ECTS - Energy Sources and Sustainability
Energy Sources and Sustainability (ME651) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Energy Sources and Sustainability | ME651 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of the course is to teach the students sustainability in the energy and environmental framework. Show them to learn technology and technology dependent energy policy options and provide an assessment frame work to produce alternative solutions. In this respect, the conventional and renewable energy resources and the existing and future’s technologies will be examined in relation to their environmental strengths and weaknesses. Their economic viability and their ability to satisfy the ever evolving regulatory expectations of the world community. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The energy use in the view of sustainability, resource availability, technical performance, environmental effects, and economics; fossil fuels: coal, petroleum and natural gas; renewable energy sources: solar, wind, geothermal, tidal, biomass and hydro; nuclear power. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | General Energy Sources | |
| 3 | Sustainability | |
| 4 | The energy use in the view of sustainability, resource availability, technical performance, environmental effects, and economics | |
| 5 | The energy use in the view of sustainability, resource availability, technical performance, environmental effects, and economics | |
| 6 | Fossil fuels: Coal, petroleum | |
| 7 | Fossil fuels: Natural gas | |
| 8 | General Introduction to Renewable Energy Sources | |
| 9 | General Introduction to Renewable Energy Sources | |
| 10 | Renewable Energy Sources: Solar, wind, geothermal, tidal, biomass and hydro; and Nuclear Power. | |
| 11 | Renewable Energy Sources: Solar, wind, geothermal, tidal, biomass and hydro; and Nuclear Power. | |
| 12 | Renewable Energy Sources: Solar, wind, geothermal, tidal, biomass and hydro; and Nuclear Power. | |
| 13 | The relationships between the development of technology, energy resources, and energy technologies available today and understanding the future aspects. | |
| 14 | The relationships between the development of technology, energy resources, and energy technologies available today and understanding the future aspects. |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 10 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 6 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | Ability to carry out advanced research activities, both individual and as a member of a team | X | ||||
| 2 | Ability to evaluate research topics and comment with scientific reasoning | X | ||||
| 3 | Ability to initiate and create new methodologies, implement them on novel research areas and topics | X | ||||
| 4 | Ability to produce experimental and/or analytical data in systematic manner, discuss and evaluate data to lead scintific conclusions | X | ||||
| 5 | Ability to apply scientific philosophy on analysis, modelling and design of engineering systems | X | ||||
| 6 | Ability to synthesis available knowledge on his/her domain to initiate, to carry, complete and present novel research at international level | X | ||||
| 7 | Contribute scientific and technological advancements on engineering domain of his/her interest area | X | ||||
| 8 | Contribute industrial and scientific advancements to improve the society through research activities | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 98 | ||