INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Alexander Drakopoulos
Associate Professor
Office: EN 263
Telephone: 288-5430 (voice mail available 24 hours)
e-mail: Alexander.Drakopoulos@Marquette.edu
Web page: www.eng.mu.edu/drakopoa/
Mailbox: Outside Room 201 Olin Engineering
OFFICE HOURS:
Tuesday and Thursday 3:30 pm - 5:50 pm and Wednesday 12:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Available many more hours by appointment (call, e-mail or stop-by the office)
CLASS RESOURCES:
CLASS SCHEDULE
Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm, Engineering Hall Room 221.
MAKE-UP OF FINAL GRADE:
Final Exam 20%
Tests (2 @ 20%) 40%
Homeworks-Project-Quizzes 40%
TESTS and FINAL EXAMINATION:
There will be two tests during the semester and a final examination during finals week (see Checkmarq).
Tentative test dates:
• Tuesday, October 10.
• Tuesday, November 21.
Please see the Checkmarq for the final examination
date. Any student who has a conflict (i.e., two final examinations scheduled
for the same period) should report this problem to the Registrar for
resolution.
ABSENCE POLICY:
That of the College of Engineering-see class web
site for direct connection to web link (http://bulletin.marquette.edu/undergrad/academicregulations/#attendance). Attendance will be taken daily. Four unexcused absences
will result in lowering the class grade by half a letter grade. Six unexcused
absences will result in student being withdrawn from the course with a grade of
WA (Withdrawn due to absences).
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
To obtain an understanding of the procedures involved with airport planning and design.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the course students will be familiar with: Airport
Planning and Design Parameters, Aircraft Characteristics Related to Airport
Planning, Runway Length Requirements, Air Traffic Control, Air Space
Requirements in the Vicinity of Airports, The Analysis of Wind, Airport Airside
Capacity and Delay Analyses, Queuing Theory for Capacity and Delay, Annual
Service Volume Applied to Runway Systems, Airport Geometric Design, Airside
Separation Criteria, the Design of Apron Areas, the Terminal System at an
Airport, and Ramp Charts.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Homework problems will be assigned weekly. Due dates will be announced in class and posted on the class Daily Class Schedule/Deadlines web page. Homework and project deliverables are due at the beginning of class.
CREDITS: 3
Grading Scale:
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From |
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A |
93 |
% |
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A- |
91 |
% |
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B+ |
88 |
% |
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B |
85 |
% |
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B- |
82 |
% |
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C+ |
79 |
% |
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C |
75 |
% |
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C- |
70 |
% |
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D+ |
65 |
% |
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D |
60 |
% |
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F |
Below 60% |
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PLAGIARISM/ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
Student work (this includes homeworks)
should represent original work by the author. Copying passages verbatim from
sources is not acceptable, except for short, appropriately quoted passages that
are necessary to make a point in a paper. Software may be used to detect
plagiarism. Plagiarized work will receive a zero grade–other consequences may
also apply according to
For a more comprehensive coverage of the topic,
please visit:
http://bulletin.marquette.edu/undergrad/academicregulations/#academichonestypolicy