| Course Name | Advanced Energy Project |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| SEN 557 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | Second Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course is specifically designed to teach master students how to prepare team projects in domestic and international energy issues. Project topics could be any subject dicussed througout the program such as domestic energy projects, international energy security and geopolitics etc. Students working in a team will improve their skills related to project management by managing on the project proposal, literature review, data collection and processing, reporting and presentation. Successful completion of this course will be an important indicator of competence on advanced energy related issues. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Within the scope of the teamwork groups of three students (max four) will prepare a project with the guidance of an assigned supervisor covering the related issues discussed throughout the program including international energy security and geopolitics, and they will present their projects at the end of the semester. In an ideal project it is expected to adopt the students an analytical approach by combining their theoretical and practical knowledge on advanced energy issues and work from a different perspective. During the semester, students improve their skills related to project management by managing on the project proposal, literature review, data collection and processing, reporting and presentation. |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Discussions on research questions and potential research topics | Lecture notes on basic and current issues on domestic and international energy |
| 3 | Developing research question and determining an appropriate analytical framework | Lecture notes on Microsoft Office Programs, Literature Review, Data Collection and Processing, Reporting and Presentation |
| 4 | Project Team Assignment | Project Selection and Team Creation |
| 5 | Determining project requirements and Introduction to project management | Regular meeting with advisors |
| 6 | 15min Semester report presentations | Regular meeting with advisors |
| 7 | 15min Semester report presentations | Regular meeting with advisors |
| 8 | Inclass project activities | Revision of proposals |
| 9 | Project start up and execution | Regular meeting with advisors |
| 10 | Writing project progress report | Regular meeting with advisors |
| 11 | 20min Semester report presentations | Regular meeting with advisors |
| 12 | 20min Semester report presentations | Regular meeting with advisors |
| 13 | Project performance management | |
| 14 | 30min Semester report presentations | Regular meeting with advisors |
| 15 | 30min Semester report presentations | Regular meeting with advisors |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Lecture Notes and PowerPoint presentations |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 12 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Project | 1 | 50 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 100 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 6 | 90 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 37 | |
| Project | 1 | 50 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 225 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to comprehend the critical role and influences of energy resources, energy supply and energy demand for policy-makers, collectives and society. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to evaluate the problems and circumstances about energy studies by using theoretical and practical knowledge in fundamental disciplines of energy studies such as geopolitics, market dynamics, technologies, risk management, environmental issues, legal issues, transportation, and strategies. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to analyse multi-dimensional problems through working with others and to demonstrate leadership in addressing complex issues in the field of energy studies. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to develop an understanding of the key energy policy issues relating to structures, markets, institutions, regulations, climate change and environment in a critical perspective. | |||||
| 5 | To be able to acquire an informed opinion on contemporary methods, strategies and policies implemented in the international energy arena, and the ability to engage with policy-makers, business representatives, and regulators among others. | X | ||||
| 6 | Be able to analyse, formulate, and handle energy related questions from a social science and humanities perspective, with an overview the theories, scenarios and concepts by using scientific research methods. | X | ||||
| 7 | To critically evaluate data and systematically examine issues relating to the international energy arena, utilizing knowledge on recent developments in the scope of energy studies. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of gathering, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data relevant to Energy. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to prepare an original thesis/term project, utilizing appropriate methodologies of broad social sciences and humanities related disciplines applied to the questions and/or issues. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to follow new research and developments, publish scientific articles and participate the debates in academic meetings in the field of Energy through a foreign language. | X | ||||
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