Sustainable Airport Infrastructure Development - Study guide

The Sustainable Airport Infrastructure Development will take a holistic look at the sustainable airport business and its future needs. The aviation business is changing rapidly and the management and the leadership levels of the airports will have to adapt to the developing requirements.

The competencies developed during the course are especially:
Analytical thinking
Communications
Leadership
Courage to think outside the box

The Sustainable Airport Infrastructure Development will take a look at the trends and foreseen and potential developments in the sustainable airport industry. The sustainable airports are approached from the strategic, operational, economic, legal and the digital point of view.

The implementation will concentrate on the topics like:

Introduction to the airport business and the role of sustainability in it. Markets and megatrends.
Airports and sustainable flying
Airport design and master planning
Sustainable airport infrastructure
Sustainable airport operations and services
Offsetting and accreditations
Sustainable airport ecosystem
Airports of the future

The student is aware about the topics of the implementation. The student is able to analyse and discuss/write about the presented topics. If applicable, the student takes part to the debate and the course’s projects and contributes to their success.

The student is knowledgeable of the topics of the implementation. The student is able to competently analyse and take part to the discussions or write about the presented topics. If applicable, the student debates actively and takes an active part in the contribution to the course´s projects and their success.

The student is an expert and knows well the topics of the implementation. The student is able to analyse professionally in writing and/or lead the discussions about the presented topics. If applicable, the student can debate as an expert and shows leadership skills in the course’s projects and contributes significantly to their success.

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.

This is an asynchronic course.

All the lessons are virtual; there are no contact or online lessons.
The lessons have been pre-recorded and all the assignments can be completed at any time when the course is open.
All the material (lecture slides and the other material) as well as the assignments can be found in Moodle under separate tabs.

More detailed information is given in the course page in Moodle.

The instructor will use her own teaching materials (slides), books, and a variety of academic and media sources. The material and the case examples are global.

More information about the needed books and the other materials is given in Moodle.

Pasila Campus

The assignments are presented in Moodle. The assignments can be completed at any time the course is open.

English

19.08.2024 - 11.10.2024

The assignments consist of an exam and a large essay about relevant topics of the course area. The exam will form 50% of the total grade. The essay will form 50% of the total grade.

03.06.2024 - 16.08.2024

The course will open in Moodle 19.8. 2024 and close 11.10.2024. All the assignments have to be completed during the time the course is open.

VIRTUAL
MAAVBUM

If applicable, please discuss with the teacher.

Heini Noronen-Juhola

61 - 150

The assignments consist of an exam and a large essay about relevant topics of the course area.

The exam will form 50% of the total grade.
The essay will form 50% of the total grade.

AVBUM Degree Programme in Sustainable Aviation Business

0.00 cr

5.00 cr

H-5