[geogu-l] Fw: NEW COURSE: Global Aviation Management GTTL 599B WI 04 SLN 8931

[Rick Roth]

NEW COURSE: Global Aviation Management GTTL 599B WI 04 SLN 8931Qualified undergraduates are welcome into this course as well.
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Outline for Aviation Management Course: GTTL 599B WI 04 SLN 8931



 

Course objectives  -- this course integrates aviation-related engineering, marketing, logistics, global trade, transport geography and finance disciplines. The course will provide an introduction to airplane, airport and air traffic management technology, aircraft/air traffic control/airline terminology, and aviation practice.

 
Structure:  
  

  v     One 3-hour session  from Wednesday January 13 through March 2, 2004, 3:30 - 6:30. 
  v     Student-instructor contact via e-mail and/or phone: 

      o       Barrie Austin (Barrie.Austin at ATTBI.com and 425-392-5760) 
      o       Ray Waldmann (RaymondjWaldmann at MSN.com and 425-462-8460) 

 
Grading: 
  

  v     Individual Class Participation:  20% of grade 
  v     Group work  (Note:  Everyone in a group will get same grade.  This is a group effort, just like the real world!)  

      o       Project Reports, 5 - 10 pages.  Aural about 15 minutes.  25% of grade. 

  v     Simulation model ("Open Skies") which can be individual or group.   Key dates are: 

          §         First Plan submitted in electronic format, Session 3 (January 27, 2004) 
          §         Discussion and Feedback, Session 4 (February 3, 2004) 
          §         Second plan submitted electronically, Session 5 (February 10) 
          §         Discussion and Feedback, Session 6 (February 17)  25% of grade is based on your second plan 
          §         Class discussion of results Session 7 (February 24) 

  v     Final: Written answers to 4 questions.  30% of grade 

 
Instructors:

Barrie Austin: Chief Engineer emeritus, Boeing Commercial Airplane Company, and formerly Director of Government Affairs.

 
Raymond Waldmann: Lecturer at the UW Business School and formerly Vice President, International Business, for The Boeing Company.

 
Format of course: 
  
There will be a short lecture and extensive class discussion based on assigned readings each week supplemented by group work using an airline planning simulation model.   
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