2018/19 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
AVIA3050 Aviation Futures
30 creditsClass Size: 70
Module manager: Professor WF Gale
Email: w.f.gale@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2018/19
Module replaces
AVIA3030 Aviation FuturesThis module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should:- be aware of the major emerging issues in the civil aviation industry and able to define the nature and scope of these for themselves;
- be capable of analysing these issues, by means of case studies and through the development of policy documents;
- be able to identify potential strategies for the future of the aviation industry, develop criteria for down-selecting these;
- for the down-selected activity, be able to make proposals that are supported strongly by evidence;
- through the above, develop a clear picture of the challenges facing the civil aviation industry and how these might be overcome.
Learning outcomes
- In-depth knowledge of an advanced topic in aviation (topic is student specific);
- Knowledge on the formulation of government policy for civil aviation.
Skills outcomes
- The ability to formulate potential challenges facing the future of civil aviation and to identify and down-select potential strategies in response.
- The ability to identify and respond to the ethical challenges imposed by potential conflicts between legitimate societal objectives associated with civil aviation (e.g. civil aviation as an engine of economic progress versus local to global environmental impact).
- The ability to bring objectivity, analysis and a strong evidence base to bear on complicated and contentious issues in the future of civil aviation (e.g. expansion of the capacity of the air transport system).
Syllabus
This module introduces students to contemporary issues in the civil aviation industry and the impact that these might have on the future of civil aviation.
Examples of such issues may include, but are not limited to:
- Have advanced materials gone from being an enabler to a drag on aviation progress?
- Might airframes look radically different in 40 years time?
- Can we hope to meet the challenge of sustainable aviation propulsion?
- Alternative aviation fuels, hype or reality?
- What if we were to build a second UK hub airport?
- Life after crew resource management: what might the next big thing in human factors be?
- Making the airline enterprise, enterprising.
Students are given the opportunity to explore individually, in-depth, selected issues in the future of aviation and work collaboratively to develop an effective overall strategy for the future of aviation.
Students are also equipped with the skills needed to become competitive in the aviation jobs market.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 5 | 2.00 | 10.00 |
| Tutorial | 39 | 2.00 | 78.00 |
| Private study hours | 212.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 88.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 | ||
Private study
Review of lecture notes after each lectureInformation gathering for individual case studies
Preparation of case study poster presentations
Preparation of case study oral presentations
Preparation of case study written reports
Information gathering for team policy documents
Preparation of policy interim reports
Preparation of policy oral presentations
Preparation of policy written reports
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Tutorial sessions.Formal written feedback on all reports and presentations using a standardised template.
Supplemental verbal/audio feedback.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay | Written report on case study | 25.00 |
| Group Project | 'White Papers' on the future of air transport | 25.00 |
| Oral Presentation | Based on white paper and Q&A | 10.00 |
| Poster Presentation | Based on case study and Q&A | 25.00 |
| Group Project | Country case study | 15.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Resits will be based on the original assessment pattern, with appropriate substitutes for group work.
Reading list
There is no reading list for this moduleLast updated: 30/04/2018
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