Air CargoLaajuus (10 cr)

Learning objectives

The module advances the following competences with specific focus on air cargo: analytical and strategic thinking, strategic planning, value creation, process development, risk management, safety&security, regulation, strategic sales, enabling digitalization, managing sales and performance, future orientation.

Contents

• Strategic planning
• Concept and business development within air cargo
• Digitalization and sustainability within air cargo context
• Sales and business performance management
• Value creation
• Risk management
• Airports and airlines within the air cargo networks
• Key factors and stakeholders in the air cargo industry
• Air Cargo industry forecasts and trends, future
• Air cargo safety and security management and industry regulations

Starting level and linkage with other courses

The module is part of advanced studies in Porvoo Campus competence based curriculum. Prerequisites for the module are that the student has completed basic and professional studies.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

All of the competences are implemented in learning activities jointly with other modules. The methods used in the learning activities can be for example:

Inquiry learning
Peer-to-peer learning
Essays
Tutorials
Projects
Study tours and company visits
Lectures and workshops
Independent study and teamwork
The assessment of one’s own learning
Demonstration (of earlier skills and knowledge in the course content). More information from responsible teachers or academic advisors.

Assessment criteria - grade 1

When the implementation type of the course is CONTACT, ONLINE or BLENDED it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed. 

The student has limited abilities to conduct analytical and strategic thinking, strategic planning and has gained limited knowledge of value creation, concept development, risk management , strategic sales and e-commerce, enabling digitalization, managing sales and performance.The student participates in project teamwork, implementation and evaluation with a minimal input. The student is able to operate only when the task and instructions are given and when s/he is aided by other students and the supervisors.

Assessment criteria - grade 3

The student has good abilities to conduct analytical and strategic thinking, strategic planning and has gained sufficient knowledge of value creation, concept development, risk management, strategic sales and e-commerce, enabling digitalization, managing sales and performance. The student participates in project teamwork, implementation and evaluation with active input. The student is able to work and proactively and independently.

Assessment criteria - grade 5

The student has excellent abilities to conduct analytical and strategic thinking, strategic planning and has gained outstanding knowledge of value creation, concept development, risk management, strategic sales and e-commerce, ebnabling digitalization, managing sales and performance. The student actively participates and leads when necessary project teamwork, implementation and evaluation. The student actively seeks to work proactively and independently in a highly productive manner.

Learning materials

Abeyratne, R. 1. k. 2018. Law and regulation of air cargo. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
Morrell, P. S. & Klein, T. 2019. Moving boxes by air: The economics of international air cargo. Second edition. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY: Routledge.
Sales, M. 2016. Aviation Logistics: The dynamic partnership of air freight and supply chain. London ; Philadelphia ; New Delhi: Kogan Page.
Hertwig, P. & Rau, P. 2010. Risk Management in the Air Cargo Industry: Revenue Management, Capacity Options and Financial Intermediation. Diplomica Verlag.
McKinnon, A. C. 2018. Decarbonizing logistics: Distributing goods in a low-carbon world. London, United Kingdom ; New York, NY: Kogan Page Limited.
Protzman. 2018. Implementing Lean. CRC Press.
Bicheno, J. & Holweg, M. 2016. The Lean toolbox: A handbook for lean transformation. Fifth edition. Buckingham: PICSIE Books.
Bowersox, D. J., Closs, D. J., Cooper, M. B. & Bowersox, J. C. 2020. Supply chain logistics management. Fifth edition. International student edition. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Education.


E-books and online articles

Companies’ web-portals

Relevant media, news agencies, quality press, etc.

Instructors’ own materials, materials produced by students.