AIR TRANSPORTION AND SYSTEM SAFETY

Bachelors Degree in Aviation Management

ASM 336

Breyer State University

Instructor:

Zinabu S. Degife, Ph.D., Ed.S., MS. BA

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to ASM 336, a Bachelor level course in the curriculum for the Degree, Bachelor in Aviation Management. I am pleased to offer you this course. The Air Transportation & System Safety course is designed to prepare you for academic advancement and increase your knowledge in the area of domestic and international Air Transportation System. Through this course, you will explore a great knowledge of the history of air transportation establishment, the business aspect of air transportation management, and the U.S. government role in the global aviation system. This course is planned as a professional capstone for aviation business managers, potential managers and people who work or would like to work in aviation industry, including pilots, maintenance technicians, air traffic controllers, engineers, airport managers, avionics specialists and others who are in aviation related fields. The course provides you with a deep and broad knowledge of Air Transportation System in general.

The events of the September 11 attack have changed our world. The Aviation Industry and governments are in historical need of Aviation Safety & Security professionals. Breyer State University is proud to present this course as part of the requirements for Aviation Management Degree, which enables you to academically prepare to participate in Aviation Management.

TIME FRAME: This is an eight-semester hour course. This course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the ten-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your text book(s) have arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless you have a good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded eight semester hours of credit.

TEXTBOOKS: There is one (1) required textbook for this course.

Book 1: Air Transportation, a management perspective, 5th Edition. Wells, Alexander. Int'l Thomason: ISBN # 534393845.

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PROCEED: Once your textbook arrives, please begin reading the text. You may proceed as rapidly or as paced as you desire. Your final examination will cover all of the material in this textbook.

As you read the texts, you may certainly want to underline or highlight important concepts, theories, modalities, etc. You may take your own notes, although note taking is not a requirement for this course.

After you have completed the textbook, and are ready to take your final examination, please notify me and request access to the final exam. Please remember that your final exam must be completed by the end of the tenth week. No exceptions.

EXAMINATIONS: There are two examinations for this course, a mid-term exam and a final exam. The mid-term exam covers the material in the text book from chapter 1-8. The final exam covers from chapter 9-16.

The midterm examination must be taken by the end of the fifth week in the course.
The final examination must be taken by the end of the tenth week in the course.

Both examinations are programmed and are located in the classroom for this course. The examinations are “open book” objective type. You will have 3 days to complete your exam, once you access it from the classroom. To access the exams, you must send me an email and request to have access to the exam. I will then program your access in. You will receive an email back from me telling you that you are now authorized to go ahead and access your exam. To access, you will come into the classroom, click on testing, and click on the exam you are taking. You will need your User ID and PASS WORD to access the exam. The exam will appear on your screen. Once you access the exam, you have 72 hours to submit your answers. The program provides me the date and exact time that you accessed the exam. The program also notifies me of the exact date and time that you submit your answers. Thus, the program is timing you. When you are ready, go back into the classroom and click in your responses and then click submit. In a short time following you will receive the exam in your email box with your computed score. You will also know what questions, if any, that you missed, and what the correct answer is. I too receive the copy of your exam and your score.

WRITTEN ASSIGNEMENTS: There is one written assignment for this course. Prepare a series of periodical article reviews related to topics in the text book. Each week, for the first four weeks, you should read and review one article. Write a paper, which should contain your analysis about the articles and bibliographic citation using correct form. The paper should be 4-6 pages double spaced. The bibliographic citation should be single spaced.

GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
Below 70% = Fail

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am available as a teacher, coach, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication is through email. However, I am also available for conversation by telephone if you would like. Our classroom for this course has a “chat” room. I am also very willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room at your request. From time to time, depending on how many students are enrolled in this course at a particular time, we will have some scheduled group chats. You will receive more detailed information at the time such chat sessions are scheduled. Please keep my email address handy so that you can contact me. If during your time in this course you change your email address, please be sure to notify me right away.

COURSE ACCELERATION: It is permissible for you to accelerate in this course. You may choose to take the midterm examination prior to the fifth week in the course, and/or take the final examination prior to the tenth week in the course. This is acceptable. Just notify me whenever you are ready for an exam, and you will be given access. There is NO mandate to accelerate. This is an individual choice that I will honor.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Professor Degife is a Ph.D. in Christian Leadership with Christian Leadership University (CLU). He has also completed Education Specialist Degree Program studies with Central Missouri State University (CMSU), Warrensburg, Missouri. After graduating his Master of Science in Aviation Safety from CMSU, Professor Degife worked for a government agency with responsibility to ensure the safety and security of the air transportation system.  In his professional and academic efforts, Professor Degife received several awards of achievements.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Learn history overview.
2). Identify the system of air transportation management in organizational perspectives.
3). Understand the issues within the Regulators and Associations.
4). Understand the overall operation of domestic and international airline industry.
5). Identify major economic factors in airline industry.
6). Learn the business aspects of airline operation, pricing, demand and output.
7). Understand forecasting, marketing, scheduling, advertising and its economic impact.
8). Understand forecasting, marketing, scheduling, advertising and its economic impact.
9). Learn aircraft selection process and decision making of leasing or buying aircrafts.
10). Understand airline labor relations.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may contact the instructor at Peachcooper@yahoo.com

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