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.

The course is based on online learning:

All the lessons are online.
All the material (lecture slides and the other material) can be found in the Moodle under separate tabs.
Same applies also to the assignments.

More information is given during the lectures.

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 during the lectures.

Pasila Campus

TBC whenever applicable

English

21.08.2023 - 13.10.2023

During the classes there will be group discussions and other activities. The class activity will form 40% of the total grade. As a final assignment there will be a large essay about a topic relevant to the course area. The essay will form 60% of the total grade.

12.06.2023 - 18.08.2023

The implementation will take place on Wednesday evenings starting on the 23rd of August 2023 and ending on the 11th of October, 2023. The classes will start at 17.40 and they will end at 20.30. There will be eight classes in total.

EVENING
ONLINE
MAAVBUM

If applicable, please discuss with the teacher.

Heini Noronen-Juhola

31 - 60

During the classes there will be group discussions and other activities. The class activity will form 40% of the total grade.

As a final assignment there will be a large essay about a topic relevant to the course area. The essay will form 60% of the total grade.

AVBUM Degree Programme in Sustainable Aviation Business

0.00 cr

H-5