Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
183317002103AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND EQUIPMENTElective124
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to enable students to explain the airport visual aids as a system, to describe airport visual aids, to be able to distinguish the applications of airport classification and certification, to explain the airport activity structure and airport activities, and to discuss the new phenomena related to airport operational management.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Tuba ÇÖLLÜ
Learning Outcomes
1Explain the airport as a system.
2be able to describe airport visual aids.
3be able to explain the classification and certification practices of airports.
4be able to explain airport activity structure and airport activities.
5be able to discuss new cases related to airport operational management.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
In this course; There are subjects such as airport concept, air side facilities and equipments, declared distances and calculations, instrumented runways and their properties, obstacle limitation surfaces, visual aids for determining obstacles, marking and illumination of PAT area, runway strength and calculation methods, airport master planning, air side and land plant installation, airport terminal types and airport service presentation process, protection of surface coating conditions-Rescue and fire fighting activities-combating wildlife, mania control-airport operations activities.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Concept of Airports
2Air side plants and equipment
3Declared distances and their calculations
4Instrumental tracks and their properties
5Mania Limiting Surfaces
6Visual aids for determining obstacles
7Mid terms
8PAT area marking and lighting
9PAT area marking and lighting
10Runway strength and calculation methods
11Airport master planning, air side and land side plant layout
12Airport terminal types and airport service presentation process
13Protection activities of surface coating conditions-Rescue and fire-fighting activities
14Mania control-airport operation activities
15
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination155
Final Examination11010
Quiz14114
Attending Lectures14342
Problem Solving14114
Team/Group Work14114
Case Study5210
Report Preparation4312
Report Presentation4312
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)133
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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