Energy and Environment (ENE404) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Energy and Environment ENE404 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Team/Group, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Gizen Nur Bulanık Durmuş
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The course is a technical elective course for energy systems engineering degree. The main objectives of this course are; to provide basic understanding and appreciation of energy and environmental concepts and interconnectedness; analyze energy consumption patterns; discuss various energy resources that power the modern society; examine the energy conversion processes; explore interrelationships between energy use and industrial progress and environmental consequences; discuss future energy alternatives.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Examining the relationship between energy and global environment
  • Understanding the detrimental effects of producing and using energy on the environment
  • Dealing with the climate change and global warming
  • Understanding the need for the sustainability
Course Content Energy resources, processes, environmental effects, air pollution, sustainability, global warming, climate change.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction Chapter 1
2 The Planet’s Energy Balance Chapter 2
3 History of Humankind’s Use of Energy Chapter 3
4 Energy Resources, Processes and Environmental Effects Chapter 4
5 Economics and the Environment Chapter 5
6 The Promise and Problems of Nuclear Energy Chapter 6
7 Air Pollution Chapter 7
8 Midterm Exam
9 Future World Energy Use and Carbon Emissions Chapter 8
10 Sustainability and Climate Change Chapter 9
11 Carbon Sequestration and Climate Engineering Chapter 10
12 Methodology and Assumptions for a Sustainable Low Carbon Future Chapter 11
13 Kyoto’s Protocol Chapter 12
14 Students’ Presentations
15 Students’ Presentations
16 Final Exam

Sources

Other Sources 1. Energy and the Environment, 2nd Edition by Robert A. Ristinen, Jack P. Kraushaar, 2006, Wiley
2. Energy and Climate Change: Creating a Sustainable Future by David Coley, 2008, Wiley
3. Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation, 1st Edition, Francis Vanek, Cornell University---Ithaca, Louis D. Albright, Cornell University, Ithaca, 2008, Mc-Graw Hill.
4. Environmental Impact Assessment, Larry Canter, 2nd Edition, 1996, Mc-Graw Hill
5. Alternative Energy For Dummies, Rik DeGunther, 2009, Wiley

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 25
Presentation - -
Project 1 25
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 50
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 5 140
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 An ability to apply advanced knowledge in computational and/or manufacturing technologies to solve manufacturing engineering problems
2 An ability to define and analyze issues related with manufacturing technologies
3 An ability to develop a solution based approach and a model for an engineering problem and design and manage an experiment
4 An ability to design a comprehensive manufacturing system based on creative utilization of fundamental engineering principles while fulfilling sustainability in environment and manufacturability and economic constraints
5 An ability to chose and use modern technologies and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications
6 Ability to perform scientific research and/or carry out innovative projects that are within the scope of manufacturing engineering
7 An ability to utilize information technologies efficiently to acquire datum and analyze critically, articulate the outcome and make decision accordingly
8 An ability to attain self-confidence and necessary organizational work skills to participate in multi-diciplinary and interdiciplinary teams as well as act individually X
9 An ability to attain efficient communication skills in Turkish and English both verbally and orally
10 An ability to reach knowledge and to attain life-long learning and self-improvement skills, to follow recent advances in science and technology
11 An awareness and responsibility about professional, legal, ethical and social issues in manufacturing engineering
12 An awareness about solution focused project and risk management, enterpreneurship, innovative and sustainable development
13 An understanding on the effects of engineering applications on health, social and legal aspects at universal and local level during decision making process

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 1 20 20
Report
Homework Assignments 3 3 9
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 125