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
Energy Sources and Sustainability ME651 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
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;
  • 1. Learning the energy source types 2. Learning the relationships between the development of technology, energy resources, and energy technologies
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
Percentage of Final Work 100
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 Ability to expand and get in-depth information with scientific researches in the field of mechanical engineering, evaluate information, review and implement.
2 Have comprehensive knowledge about current techniques and methods and their limitations in Mechanical engineering.
3 To complete and apply knowledge by using scientific methods using uncertain, limited or incomplete data; use information from different disciplines.
4 Being aware of the new and developing practices of Mechanical Engineering and being able to examine and learn when needed.
5 Ability to define and formulate problems related to Mechanical Engineering and develop methods for solving and apply innovative methods in solutions.
6 Ability to develop new and/or original ideas and methods; design complex systems or processes and develop innovative/alternative solutions in the designs.
7 Ability to design and apply theoretical, experimental and modeling based researches; analyze and solve complex problems encountered in this process.
8 Work effectively in disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams, lead leadership in such teams and develop solution approaches in complex situations; work independently and take responsibility.
9 To establish oral and written communication by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B2 General Level.
10 Ability to convey the process and results of their studies systematically and clearly in written and oral form in national and international environments.
11 To know the social, environmental, health, security, law dimensions, project management and business life applications of engineering applications and to be aware of the constraints of their engineering applications.
12 Ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement and in all professional activities.

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