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Congratulations! You have been selected as the new director of an airport of your choice, and you will complete a research paper on this airport

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Congratulations! You have been selected as the new director of an airport of your choice, and you will complete a research paper on this airport. Throughout the course, you will be given writing assignments related to this paper. Your research paper will show your analysis on those assignments and will conclude with how your airport is meeting the needs of their community. 
Outlined below is the Airport Research Paper template: 
• Cover Page - Include the course name, airport name, date, and your name. • Introduction - Brief summary of your airport (no more than one page) • Section 1 - Airport's history. ownership, management staff. budget, and finaral status • Section 2 - Airside operations including airfield information (runways. taxiways, ATC facilities. FBOs. cargo operations. noise abatement. etc.) • Section 3 - Terminal operations (terminal types. airlines [names. non-stop destinations], traffic counts, concessions. international operations. etc.). • Section 4 - Landside operations (roadways. parking facilities [on and off airport]. ground transportation [taxis, door-to-door shuttles, limos. buses. trains]. APM. etc.). • Section 5 - The economic. political, and social roles your airport plays in the community • Section 6 - Capacity status. current and future O&M. and capital improvement construction projects • Section 7 - Conclusion that includes your opinion regarding how your airport is running and if it is meeting the demands of the local community. Also, address future issues concerning your airport and its management. • References - Self-explanatory. Include all sources. including personal interviews. footnotes. research titles, pictures. and diagrams 

Note: Use current APA standards. one-inch margins, and Times New Roman 12 point font. Include the section numbers and headings in your paper. The paper length is based upon meeting the required information. Include pictures, graphs, figures. etc.. within the context of the paper and not at the end. Although you need to use APA format, consider this as a business report. Begin researching an airport that you would like to utilize for this project as you will be submitting the name of that airport to your instructor in Module 1. For specific grading information. see the rubric in 9.4 Submission: Airport Research Paper. 

Context / Introduction Paper provides an effective introduction and a research problem that is related to the field of aeronautical science. It presents strong relationships between factors with accurate real-world examples. It develops a coherent, central theme that is expressed in a well-structured, organized, and logically-consistent manner throughout the assignment. 
Research 
15 pts Exceeds Standards 
Paper provides a comprehensive identification and analysis of key issues related to the select research topic or research problem. It designs an effective course of action to solve the proposed research problem using multi-disciplinary principles. if appropriate. The evidence comes from a wide variety of valid sources. The bibliography is complete and reflects the appropriate sources. 
25 pts Exceeds Standards 
Comprehension 25 pts Paper presents a well-supported argument based on relevant concepts and Exceeds theories, providing new ideas related to the select research topic or research Standards problem. Argument is logical and uses significant examples. evidence, research. and/or data from course content and from valid. external information sources throughout assignment. 
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Application Decisions and conclusions are a result of analysis and synthesis of evidence. Formulates excellent resolution and recommendations. Conclusion includes possible consequences and outcome scenarios. 
Style & Methanics Paper efficiently uses current APA guidelines in citations and references. lest r, grammatically-sound and free of spelling errors and follows required formatting rules. 
13 pts Meets Standards 
22 pts Meets Standards 
22 pts Meets Standards 
11 pts Does Not Meet Standards 
15 pts 
19 pts Does Not Meet Standards 
19 pts Does Not Meet Standards 

25 pts 22 pts 19 pts Exceeds Meets Does Not Standards Standards Meet Standards 

10 pts 9 pts / pts Exceeds Meets Does Not Standards Standards Meet Standards