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Course Information Form (CIF) - October 2015 - QAP0153 Page 1 of 15 Course Information Form (CIF) The CIF provides core information to students, staff teams and others on a particular course of study. Section 1 - General Course Information Course Title Aviation and Airport Management Qualification BSc (Hons) Intermediate Qualification(s) Awarding Institution University of Bedfordshire Location of Delivery University Square Campus AA Mode(s) of Study and Duration Full time (3 years) Core Teaching Pattern CP3 CP8 FHEQ Level Level 6 Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body (PSRB) accreditation or endorsement N/A PSRB Renewal Date N/A University of Bedfordshire Employability accreditation Route Code (SITS) BSAAMAAF Subject Community Tourism UCAS Course Code H460 Relevant External Benchmarking QAA (2014) UK Quality Code for HE Part A: Setting and Maintaining Academic Standards QAA (2015) SBS: Business and Management QAA subject benchmarks can be found at http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality- code/subject-benchmark-statements

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Course Information Form (CIF)

The CIF provides core information to students, staff teams and others on a particular course of study.

Section 1 - General Course Information

Course Title Aviation and Airport Management

Qualification BSc (Hons)

Intermediate Qualification(s)

Awarding Institution University of Bedfordshire

Location of Delivery University Square Campus AA

Mode(s) of Study and Duration Full time (3 years)

Core Teaching Pattern CP3 CP8

FHEQ Level Level 6

Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body (PSRB) accreditation or endorsement

N/A

PSRB Renewal Date N/A

University of Bedfordshire Employability accreditation

Route Code (SITS) BSAAMAAF

Subject Community Tourism

UCAS Course Code H460

Relevant External Benchmarking

QAA (2014) UK Quality Code for HE Part A: Setting and Maintaining Academic Standards QAA (2015) SBS: Business and Management

QAA subject benchmarks can be found at

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements

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Section 2 - Published Information

Material in this section will be used on the course web site to promote the course to potential students. The text should be written with this potential audience in mind.

Course Structure

The Units which make up the course are:

Unit Code Level Credits Unit Name Core or option

Year One

BBS001-1 4 90 Business Pod Core

TAL028-1 4 15 Understanding Airports and Air Transport Core

TAL029-1 4 15 Customer Care for the Aviation Industry Core

Year Two

-TAL041-2 5 30 Airport Management Core

TAL042-2 5 30 Aviation Operations Management Core

MAR008-2 5 15 Marketing Core

AAF002-2 5 15 Management Accounting for Business Core

MAR019-2 5 15 Crisis Management & Communication Core

TAL043-2 5 15 Research Skills for Aviation and Airport Management

Core

Year Three

MAR025-3 6 30 Dissertation for Aviation and Airport Management

Core

MAR015-3 6 15 Public Relations, Ethics and CSR Core

MAR024-3 6 30 Managing Health, Safety and Security for Aviation

Core

SHR004-3 6 30 Strategic Management Core

LAW006-3 6 15 Aviation Law Core

Why study this course

The proximity of the University’s Luton campus to the London Luton Airport and the planned expansion of their business and carrying capacity make studying for a BSc in Aviation and Airport Management at the University of Bedfordshire an excellent choice. As well as developing the skills, knowledge and understanding of the aviation and airport management sector, this course will prepare you for employment by providing opportunities for work experience. By making use of industry professionals in risk management, security and air transport the course will deliver up to date, sector focused, material.

Students of this course studying full-time would be eligible to apply for membership of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Free membership is available for the duration of your course and gives you the benefit of the monthly online magazine, AEROSPACE.

Course Summary – Educational Aims

This course provides you with a solid foundation in the skills and competencies required to be successful in aviation management. This is achieved through a structured development of key operational competencies and the application of management principles in the specific context of the aviation industry. Through the lens of ethical and corporate social responsibility, this course aims to develop an awareness of the impact of the aviation industry on society, the local environment and associated political issues. Through active collaboration with peers, tutors and industry experts within the learning experience, you will develop an appreciation and ability to construct integrated solutions to address challenges and issues faced by the aviation sector. The course will develop your enquiry skills while enabling you to benefit from

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proximity to Luton London airport and the network of its partners and industry experts. You will be encouraged to access this extensive network and to adopt an enterprising approach throughout this innovative programme.

Entry requirements

240 UCAS tariff points.

The following links provide current information on admissions and how to apply:

http://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/admissions

http://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/admissions/making-your-application

If you are an International Student

http://www.beds.ac.uk/international/international-applications/international-entry-requirements

Undergraduate applications can be made direct to the University or via our representatives in your home country.

PSRB details

Graduate Impact Statements

The course has been designed to develop graduates who are able to:

Manage and lead in an aviation or airport context through a rigorous understanding of the industry, responding ethically and responsibly to a rapidly changing environment.

Employ analytical and critical skills to confidently and creatively address key aviation problems or issues.

Collaborate effectively with a diverse range of people from various cultures, disciplines and contexts to deliver strategic aims of the business.

Higher Education Achievement Report - Additional Information

Learning and Teaching

The University of Bedfordshire Business School has a distinctive way of bringing together industry practice, academic research and innovative approaches to learning. You will benefit from academic staff who collectively have many years of experience in delivering management and operations programmes and from industry practitioners with relevant aviation experience. At the heart of your learning experience you will explore how management theories are practically enacted in the context of the aviation industry. This means that you will experience how academic learning informs and improves a manager’s business performance, and how practical experience informs and develops an understanding of theory. Our innovative approaches to learning start with the Business Pod (studied at level 4 / Year 1) This year is based around a foundation where general management principles will be introduced and supported by our specially designed study environments; these have established a reputation for an excellent first year undergraduate education. Alongside the Business Pod, you will be introduced to the components of the aviation industry to prepare you for more detailed study at levels 5 (year 2) and 6 (year 3). At level 5, the focus of both the teaching and learning is on the application of management principles in the specific context of aviation. This is supported with knowledge of key operational areas that underpin the success of any industry, including Marketing, Human Resource Management and Accounting. This year will build on the foundations established throughout year 1; where we introduce a greater depth of tactical information enabling you to develop your understanding of management and management principles. In your final year at level 6, a scaffolded approach will be developed through the introduction of a more

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strategic diet delivered and developed through units including: Aviation Law, Public Relations, Ethics and CSR. You will benefit from contemporary analysis including worldwide security issues with Managing Health, Safety and Security for Aviation. Your undergraduate experience culminates in a final project that requires you to integrate and apply your learning to research and address an industry specific issue or problem.

Developing your employability

You will enhance your suitability for a management and leadership career in the aviation industry through a systematic understanding of management theories and their nuanced application in an aviation context.

The proximity of London Luton Airport means that you will be able to experience and reflect on operations and how theory is applied in practice, through visits, field-trips and by liaison with industry experts.

Personal and professional development is introduced at level 4 and is anchored in the concept of professional appraisal and human resource management. As you progress through the levels of study, this is further developed through an active exploration of the current employment requirements in the industry and employer expectations of its employees. You will also acquire an ability to articulate how you meet those requirements and expectations.

At level 6, you will tangibly demonstrate your ability to creatively and effectively respond to topical sector challenges through the final dissertation project.

Department (s)

Business Systems and Operations

Assessment

In line with the Business School’s commitment to practice based education and research informed teaching most of your assessments will focus on the demonstration of these two key areas as they are pivotal to your success within the Aviation and Airport industry. We will want to see that you understand the theory and have developed critical thinking skills which help you evaluate the relevance of what you have learned.

To assess this range of integration of theory and skills into sound practice, we use a variety of methods. You will encounter many different kinds, including the ones listed below, some of which are used in combination, and for example a report might be required as an outcome of a time-limited assessment task.

Reports: you analyse Aviation and Airport problems and propose solutions.

Presentations: present proposals as if to your line manager, a board of directors, or a client.

Academic writing: used to demonstrate clear, critical thinking, you might be asked to write an essay or a short summary of a theoretical debate.

Appraisals: just as in business, you use appraisals to assess your own learning and to set your personal and academic development objectives.

Projects: these are assessed in a number of ways depending on the task defined by our external industry contacts. Typically, you will need to prepare an analysis, report or presentation which is suitable for airport or ground side service organisation, and a longer piece of work which sets out the “behind the scenes” work which underpinned the output. It is in the longer work that we expect to see explicitly your application of theory and critical thinking which underpin good academic practice.

Exams: as well as conventional exams using set questions and case studies, exams can be the outcome of a group task. You might work on a large task together and then sit an exam to show your individual learning from the task.

For all assignments you will have an assignment brief which clearly sets out what is required and you will be given the criteria which your tutors or agency will use to mark your work. In some cases, you will be involved in developing the criteria used to formatively assess work, to grade your own work and to grade the work of your fellow students: this is all part of developing your understanding of the assessment standards and what is needed to do well at a task.

You will receive feedback on all your assessments. If you use this feedback well, you will be able to improve your learning and your grades on future assignments.

After Graduation

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The Aviation and Airport Management course enables you to engage in a whole host of various career paths. You may potentially work on the ground based services or within an airport, or consider a career within the aviation industry. You will therefore potentially be employed within:-

Services sector on the ground

A national or international airport

General management Further study:

Masters level programmes including: MBA programmes.

Student Support during the course

We want you to be strong independent learners, taking responsibility for your own success within the world of aviation. To help you do that, the Business Systems and Operations department will provide a wide range of support which you can call on to help with academic issues and with personal challenges which can affect any of us at certain times in our lives.

You can seek advice and support from your Personal Academic Tutor to help you develop basic or advanced skills needed for studying, with respect to a wide variety of resources embedded within your course.

The following links provide access to the other help and advice available within the University of Bedfordshire’s student support services:

http://www.beds.ac.uk/student-experience2/studying-at-bedfordshire/student-support

and for international support

http://www.beds.ac.uk/international/international-student-support

Accessibility and Key Features

The University of Bedfordshire is committed to supporting applications from students with disabilities, and we do all we can to ensure we are accessible and welcoming to all.

For information on how the University supports students with disabilities and how to access this support, go to the following links:

http://www.beds.ac.uk/student-experience2/studying-at-bedfordshire/student-support/disabilities2

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Assessment Map

Unit Weeks

C/O

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Business Pod C CW/Port

CW/Port

CW/Port

Understanding Airports and Air Transport

C PR-Oral

WR-I

Customer Care for the Aviation Industry

C PR-Oral

WR-I

Airport Management C WR-I

EX

Aviation Operations Management

C CW-I

CW-I

Marketing C CW/Port

Research Skills for Aviation and Airport Management

C PR/Oral

WR/I

Management Accounting for Business

C EX-PT

EX

Crisis Management and Communication

C WR/I

PR/OT/WR-

I

Dissertation for Aviation and Airport Management

C WR/I

PJ-Diss

Public Relations, Ethics and CSR

C

CW/ESS

PR-Oral/RE

Managing Health, Safety and Security for Aviation

C WR/I

WR/I

Strategic Management C

WR/1

WR/I

EX/CS

Aviation Law C

WR/PROB

PJ-PROJ

Assessment Map – February start

Unit Weeks

C/O

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Business Pod C CW/Port

CW/Port

CW/Port

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Understanding Airports and Air Transport

C PR-Oral

WR-I

Customer Care for the Aviation Industry

C PR-Oral

WR-I

Airport Management C WR-I

EX

Aviation Operations Management

C CW-I

CW-I

Marketing C CW/Port

Research Skills for Aviation and Airport Management

C PR/Oral

WR/I

Management Accounting for Business

C EX-PT

EX

Crisis Management and Communication

C WR/I

PR/OT/WR-

I

Dissertation for Aviation and Airport Management

C WR/I

PJ-Diss

Public Relations, Ethics and CSR

C

CW/ESS

PR-Oral/RE

Managing Health, Safety and Security for Aviation

C WR/I

WR/I

Strategic Management C

WR/1

WR/I

EX/CS

Aviation Law C

WR/PROB

PJ-PROJ

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Section 3 - Academic Information This section will be used as part of the approval and review process and peer academics are the target audience.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, a student should be able to demonstrate:

1. Knowledge and understanding of a wide range of theories and conceptual frameworks from several

disciples relevant to aviation and airport management and how these are applied to successfully

plan and manage aviation operations.

2. Knowledge and understanding of general business management-related areas of study as well as

the more specialised areas of aviation and airport management, and their interrelationships and

integration.

3. An ability to work independently and collaboratively to apply theory to practical work-related/work-

based projects and to use appropriate evaluation techniques to critically assess outcomes and

propose future actions.

4. Capacity to appraise the impact of the aviation industry on society and the wider environment.

5. The skills to identify options, to question conventional wisdom, to provide advice in oral and written

form, and to apply professional judgement in making recommendations and solving problems.

6. Understanding and an ability to integrate and synthesise a range of complex concepts and

disciplines appropriate to the study of aviation and airport management.

7. An ability to collect, analyse and interpret data and information, applying them to specific situations

using appropriate analytical tools.

Course-specific regulations

N/A

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

The Aviation and Airport Management course was designed with a key focus on practice based education, research informed teaching and employability. We have focused on and integrated these pedagogic principles through the units you will be studying. The course has been designed to enable you to build your knowledge and practice based experience in an iterative and incremental manner, with an initial focus on general management progressing to a specialized focus on the aviation industry during the end of your second year (level 5) and into your final year (level 6).

The linkage with industry is explicit within the learning experience and the assessment strategy. This is achieved through live projects and industry practitioners contributing to your learning experiences.

Our teaching, learning and assessment strategy also focuses on developing key skills such as team working, communications, learning to listen, information literacy, research and evaluation skills, as well as critical thinking. Again these are skills that will be built incrementally over levels 4, 5 and 6.

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Additional Academic Information

Peer-assisted learning (PAL)

This course includes the provision of Peer-assisted Learning (PAL) in the core first year unit Business Pod (BBS001-1)

Initial Assessment

It is University policy that all students have a summative assessment within the first six weeks of starting a course, this occurs within the Business Pod

Improving students’ learning

In order to ensure that students have a positive learning experience, they will be encouraged to engage in a range of lectures, workshops and tutorials, as well as a range of assessments such as portfolios, reports, reflective think pieces and research projects. This will ensure that students accumulate all the skills necessary to engage efficiently within the aviation and airport industry. Furthermore the use of guided learning within the course is structured to develop student abilities as an independent learner and to equip student with the skills to be a life-long learner.

Academic Integrity

As a part of your Aviation and Airport Management course it is imperative that students also develop skills such as how to write academically, how to reference, how to avoid plagiarism and how to construct key professional pieces of work such as reports etc. Students will learn how to do this from the beginning through the business core unit at level 4, where students will be introduced to the Academic Integrity Resource (AIR), through to the project at Level 6. It is imperative students learn how to write academically and professionally in preparation for employment.

HEAR implementation

Internationalisation Aviation and Airport Management is by its very nature international, as such students will look at a wide array of national, international and global issues, with the focus being on how they are communicated by students, and to students, differently. Students will also cover the impact of globalisation, and how to understand and communicate international issues in Public Relations, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Sustainability

The course is embedded with principles and practices of sustainability to ensure the curriculum prepares students, as graduates of aviation and airport management, to act responsibility towards the society and within the organisations they encounter, once students leave the University. Issues of cultural, economic, environmental, social and sustainable development are themes ingrained in many of the units.

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Section 4 - Administrative Information This section will be used as part of the approval and review process and peer academics are the target audience.

Faculty UBBS

Portfolio Undergraduate

Department/School/Division International Business, Marketing and Tourism

Course Coordinator Martin Njihia

Version Number 1/17

Approved by (cf Quality Handbook ch.2) University Approval Panel

Date of approval (dd/mm/yyyy) 11/02/16

Implementation start-date of this version (plus any identified end-date)

AY 2016/17

Form completed by: Name: …Martin Njihia……………………………… Date: 28th October 2016 Authorisation on behalf of the Faculty Teaching Quality and Standards Committee (FTQSC) Chair: ………………………………………………………… Date: ………………………………….

Course Updates

Date (dd/mm/yyyy)

Nature of Update FTQSC Minute Ref:

23/06/17 Assessment map to reflect unit modifications Unit codes to reflect TAL prefix

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Annexes to the Course Information Form These annexes will be used as part of the approval and review process and peer academics are the target audience. General course information

Course Title Aviation and Airport Management

Qualification BSc (Hons)

Route Code (SITS) BSAAMAAF

Faculty UBBS

Department/School/Division Business Systems and Operations

Version Number 1/2017

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Annex A: Course mapping of unit learning outcomes to course learning outcomes

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Level 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 Credits 90 15 15 30 30 15 15 15 15 30 15 30 30 15 Core or option C C C C C C C C C C C C C C Course Learning Outcome

Knowledge and understanding of a wide range of theories and conceptual frameworks from several disciplines relevant to aviation and airport management and how these are applied to successfully plan and manage aviation operations

LO1 LO1 LO1 LO1 LO1 LO1 LO1 LO2

LO1 LO1 LO1 LO1 LO1 LO1

Knowledge and understanding of general business management-related areas of study as well as the more specialised areas of aviation and airport management, and their interrelationships and integration

LO1 LO1 LO1 LO1 LO2

LO1 LO2

LO1 LO2

LO1 LO2

LO1 LO1 LO2

LO1 LO1 LO1 LO1

An ability to work independently and collaboratively to apply theory to practical work-related/work-based projects and to use appropriate evaluation techniques to critically assess outcomes and propose future actions.

LO1

LO2 LO2 LO2 LO2 LO2 LO2 LO2 LO2 LO2 LO1 LO2

LO2 LO2

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Capacity to appraise the impact of the aviation industry on society and the wider environment

LO2 LO1 LO2

LO2 LO2 LO1 LO2

LO2 LO2 LO2 LO1 LO2

LO2 LO1

The skills to identify

options, to question

conventional wisdom, to

provide advice in oral

and written form, and to

apply professional

judgement in making

recommendations and

solving problems.

LO2 LO2 LO1 LO2

LO1 LO2

LO1 LO2

LO1 LO2

LO1 LO2

LO1 LO2

LO1 LO1 LO2

LO1 LO2

LO1

Understanding and ability to integrate and synthesise a range of complex concepts and disciplines appropriate to the study of aviation and airport management

LO1 LO2

LO1 LO2

LO2 LO2 LO1 LO2

LO1 LO2 LO1 LO2

LO1 LO2

LO1 LO2

LO1 LO2

LO2 LO1 LO1

An ability to collect, analyse and interpret data and information applying them to specific situations using appropriate analytical tools

LO1 LO1 LO2

LO2 LO2 LO2 LO1 LO1 LO2

LO2 LO2 LO1 LO1 LO2

LO2 LO2

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Annex C: Course Learning Outcomes mapped to 2014 FHEQ level 6 descriptors: using http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/qualifications-

frameworks.pdf as the basis for the following mapping document:

Course qualification and title: BSc (Hons) Aviation and Airport Management

Course Learning Outcomes:

FHEQ level 6 descriptors: Students who have demonstrated:

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a systematic understanding ok key aspects of their field of study, including acquisition of coherent and detailed knowledge, at least some of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of defined aspects of a discipline.

x x x x x x

an ability to deploy accurately established techniques of analysis and enquiry within a discipline. x x x x x x x

conceptual understanding that enables the student: to devise and sustain arguments and / or solve problems, using ideas and techniques, some of which are at the forefront of a discipline; to describe and comment upon particular aspects of current research, or equivalent advanced scholarship, in the discipline.

x x x x x x

an appreciation of the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge x x x x x

the ability to manage their own learning, and to make use of scholarly reviews and primary sources (for example, refereed research articles and/or original materials appropriate to the discipline).

x x x x x

Typically, holders of the qualification will be able to:

apply the methods and techniques that they have learned to review, consolidate, extend and apply their knowledge and understanding, and to initiate and carry out projects.

x x x x x x

critically evaluate arguments, assumptions, abstract concepts and data (that may be incomplete), to make judgements, and to frame appropriate questions to achieve a solution – or identify a range of solutions – to a problem.

x x x x x x

communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences. x x x x

And holders will have:

the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring: the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility decision-making in complex and unpredictable contexts the learning ability needed to undertake appropriate further training of a professional or equivalent nature.

x x x x x x x

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ANNEX D

Course Equality Impact Assessment

Course Title BSc (Hons) Aviation and Airport Management

Question Y/N Anticipatory adjustments/actions

1. Will the promotion of the course be open and inclusive in terms of language, images and location?

Y

2. Are there any aspects of the curriculum that might present difficulties for disabled students? For example, skills and practical tests, use of equipment, use of e-learning, placements, field trips etc. If so then: (a) have these been flagged on the CIF so that potential students are aware, and

(b) have anticipatory adjustments and arrangements been put in place.

N

3. Are there any elements of the content of the course that might have an adverse impact on any of the other groups with protected characteristics1? If so then: (a) have these been flagged on the CIF so that potential students are aware, and

(b) have anticipatory adjustments and arrangements been put in place

N

4. If the admission process involves interviews, performances or portfolios indicate how you demonstrate fairness and avoid practices that could lead to unlawful discrimination?

N/A

5. Are the course learning outcomes and Graduate Impact Statements framed in a non-discriminatory way?

Y

6. Does the course handbook make appropriate reference to the support of disabled students?

Y

1 Age, Gender reassignment, Marriage and civil partnership, Pregnancy and maternity, Race, Religion

and belief, Sex, Sexual orientation.