ECTS - Energy and Environment
Energy and Environment (ENE404) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Energy and Environment | ENE404 | 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, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the concepts of energy and environment and the relationship between them, to analyze energy consumption patterns, to examine energy conversion systems, to evaluate the relationships among energy use, industrial development, and environmental consequences, and to gain knowledge about future energy alternatives. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| 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 | Lecture Notes |
| 2 | The Planet’s Energy Balance | Lecture Notes |
| 3 | History of Humankind’s Use of Energy | Lecture Notes |
| 4 | Energy Resources, Processes and Environmental Effects | Lecture Notes |
| 5 | Economics and the Environment | Lecture Notes |
| 6 | Nuclear Energy | Lecture Notes |
| 7 | Air Pollution | Lecture Notes |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | Lecture Notes |
| 9 | Future World Energy Use and Carbon Emissions | Lecture Notes |
| 10 | Sustainability | Lecture Notes |
| 11 | Carbon Capture | Lecture Notes |
| 12 | Kyoto Protocol | Lecture Notes |
| 13 | Midterm | Lecture Notes |
| 14 | Global Warming | Lecture Notes |
| 15 | Climate Change | Lecture Notes |
| 16 | Final Exam | Lecture Notes |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Energy and the Environment, 2nd Edition by Robert A. Ristinen, Jack P. Kraushaar, 2006, Wiley |
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| 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 | |
| Course Book | 6. Ders Notları |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | 1 | 20 |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquires core knowledge of theoretical and mathematical physics together with their research methodologies. | |||||
| 2 | Gains a solid understanding of the physical universe together with the laws governing it. | |||||
| 3 | Develops a working research skill and strategies of problem solving skills in theoretical, experimental, and/or simulation physics. | |||||
| 4 | Develops and maintains a positive attitude toward critical questioning, creative thinking, and formulating new ideas both conceptually and mathematically. | |||||
| 5 | Develops the ability to sense, identify, and handle the problems in theoretical, experimental, or applied physics, or in real-life industrial problems. | |||||
| 6 | Develops the ability to apply the accumulated knowledge in constructing mathematical models, determining a strategy for its solution, makes necessary and appropriate approximations, evaluates and assesses the correctness and reliability of the procured solution. | |||||
| 7 | Develops the ability to communicate and discuss physical concepts, processes, and the newly obtained results with the colleagues all around the world both verbally and in written form as proceedings and research papers. | |||||
| 8 | Reaches and excells an advanced level of knowledge and skills in one or more of the disciplines offered. | |||||
| 9 | Develops an ability to produce, report and present an original or known scientific body of knowledge. | |||||
| 10 | Develops an ability to make methodological scientific research. | |||||
| 11 | Develops an ability to use existing physics knowledge to analyze, to determine a methodology of solution (theoretical/mathematical/experimental) and to solve a problem. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||