Course Code: EAS101

Synopsis

The course serves to provide a general introduction to the different areas of business and organizational management, using the aerospace industry’s specific needs as case studies.
Level: 1
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY REGULAR SEMESTER

Topics

  • Airworthiness Principles
  • Chicago Convention, Air Nav Act and Singapore Airworthiness Requirements
  • Fundamentals of Contract & Tort Law
  • Fundamentals of Air commercial law, Montreal & Warsaw Conventions
  • Financial Accounting Principles
  • Financial Ratios and airline performance metrics
  • Human Resources Management
  • Aviation Safety and Safety Management System
  • Aviation Marketing & Customer Experience
  • Leadership
  • Aviation Sustainability
  • Digitalisation in Aircraft Hangars

Learning Outcome

  • Describe the principles of airworthiness and the global regulatory frameworks that govern aviation operations
  • Explain how contract and tort laws, as well as international conventions, apply to airline and airport operations
  • Apply basic financial and accounting principles and performance metrics to assess the financial health of aviation-related organisations
  • Illustrate the role of human resource strategies in managing personnel, training, and compliance in the aviation industry
  • Identify different marketing and customer experience approaches adopted by airlines to gain market advantage
  • Interpret leadership behaviours and crisis management techniques relevant to aviation business environments
  • Implement Safety Management Systems (SMS), and cybersecurity practices in aviation
  • Discuss sustainability challenges and strategies adopted by aviation stakeholders in response to environmental and regulatory pressures
  • Comment how digitalisation enables access to data and tools that support Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) operations in sustaining aircraft availability, cost-effectiveness, and regulatory compliance