Faculty Booklet - The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine ...

P O S T G R A D U A T E R E G U L A T I O N S & S Y L L A B U S E S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3
THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Year 2 – Trimester 1
Course Code Course Title
AVMT 6004 (AM 633) Strategic Management
AVMT 6006 (AM 621) Information Technology
Year 2 – Trimester 2
Course Code Course Title
AVMT 6008 (AM 641) Airline Operations Management
AVMT 6009 (AM 645) Airport Operations and Management
Year 2 – Trimester 3
Course Code Course Title
AVMT 6010 (AM 690) Graduate Internship Report
AVMT 6011 (AM 696) Graduate Internship in Aviation
Plus 1 elective drawn from the list of electives earlier specified
Full-Time Delivery
Trimester 1
Course Code Course Title
AVMT 6000 (AM 606) Operations Research
AVMT 6001 (AM 625) Accounting for Business Decisions
AVMT 6004 (AM 633) Strategic Management
AVMT 6006 (AM 621) Information Technology
Plus 1 elective drawn from the list of electives earlier specified
Trimester 2
Course Code Course Title
AVMT 6002 (AM 628) Airline Financial Management
AVMT 6003 (AM 622) Organizational Behaviour
MGMT 6007 Research Methodology
AVMT 6008 (AM 641) Airline Operations Management
AVMT 6009 (AM 645) Airport Operations and Management
Trimester 3
Course Code Course Title
AVMT 6005 (AM 620) Strategic Marketing Management in
Aviation
AVMT 6007 (AM 626) Advanced Aviation Economics
AVMT 6010 (AM 690) Graduate Internship Report
AVMT 6011 (AM 696) Graduate Internship in Aviation
3. Delivery Mode
Courses offered by facilitators from overseas will be delivered
in an intensive fashion over 5-6 days. In such cases, however,
the relevant exams will be held at the end of the semester
when University exams are scheduled. Where coursework
projects are involved, these will be scheduled over the
regular semester.
Further, whenever possible, courses offered by local
facilitators will also be offered in an intensive fashion over 5-6
days. The Airports Authority recommends this as, in so doing,
fuller participation will be assured bearing in mind the thin
staffing levels on which most regional airports operate.
4. Course Details
Details in respect of the proposed courses are outlined
below.
COUrSE DESCrIPTIONS
COURSE CODE: AVMT 6000 (AM 606)
TITLE: OPERATIONS RESEARCH/MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
NO. OF CREDITS: 3
COUrSE DESCrIPTION: This course is an advanced study in the use
of mathematical and scientific tools and techniques in managerial
decision-making. Operations research seeks to determine how
best to design and operate a system, usually under conditions
requiring the allocation of scarce resources. Emphasis will be on
the applications of these methods in aviation, and aviation-related
industries. Topics include: linear programming, probabilistic
dynamic programming, game theory, forecasting, queuing theory,
transportation, decision making under uncertainty, network
models, and Markov Chains.
COURSE CODE: AVMT 6005 (AM 620)
TITLE: STRATEGIC MARKETING MANAGEMENT IN AVIATION
NO. OF CREDITS: 3
COUrSE DESCrIPTION: In this course, the traditional role of
marketing management is enlarged to include the development,
implementation, and control of marketing strategies in the
dynamic aviation organisation. Emphasis is placed on the
application of the strategic marketing process in the turbulent
global aviation business environment. Strategic marketing
decisions, analysis, and issues are integrated with the goal of
achieving customer satisfaction to gain a sustainable competitive
advantage within the aviation industry.
COURSE CODE: AVMT 6006 (AM 621)
TITLE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
NO. OF CREDITS: 3
COUrSE DESCrIPTION: The main focus of this course relates to
the opportunity for strategic use of Information Technology within
aviation enterprises. The evolution and strategically competitive
role of the Information Technology function is also examined in this
course. Topics include user satisfaction and demand for information,
the development of computerised Decision Support Systems,
the management of Information Systems services quality, the
successful management of technology, the relationship between
automation and productivity, data security and justification of
IT-related budgets. Emphasis throughout the course will be on
aviation-related applications, including new technologies aimed
at facilitating the processing of aircraft, passenger and cargo, and
managing service levels and at increasing net revenues.
COURSE CODE: AVMT 6003 (AM 622)
TITLE: ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
NO. OF CREDITS: 3
COUrSE DESCrIPTION: Organisation Behaviour is concerned
with the behaviour and attitudes of individuals and groups in
organisations and how these organisations are structured to
achieve their goals. The course relies heavily on the contributions of
psychology, sociology, and anthropology. Strong emphasis is placed
on those management decisions that contribute to organisational
effectiveness. Topics to be covered typically include leadership,
motivation, job design, reward systems, control systems, groups
dynamics, communication, decision making, conflict, organisation
design, and organisation culture. The course also examines
leadership and management of change issues arising from the
growth of market forces in the aviation system.
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