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AERO3660: Aerospace Management (2010 - Semester 1)
| Unit: | AERO3660: Aerospace Management [not running in 2020] (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Senior |
| Faculty/School: | School of Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Wong, KC
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| Session options: | Semester 1 |
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| Site(s) for this Unit: |
http://www.aeromech.usyd.edu.au/AERO3660/ |
| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | This unit aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the current state of aerospace design, manufacturing, and operations in the Australian aviation industry. Students will gain skills in aerospace engineering management. On satisfactory completion of this unit, students will be able to apply risk management skills to a variety of industry situations and use appropriate methodology to manage these situations. Students will also become proficient in the use of Project Management tools and learn how to apply them to industry standard problems. Subject areas covered within the Unit of Study include principles and practice of aviation and airline management; discussion and analysis of airline operations; flight safety and airworthiness standards; risk and reliability management; and management in aerospace engineering design. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
| Timetable: | AERO3660 Timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Lecture: Lectures/workgroup sessions/invited speaker seminars/tutorials. Note: due to availability of individual industry guest lecturers, these sessions are a combination of lectures/seminars/workgroups/tutorials. |
Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| Students are expected to utilise management knowledge and skills acquired throughout the semester to present a feasibility study on some contemporary technology management problem relevant to the aerospace industry. | Design and Problem Solving Skills (Level 2) |
| Familiarity with the Australian aerospace environment through the regular interactions with lecturers from aviation and aerospace companies and regulatory bodies. | Discipline Specific Expertise (Level 2) |
| In order to find solutions to the problems posed students will be shown methodologies by which they can, recognise the extent of information needed; locate needed information efficiently and effectively; evaluate information and its sources; use contemporary media and technology to access and manage information. | Information Skills (Level 2) |
| As part of their assessment students will be required to, use oral, written, and visual communication to further their own learning; make effective use of oral, written and visual means to critique, negotiate, create and communicate understanding; use communication as a tool for interacting and relating to others. | Professional Communication (Level 3) |
| Presentations by invited industry lecturers will provide students with actual case studies from the profession. | Professional Values, Judgement and Conduct (Level 4) |
| Students will learn to use basic project management tools in their management tasks. | Teamwork and Project Management (Level 2) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Design and Problem Solving Skills (Level 2)
1. The ability to acquire relevant data, process and analyse the information to manage some technology issue within the contemporary aerospace industry.
Discipline Specific Expertise (Level 2)
2. Familiarity of the Australian aviation and aerospace industry in the global context.
Professional Communication (Level 3)
3. The ability to use various communication media to enhance self-learning; make effective use of communication skills to critique, negotiate, create and communicate understanding; and the ability to interact and relate to others
Professional Values, Judgement and Conduct (Level 4)
4. Fundamentals of management.
5. Risk management methodology, and decision making skills.
Teamwork and Project Management (Level 2)
6. The ability to use project management tools.
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| Assessment Description: |
Development Exercise: Project Management Software Tool Assignment: Project Management (Decisions and Risks) Essay: Fundamentals of Management Workshop Report: Team Development Assignments: Management of Aircraft Design and Development Workshop Report: Strategy Development Report: Australian Aerospace Industry and Regulatory Environment Major Project Report: The development of a project plan to meet some challenging contemporary aerospace industry requirements. |
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| Policies & Procedures: | The faculty attempts to maintain consistency and quality in its T&L operations by adhering to Academic Board policy. These policies can be found on the Central Policy Online site. A brief summary of the relevant T&L policies that should be referred to while filling in these forms can be found at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies Policy Page. |
| Online Course Content: | http://www.aeromech.usyd.edu.au/AERO3660/ |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Lecture: # Introduction to Unit of Study and Lecturing staff |
| Lecture/Tutorial: # Airline Engineering 1 - intro to eng mgt, industry overview, understanding airlines and a case study | |
| Week 2 |
Lecture/Tutorial: # Aerospace Engineers and Management - the role of Management, Leadership and Ethics, Strategic Management |
| Lecture/Tutorial: # Airline Engineering 2 - intro to aircraft analysis, trends in aircraft performance, aircraft evaluation | |
| Week 3 |
Lecture/Tutorial: # Implementing Management Strategy - Business Planning, Technology & Innovation, Financial Management |
| Lecture/Tutorial: # Project Management 1 | |
| Week 4 |
Lecture/Tutorial: # Legal and Operational Management - Operations Management, Legal Aspects of Business |
| Lecture/Tutorial: # Project Management 2 | |
| Assessment Due: Fundamentals of Management | |
| Week 5 |
Lecture/Tutorial: # Human Aspects of Management - Communication, Human Resources, Health and Safety |
| Good Friday | |
| Assessment Due: Software Tool Development Exercise | |
| Assessment Due: Workshop Report on Team Development | |
| Week 6 | Lecture/Tutorial: # Structure of Airline Cost and Operations |
| Lecture/Tutorial: # Project Management (Risks and Decisions) | |
| Week 7 | Lecture: # Industry Guest TBC |
| Lecture/Tutorial: # Management in Aerospace Design 1 | |
| Week 8 | Lecture: # Industry Guest TBC |
| Lecture/Tutorial: # Management in Aerospace Design 2 | |
| Assessment Due: Project Management - Decisions and Risks | |
| Week 9 | Lecture: # Industry Guest TBC |
| Lecture/Tutorial: # Management in Aerospace Design 3 | |
| Assessment Due: Management of Aircraft Design and Development 1 | |
| Week 10 | # Industry Guest TBC |
| Lecture/Tutorial: # Management in Aerospace Design 4 | |
| Week 11 | Lecture/Tutorial: # Workshop on Strategy Development |
| # Management in Aerospace Design 5 | |
| Assessment Due: Report on Aerospace Industry and Regulations | |
| Assessment Due: Workshop Report on Strategy Development | |
| Assessment Due: Management of Aircraft Design and Development 2 | |
| Week 12 | Tutorial: # Workshop session on Project Plan |
| Lecture/Tutorial: # Management in Aerospace Design 6 | |
| Week 13 | Other: # Presentation of Major Project |
| # Feedback session | |
| Assessment Due: Presentation of Project Plan | |
| Assessment Due: Project Report |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Design and Problem Solving Skills (Level 2) | Yes | 13.5% |
| Discipline Specific Expertise (Level 2) | Yes | 17.75% |
| Information Skills (Level 2) | Yes | 0% |
| Professional Communication (Level 3) | Yes | 25% |
| Professional Values, Judgement and Conduct (Level 4) | Yes | 29.25% |
| Teamwork and Project Management (Level 2) | Yes | 14.5% |
These goals are selected from Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
