HIBBING COMMUNITY COLLEGE

							                        HIBBING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
                              COURSE OUTLINE


  Course Title: Aviation Internship
  COURSE NUMBER: AVIA 1501
  Credits: 3 (Lec 1 / Lab 2)
  Prerequisites: None


  CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
  The aviation internship is designed to give the student the necessary knowledge,
  training, and experience in airport operations, flight school guidelines and
  operations, aviation business operations, and general business management.

  Students will learn from hands-on training and business examples to gain
  general knowledge of the business office operations, aircraft operations and
  maintenance, commercial flight operations, marketing and general management
  skills.


    OUTLINE OF MAJOR CONTENT AREAS:
  I. The Business Office
      A. Scheduling
      B. Bookkeeping
      C. Filing / Record Keeping
      D. Ordering
      E. Sales
      F. Customer Service
      G. Insurance
      H. Licensing
 II. Airport Operations
      A. Fueling
      B. Airport Authority
      C. Leases
      D. Fixed Based Operations (FBO)
III. Aircraft Maintenance
      A. Inspections
      B. Aircraft Maintenance Log Books
      C.General Repairs
      D.Service Center
IV. Commercial Flight Operations
      A. Government Contracting
      B. Off-site Fueling
      C. Seeding
      D. Utility Maintenance (Power line)



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     E. Fire Fighting
     F. Emergency Response
     G. Aircraft Sales
     H. Charter Flights
V. Marketing
     A. Advertising
        i. TV
        ii. Radio
        iii. Print
     B. Career Days / Job Fairs
     C. Student Visits
     D. Trade Shows
     E. Community Partnerships
VI. General Management
     A. Personnel Management
     B. Aircraft Ordering
     C. FAA Interactions
     D. Business / Flight School Policies
     E. Operating Procedures



  COURSE GOALS/OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES:
  Students will
     1. learn and have knowledge of business operations.
     2. learn and gain experience in problem solving related to business
        operations.
     3. learn and gain experience in the many aspects of airport operations.
     4. learn and have knowledge concerning the requirements for aircraft
        maintenance.
     5. learn and understand the different opportunities available in commercial
        flight operations.
     6. understand the many aspects of aviation marketing.
     7. gain experience in general management operations.



  HCC COMPETENCIES MET:
  Thinking Creatively and Critically

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  STUDENT CONTRIBUTIONS:
  The student is required to attend all scheduled internship labs
                        Hibbing Community College, a technical & community college
                                 an equal opportunity educator & employer




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METHODS FOR EVALUATING STUDENT LEARNING:
The student shall show competency by satisfactorily performing all outlined tasks
successfully.


SPECIAL INFORMATION: (SPECIAL FEES, DIRECTIVES ON HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS):
This internship consists of 6 hours a week at the airport.


AASC APPROVAL DATE: October 15, 2008

REVIEW DATE: October 2013


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                     Hibbing Community College, a technical & community college
                              an equal opportunity educator & employer




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