TRA 175

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COURSE SYLLABUS

1.	TITLE OF COURSE:	SPECIAL TOPICS: COMPUTERIZED RESERVATIONS
	PREFIX/NUMBER:	TRA 175	CREDIT HOURS:	3
2.	PREREQUISITE:	TRA 175

3.	RESOURCES NEEDED:
	TEXT:	Introduction to Apollo, Viasinc Vocational Instruction and Software, Inc. 1999
	SUPPLIES:	None
4.	COURSE DESCRIPTION:	Provides the student with information necessary to prepare itineraries for foreign and domestic travel. They will also learn how to make reservations for transportation arrangements and issue confirming documents.
5.	COURSE GOAL:	After successfully completing this course, the student will be proficient in using the Apollo Reservation System.

6.	COURSE OBJECTIVES:
	A.	To introduce the student to the capabilities of the Apollo airline computer system.
	B.	To become proficient in requesting availability and determining fares.
	C.	To become proficient in constructing PNR's.
	D.	Learn all codes necessary in requesting special services and include in PNR.

7.	EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
		Daily Work:	60%
		Quizzes:	15%
		Mid-Term and Final:	25%
		TOTAL	100%

			Grading Scale Raw Score Range	Letter Grade
			90 - 100	A
			80 - 89	B
			70 - 79	C
			60 - 69	D
			59 or less	F

Special Remarks:
	1.	Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 9 hours will usually constitute 20% of a 3-credit semester course. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.
	2.	Tardy Policy: A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless he/she can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies.
	3.	Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, make up of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Make up of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion.

8.	COURSE OUTLINE:
	The student will complete Lessons 1-20 in the student workbook with the assistance of the internet Apollo Simulation. All workbook exercises and on-line exercises and quiz for each lesson group must be successfully completed before going on to the next. There will be a mid-term exam covering the material in Lesson 1-10 and a final exam covering all lessons 1-20.
	Week 1 – Introduction to the simulation and Lesson 1.
	Week 2 – Lesson 2 and 3
	Week 3 – Lesson 4
	Week 4 – Lesson 5
	Week 5 – Lesson 6 and 7
	Week 6 – Lesson 8 and Quiz 1
	Week 7 – Lesson 9 and 10
	Week 8 – Lesson 11 and 12
	Week 9 – Lesson 13 and 14
	Week 10 –Quiz 2 and Lesson 15
	Week 11 –Lesson 16
	Week 12 –Lesson 17 and 18
	Week 13 –Lesson 19 and 20
	Week 14 –Quiz 3 and final review
	Week 15 –Final Exam

9.	ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
	The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
10.	ADA NOTICE:
	Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.