Good Question, Doc...
Feb 23, 2018, 12:15 am
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Good Question, Doc...
Taking an online course in "Airport Management" 
, and look at what pops up as a question on our latest quiz:
I'm thinking I should email the professor and explain that we call those "enhancements" and that over at UA they call them, "changes you're going to like."
, and look at what pops up as a question on our latest quiz:I'm thinking I should email the professor and explain that we call those "enhancements" and that over at UA they call them, "changes you're going to like."
Feb 23, 2018, 5:46 am
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Wouldn't that question be more suited to a course in Airline Mgt, vs Airport Mgt??? 
Feb 23, 2018, 6:33 am
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Why is this airport management? Airport employees have nothing to do with FF program decisions.
BTW, the answers seem to be a combination of common sense and politcal correctness. (How about social responsibility to shareholders?)
BTW, the answers seem to be a combination of common sense and politcal correctness. (How about social responsibility to shareholders?)
Feb 23, 2018, 7:12 am
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I, for one, am curious to know which institution of higher learning thinks that being able to answer* this question is a necessary qualification to manage an airport.
*I won't say "answer correctly" because I believe none of the possible responses are factually correct.
*I won't say "answer correctly" because I believe none of the possible responses are factually correct.
Feb 23, 2018, 10:23 am
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The question does not distinguish between whether the change would be perceived as positive or negative by members and the degree to which it would be perceived as material by members. That subjectivity critically impacts how you would respond to that question as there are instances where none of those answers are correct and where all three are correct. Reminds me why I do not miss school. I would be asking for my money back for what you paid for that class.
Feb 23, 2018, 12:25 pm
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I would love to know what this has to do with airport management. I'm not even majoring in Airport Mgmt, but this fantastic course remains a requirement for me.
It *would* be a waste of time, were it not my final required course to complete. Once I'm outta here I'll have no problem revealing the institution.
And thankfully I'm paying a grand total of nothing for this course.
It *would* be a waste of time, were it not my final required course to complete. Once I'm outta here I'll have no problem revealing the institution.
And thankfully I'm paying a grand total of nothing for this course.
Feb 23, 2018, 2:12 pm
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Feb 23, 2018, 2:23 pm
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I believe an entire section dealing with the premise of "The Terminal" should be included in this class. The multiple answer questions could include, "How many days can a passenger live at the airport?" or "Can the passenger send mail using the postal service?"
Good luck in the course and congrats on your hopefully soon-to-come degree or certifcation!
Good luck in the course and congrats on your hopefully soon-to-come degree or certifcation!
Feb 23, 2018, 2:59 pm
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Interesting side note, I've discussed this movie with my sister, an immigration lawyer. She liked it because of the immigration technicalities, and couldn't have been less interested in my analysis of the airport infrastructure
Feb 24, 2018, 9:16 pm
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If the lack of notification is intentional, there's no failure in the communication. See "broken as designed".