Airport Business (10 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

The module advances the following competences with specific focus on airport business: strategic planning, economics, ecosystem, megatrends, digitalization, sustainability, value creation, concept development, passenger experience, risk management, operations, safety&security, regulation, capacity management, sales, performance, master planning and future airports.

Assignments as well as the schedule will be announced during the first lecture.

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.

Materials

Graham, A. 2018. Managing airports: An international perspective. Fifth edition. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Halpern, N. & Graham, A. 2013. Airport marketing. London: Routledge.
Kazda, A., Caves Robert E. & Robert E. Caves. 2015. Airport Design and Operation. Emerald Publishing Limited.
Zografos, K., Andreatta, G., Odoni, A. R. & Odoni, A. 2013. Modelling and Managing Airport Performance. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.
Forsyth, P., Gillen, D., Müller, J. & Niemeier, H. 2016. Airport competition: The European experience. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.
Sweet, K. M. 2009. Aviation and airport security: Terrorism and safety concerns. 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Ashford, N., Stanton, H. P. M., Moore, C. A., Coutu, P. & Beasley, J. R. 2013. Airport operations. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.

E-books and online articles
Companies’ web-portals
Relevant media, news agencies, quality press, etc.
Social networking tools
Instructors’ own materials
Materials produced by students.

Teaching methods and instruction

The module advances the following competences with specific focus on airport business: strategic planning, economics, ecosystem, megatrends, digitalization, sustainability, value creation, concept development, passenger experience, risk management, operations, safety&security, regulation, capacity management, sales, performance, master planning and future airports.

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.

Working life connections

Work is done in cooperation with in the Airport industry. Guest lecturers, visits. Project/projects conducted together with relevant stakeholders. Potentially a study journey.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

To be announced at class, if relevant.

Internationality

Working with international stakeholders, potentially a study journey abroad.

Completion alternatives

Demonstration (of earlier skills and knowledge in the course content). More information from responsible teachers or academic advisors.

Learning assignments

The module advances the following competences with specific focus on airport business: strategic planning, economics, ecosystem, megatrends, digitalization, sustainability, value creation, concept development, passenger experience, risk management, operations, safety&security, regulation, capacity management, sales, performance, master planning and future airports.

Assignments as well as the schedule will be announced during the first lecture.