Aviation English (AVM305) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Aviation English AVM305 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Students ensure that read and understand articles written in English in the field of civil aviation, be able to use a wide vocabulary professional field, to follow new developments in civil aviation.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students can follow rapidly developing and changing aviation events in the world.
  • Students can express in English the changing trends in the aviation industry.
  • Students can describe the aviation sector as English.
  • Students when faced with international manual/legal regulations can understand what they read.
Course Content International aviation terms, air transport and airport sectors, air cargo industry, airline alliances.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Alphabet and numbers used in aviation
2 Air transport industry, Air transport economic and social impacts and benefits.
3 Civil aviation organizations.
4 Elements of Air Transportation; Air carriers, Airports, Aviation services, Customers, Regulatory and supervisory institutions.
5 Elements of Air Transportation.
6 Airport Design
7 Airport Design
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Environmental impacts of airports, Aircraft accidents.
10 New Aircraft Designs.
11 Air cargo sector.
12 In-flight services offered.
13 Airline marketing.
14 Global Alliances.
15 Airline Mergers.
16 The evaluation of the course.

Sources

Course Book 1. Alexander T. Wells, John G. Wensveen, Air Transportation, A Management Perspective, Fifth Edition, Thomson, 2004.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 10
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 0
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Critical thinking: Analyzing situations and generating effective solutions. X
2 Problem solving: Developing practical and innovative solutions to challenges. X
3 Teamwork: Collaborating effectively with teams working in different roles.
4 Leadership skills: Managing teams and operations by taking initiative.
5 Professional ethics: Adhering to professional standards and ethical values.
6 Objective: To support students' general competencies and professional development.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 5 5
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 120