Information Package

Program of Industrial Engineering (English)

SOS339

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY POLICIES

Course Code
SOS339
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

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.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionIn 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
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
Recommended or Required ReadingJeanClaude Sabonnadiere, Renewable Energy Technologies, WileyISTE 2009
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Project
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
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
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3
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K8 X X
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K11 X