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AVS 303 - Aviation Security concepts are presented. During the all management areas of the aviation
course the following aircraft systems business so that future managers
Credit Hours: 3 are covered in detail: Flight Control have a broad perspective in a
Prerequisite: Completion of 80 Systems, Hydraulic Systems, Electrical growing competitive and increasingly
Credit Hours Systems, Fuel Systems, Pneumatic globalized industry.
This course familiarizes with the and Environmental Control Systems, AVS 415 - Airport Operations
requirements and applied methods Emergency Systems. General
to safeguard aviation. Security principles of system layout and Credit Hours: 3
awareness is raised with regard function are explained with reference Prerequisite: AVS 120
to the global environment and to a commercial aircraft.
terrorism. The International Civil AVS 411 - Aircraft Systems II The course provides an
Aviation Organizations Framework understanding of the key elements
for Regulations (Annex 17 and ICAO Credit Hours: 3 of an airport and its operations. Main
Doc 8973) is highlighted together Prerequisite: AVS 356 topics include Functions, layouts,
with resulting respective national capacity considerations of the airside,
regulations (GCAA CAR Part VII). This second part about aircraft the terminal and the landside.
Resulting security measures mainly systems starts with an introduction Safety requirements resulting from
with regard to airport security are to modern large commercial aircraft ICAO Annex 14 and supplementing
discussed addressing screening systems in general. In the further documents on the infrastructure
of passengers, carry-on baggage, course, the following systems are are addressed as well as service
checked baggage, freight and cargo analyzed in detail: Flight Control standards according to IATA
as well as access control of persons Systems, Engine Systems, CNS recommendations. The operations
and vehicles. It is studied, how Aircraft Systems, Hydraulic Systems, of the airport addresses the subjects
these measures are implemented Electrical Systems, Fuel Systems, of operations control, operational
in the design of infrastructure and Pneumatic and Environmental performance management, the
processes. Further subjects are the Control Systems, Emergency airport safety management and
technology and equipment, human Systems. With reference to a the environmental challenges
factors and training, and a compliant particular aircraft type (e.g. Airbus airports are facing. The concepts
Airport Security Program. Finally, the A320), general principles of system of Total Airport Management (TAM)
role of privacy and data protection design, implementation, and function and Collaborative Decision Making
and other human rights in aviation are investigated. Finally, certification (CDM) are discussed. Finally, aircraft
security is highlighted. requirements are discussed and emergencies and the emergency
methods for system design including response planning and respective
AVS 403 - Introduction to Space redundancy concepts are presented. procedures are addressed.
Credit Hours: 3 AVS 289 - Airline Management AVS 402 - Aviation Meteorology
Prerequisite: AVS 211
Credit Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces students Prerequisite: AVS 101 + Completion Prerequisite: GES 201
to space. Students develop an of 40 Credit Hours
understanding of astronautics, space The course provides an introduction
exploration, various space programs, The aviation industry is a high to meteorology with relevance to
and the space environment. They cost undertaking relying on aviation. It includes the study of
study the basics of orbits, launch sophisticated technology in all areas significant weather hazards effecting
and orbiting vehicles, and orbit of its business activities. There is aviation. Topics covered include
predictions. a need for future aviation sector aviation weather basics, atmospheric
managers to understand this circulation systems, atmospheric
AVS 356 - Aircraft Systems I complex environment and the many stability, aviation weather hazards,
management challenges and pitfalls the forces that drive the earth’s
Credit Hours: 3 that are present. As a result, the weather systems, atmospheric
Prerequisite: GES 201 + AVS 120 combination of people, technology, properties, wind patterns, clouds,
This first out of two courses on training, and finance need to work as ice formation, thunderstorms and
aircraft systems starts with an a system that interacts to bring the cyclones, aerodrome visibility, and
introduction to conventional aircraft traveling public a safe and affordable severe weather systems. The course
systems in general. Minimum product. The correct management aims to develop knowledge of the
certification requirements are of these systems is imperative to the hazards that various weather systems
then discussed and system design success of any airline. The course is present to flight.
requirements including redundancy designed to provide an insight into

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