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 | Demonstrates the ability to conduct advanced research activities both individually and as a team member. | |||||
| 2 | Gains the competence to examine, evaluate, and interpret research topics through scientific reasoning. | |||||
| 3 | Develops new methods and applies them to original research areas and topics. | |||||
| 4 | Systematically acquires experimental and/or analytical data, discusses and evaluates them to reach scientific conclusions. | |||||
| 5 | Applies the scientific philosophical approach in the analysis, modeling, and design of engineering systems. | |||||
| 6 | Synthesizes knowledge in their field to create, maintain, complete, and present original studies at an international level. | |||||
| 7 | Contributes to scientific and technological advancements in their engineering field. | |||||
| 8 | Contributes to industrial and scientific progress to improve society through research activities. | |||||
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 | 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 | ||