Operations Cognate (12 Credit Hours)

DAV 731 The National Air Traffic System — Research Trends and Issues (3 Credit Hours)

This course gives students an understanding of the political, economic, social, technical, and environmental issues with respect to the air traffic control system. The course develops advanced content knowledge in the following areas: the Federal Aviation Administration, its mission, organization, and operation; management and leadership concepts as they relate to a federal bureaucracy; air traffic safety management systems and culture; quality control; and air traffic facility management objectives and policies from both a national and local perspective. Special emphasis will be placed on current trends, issues, special interest groups, congressional influence, and state/local interface.

DAV 732 Strategies for Organizational Dynamics in Aviation (3 Credit Hours)

This course develops the student’s understanding of the multi-faceted aviation organizational dynamics that interact within the global marketplace. In this course students will analyze current theory in organizational dynamics, ethics, leadership, group behavior, interaction with the global aviation environment, organizational adaptation, and the lifecycle process. The theories of organizational dynamics will be evaluated and applied to aviation organizations.

DAV 733 Globalization and the Aviation Environment (3 Credit Hours)

This course develops the student's understanding of the global relationships in the aviation industry by way of science, technology, nations, cultures, economic and political systems, systems of thought, business practices, and natural environments. The student will understand and function effectively within global aviation associations involving management of technology; human resources; the aviation environment; aviation regulation; and consultation to industry and government.

DAV 735 Current Practices and Future Trends in Aviation (3 Credit Hours)

This course develops the student's understanding of current state of, and probable future evolutions in the aerospace industry and in identification of research studies and opportunities that may result in significant short-term and long-term advances within aviation. Sample topics include: flight crews, environmental impacts of the aviation system, capacity planning, technological advances, information technology, world competition, inter-modal transportation systems, and operating and service characteristics.

DAV 899 Special Topics in Aviation (1 to 3 Credit Hours)

This course allows the student to be assigned a directed study in an area of interest to the student and the faculty advisor. The student must develop a detailed proposal and present it to the faculty advisor for approval. This course may be repeated with different subject matter and with approval from the faculty advisor.