CA4050 – Air Cargo Services and Operations
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Assignment Title: Assignment 1 – written report Weighting: 50%
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the assignment students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of the following Learning Outcome.
LO1 Illustrate the operational aspects of the modern day cargo industry as it relates to the airline and airport industry in a variety of world regions.
Task
Task:
Give an overview of the modern cargo industry in a region of your choice as outlined below.
You should focus on the following areas in your report.
1) With the aid of diagrams, charts and other means, outline the size and scale of the cargo industry. This should include an overview of the industry pre – pandemic and, an overview of the region’s recovery as it comes out of the pandemic. (70% Mark Allocation)
*This should include the contribution of the cargo industry to the aviation sector in terms of revenue, cargo movements, employment and costs and, give overview of who the main players are in the cargo industry
*You should use statistics to illustrate your points.
*You should give an overview globally and highlight key regions and specify why they are of note.
2) Describe the market characteristics of the cargo industry using statistics to illustrate routes and directional flow of trade. (30% Mark Allocation)
The report should be approx. 1500 words and should be in font size 12 and type Arial
You will be given feedback and marked on the following areas
1. Content Relevance & Understanding (10 marks)
• Here we want you to give the overview of the work.
• Has the student showcased through the submitted work understanding of the
principles of the module/assignment?
• Has the work answered the questions asked or covered the topics needed?
2. Structure
Here feedback can be provided for each individual section which should be Mspecific to the assignment, for example:
i. Introduction (15 marks)
ii. Analysis (30 Marks)
iii. Conclusions (15 Marks)
iv. etc
3. Use of Literature (10 Marks)
• Feedback on use of:
i. academic journals
ii. books from the reading list
iii. external material provided through weblearn
iv. lecture material
v. etc
• Have the references been added properly?
• Legends at visuals?
• Referencing style
4. Clarity of written work(10 Marks)
• Typos
• Connection
• Structure and writing style
