| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 3 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Serhat Çakır
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Have the ability to information about potential energy resources in the current situation and in the future.
2) Have the ability to interpret the dynamics of renewable energy development by examining the relationships between energy policies.
3) Have the ability to gain knowledge of sustainable energy development and related issues by learning the effects of energy on global events such as environmental degradation and climate change.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | In this course, current and future potential energy resources, the relations between energy policies, the dynamics of renewable energy development, global events such as environmental degradation and climate change, sustainable energy development and related topics are covered. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | History and scope of renewable energy | | 2nd Week | Climate change: Science, economics and politics global climate change problems and answers | | 3rd Week | Energy transfer and conversion methods, energy supply, demand and storage planning | | 4th Week | Clean technologies in the context of sustainability and energy | | 5th Week | Analysis of the evaluation and consumption of energy resources | | 6th Week | Geothermal energy resources, | | 7th Week | Fundamentals of solar and wind energy | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | Other alternative renewable energy sources | | 10th Week | Electric power systems and hydroelectric power | | 11th Week | Fossil energy and nuclear energy: Fundamentals and current status | | 12th Week | Biomass energy | | 13th Week | Carbon containment policies | | 14th Week | Renewable energy practices and policies in Turkey and in the world |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | JeanClaude Sabonnadiere, Renewable Energy Technologies, WileyISTE 2009 |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers,Project,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 25 | | Assignment | 2 | 10 | | Quiz | 1 | 20 | | Project | 1 | 15 | | Attendance | 1 | 5 | | Total(%) | | 75 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 75 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 25 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | 2 | 5 | 10 | | Individual or group work | | | | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | | | | | Project | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Total Workload | | | 81 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 2,7 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 3 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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