Air Traffic Management, 6 credits

Management av flygtrafik, 6 hp

TNFL10

Main field of study

Logistics

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Valentin Polishchuk

Director of studies or equivalent

Erik Bergfeldt

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 40 h
Recommended self-study hours: 120 h
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Course offered for Semester Period Timetable module Language Campus ECV
6KFTL Air Transportation and Logistics 6 (Spring 2017) 1 1 English Norrköping, Norrköping C

Main field of study

Logistics

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G2X

Course offered for

  • Air Transportation and Logistics

Specific information

The course is not available for exchange students

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in air traffic and air transport. Optimization.

Intended learning outcomes

After the course, the participants should be able to:

  • identify major stakeholders in the air transportation business and their roles in the industry
  • describe core new ideas within the ATM field
  • give examples of key ATM research directions
  • apply the instruments for achieving goals of future air traffic industry operation
  • account for tradeoffs between different objectives in ATM development
  • explain purposes of on-going and future air transport initiatives

Course content

  • Challenges in today´s air traffic systems
  • Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking
  • Automation, complexity, safety and capacity
  • Aircraft trajectory planning
  • Information sharing
  • Design of economic incentives

Teaching and working methods

The course consists of lectures and seminars. The lectures give the theoretical background. During the seminars, assignments and case studies are discussed.

Examination

UPG1Hand-in assignments6 creditsU, 3, 4, 5

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Department

Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap

Director of Studies or equivalent

Erik Bergfeldt

Examiner

Valentin Polishchuk

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 40 h
Recommended self-study hours: 120 h

Course literature

European ATM Master Plan http://www.atmmasterplan.eu/ , SESAR workpackages http://www.sesarju.eu/programme/workpackages
Code Name Scope Grading scale
UPG1 Hand-in assignments 6 credits U, 3, 4, 5

Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)

The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.

LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva. 

European ATM Master Plan http://www.atmmasterplan.eu/ , SESAR workpackages http://www.sesarju.eu/programme/workpackages

Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
I U A Modules Comment
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)
X

                            
1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)
X

                            
1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)
X

                            
1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)

                            
1.5 Insight into current research and development work

                            
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving
X
X

                            
2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery

                            
2.3 System thinking
X

                            
2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning

                            
2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities
X

                            
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
3.1 Teamwork
X

                            
3.2 Communications

                            
3.3 Communication in foreign languages

                            
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
4.1 External, societal, and environmental context

                            
4.2 Enterprise and business context

                            
4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management

                            
4.4 Designing

                            
4.5 Implementing

                            
4.6 Operating

                            
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development

                            
5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development

                            
5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects

                            
5.4 Execution of research or development projects

                            
5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects

                            

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