via the relevant portal in Moodle.
Week 3 Friday (28 Mar 2025) 11:59 pm AEST
Quiz is sat in Moodle
returned immediately online once the quiz has been sat
The quiz comprises 10 multiple-choice questions designed to assess the students' skills in locating, reviewing, and applying information and data from relevant online sources. The quiz has a weighting of 30% of total grade.
- Critique the challenging economic, social and environmental issues relevant to airport management plans and the need to deliver best-in-class facilities and services
- Explain the process of airport capacity planning within the context of changing airline industry structure, national airport policy goals and planning constraints
- Identify the key components involved in approving airport development projects by appraising the arguments for and against expansion
2 Critical Review
You are to select, download and review an Airport Master Plan and critically review it in relation to one of the following topic areas:
· Objectives (clarity, regulatory alignment, community engagement)
· Demand Forecasting (comprehensiveness, assumptions, justifications)
· Airside Infrastructure Requirements (capacity, compliance, operational impacts)
· Terminal Infrastructure Requirements (capacity, experience, accessibility, operational impacts)
Your critical review must take the form of a 1500-word essay addressing all the following:
· Description of the airport and its Master Plan, including the regulatory framework, if any, governing its development and publication
· Review of concepts and best practices behind the chosen topic area
· Analysis of the selected Master Plan against these concepts and practices
· Identification of positive attributes within the Master Plan and recommendations to address identified deficiencies
Week 9 Friday (16 May 2025) 11:59 pm AEST
Online
Online
The essay will be marked out of 30 points as follows:
1. Content (15 points)
o Description
o Review
o Analysis
o Positives & recommendations
2. Research (10 points)
o Mixture of sources (regulatory, academic, industry, public)
o Acknowledgement of sources
o Correct referencing style
3. Writing (5 points)
o Logical structure/organisation of ideas
o Clear, concise and understandable written English
o Appropriate presentation style (report format, headings, cross-references)
o Within word limits
- Critique the challenging economic, social and environmental issues relevant to airport management plans and the need to deliver best-in-class facilities and services
- Critically evaluate the key drivers that shape an airport’s commercial and non-aeronautical business performance
- Analyse Airport Master Plans and capital expenditure (CAPAX) programs.
3 Group Work
In teams, you will develop and operate an airport in simulation using the AIRPORT Online platform. The simulation will commence during the Week 3 tutorial, with team members working together to establish and achieve their airport’s objectives over the following weeks.
During the simulation, the team will act as the airport’s governing body and maintain a log of meetings and decisions. In line with these decisions, the team will manage their simulated airport.
At the end of the simulation period, the team will review their airport’s performance and critically review relevant metrics against the established objectives. This review will be submitted as a 1000-word report along with a copy of the airport log.
Each team member will also submit a 200-word personal reflection on their team’s and airport’s performances, making note of any significant lessons learned.
Week 12 Friday (6 June 2025) 11:59 pm AEST
upload into Moodle
online
This assessment will be marked out of 40 points as follows:
1. Report (15 points)
o Objectives
o Airport performance
o Critical review
o Within word limits
2. Log (15 points)
o Meeting regularity
o Analysis of parameters
o Discussion & decisions
o Implementation
3. Personal Reflection (10 points)
o Critical review of team performance
o Critical review of airport performance
o Lessons learned
o Within word limits
- Explain the process of airport capacity planning within the context of changing airline industry structure, national airport policy goals and planning constraints
- Critically evaluate the key drivers that shape an airport’s commercial and non-aeronautical business performance
- Identify the key components involved in approving airport development projects by appraising the arguments for and against expansion
- Analyse Airport Master Plans and capital expenditure (CAPAX) programs.
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
