Corporate
Aviation Management
AVS 4240
Spring
Semester 2008
Mr. William Rantz
3 Credits
E-mail: william.rantz@wmich.edu
Class:
TH 1800-2030
Office: 387-0354
Kohrman Hall Room: 3226 Office:
Kohrman Hall 2224
Office
Hours: T&Th 09:30-10:30
URL: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~rantz
Texts (required):
Sheehan,
John. (2003). Business and Corporate Aviation
Management: On Demand Air Travel.
McGraw-Hill Publishing.
Course Description: Management of aviation flight departments of business corporations. Topics include human resource management, aircraft selection and planning, management and organization of flight and maintenance operations, and requirements of international operations. Current and future issues such as globalization of business operations. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior status.
Objectives: Upon completion of AVS 4240, students will be
able to:
1. Explain the value and
benefit of using corporate aviation.
2. Explain the social,
economic, and political effects of business aircraft.
3. Demonstrate a cost/benefit
analysis of corporate aviation versus commercial aviation.
4. Describe the various
business strategies affecting transportation selection.
5. Describe a travel analysis.
6. Explain the advantages and
disadvantages of buying, leasing, and chartering business aircraft.
7. Differentiate between fixed
and variable aircraft costs.
8. Demonstrate understanding of
human resource management.
9. Explain organizational
concepts for corporate flight departments.
10. Explain the role and
activities of pre and post international flight planning.
Course Guidelines: Besides classroom instruction,
mastery of the material will be accomplished by concentrated study in the
textbook. In addition, students will
research aviation publications and journals for current information on
corporate aviation management and report their findings in a group
presentation. Evaluation of performance
will be by quizzes, exams, group presentation and report, and a final exam.
Group Presentation: Students will be divided
into groups that will research and report to the class on a specific corporate
aviation subject. The subject of the
group research will be announced in class.
Students within the group will evaluate each other's contribution to the
total group effort. The students who
witness the presentation will evaluate the group presentation. A group presentation paper summarizing the
subject of the group presentation will be required.
Field Trips: It is planned we will tour
two or three different types of corporate aviation facilities located within a
short distance from our campus. Dates
and requirements will be announced in lecture.
These tours will be held as close to our normal class period as possible
and should not require additional time outside of class.
Attendance and Punctuality: In aviation, reliability
and punctuality are essential, and now is the best time to learn how to make
these traits part of your repertoire.
Attendance may be taken at the beginning of class in the form of a
10-minute quiz from the previous day's lesson or from the reading assignment
for the day.
Late Assignments: Any assignments not turned
in on the day it is due will receive no points.
If you are unable to turn in an assignment due to circumstance beyond
your control, please send me an email with an explanation defining the
cause. Only with timely communication,
will points be restored.
Grading:
5
Quizzes __________50
points A
= 930 - 1000
10
News Articles __________
50 points BA = 880 – 929
PSA
Project __________
50 points B = 820 - 879
Group
Presentation/Paper __________ 300
points CB = 760 - 819
Exam
1 __________
175 points C = 700 - 759
Exam
2 __________ 175
points DC = 640 – 699
Exam
3 __________ 200
points D = 580 - 639
Total __________1000
points E = 0 - 579
Completion Standards: Students must demonstrate
through quizzes, written tests, library research, and a group presentation and
paper that they understand the components of corporate aviation management.
AVS 4240
Course Calendar
Topic Assignment
1/10 Introduction/Syllabus/Web Access Read
and Stay Ahead!
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1/17 Setting the Scene (BCAM)
Chapter 1
1-Review Articles
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1/24 Determining the Need (BCAM) Chapter
2
2-Review Articles
Quiz 1
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1/31 Business Aviation Background (BCAM) Appendix A
Getting Started (BCAM) Chapter
3
3-Review Articles
Quiz 2
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2/7 Exam 1
4-Review Articles
Process Systems Analysis
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2/14 Running the Business (BCAM)
Chapter 4
Employee Job & Performance (BCAM) Appendix E
5-Review Articles
Quiz 3
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2/21 Flight Department Management (BCAM) Chapter 5
Operations (BCAM) Chapter
6
6-Review Articles
Quiz 4
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2/28 Maintenance (BCAM) Chapter 7
7-Review Articles
Process Systems Analysis Project
Presentation
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3/6
Spring Break
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3/13 Safety (BCAM) Chapter 8
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3/20 Exam 2
9-Review Articles
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3/27 Field Trip 1
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4/3
Field Trip 2
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4/10 Group Presentations Alpha order
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4/17 Group Presentations Alpha order
4/23-27
Final Exam (TBA)
10-Review Articles
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You are responsible for making yourself aware of and understanding the policies and procedures
in the Undergraduate (pp. 268-270) [Graduate (pp. 24-26)] Catalog that pertain to Academic
Integrity. These policies include cheating, fabrication, falsification and forgery, multiple
submission, plagiarism, complicity and computer misuse. If there is reason to believe you have
been involved in academic dishonesty, you will be referred to the Office of Student Judicial
Affairs. You will be given the opportunity to review the charge(s). If you believe you are
not responsible, you will have the opportunity for a hearing. You should consult with me if
you are uncertain about an issue of academic honesty prior to the submission of an assignment
or test.