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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall/Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Opine on the core issues of energy science.
  • Analyze the historical dynamics of global energy system, the mechanism of substitution among energy resources and the future energy systems.
  • Interpret the present dynamics of international relations by examining the relationship between the energy policies of countries and global struggle over resources.
  • Analyze the effects of energy on global events such as environmental degradation and climate change.
  • Opine on the sustainable energy development and related policies.
  • Explain the roles of energy security which is the core determinant of countries energy policies, and the supply, demand and transit security of energy in countries policies.
  • Analyze the process of exploration, production, transportation, and end use of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas.
  • Analyze the impacts of countries’ renewable energy policies and the vital role of renewable energies on sustainable energy development.
Course Description

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction
2 Energy Overview, History and Substitution Course Notes
3 Energy as a Sector in Economy Course Notes
4 Sustainable Energy Development Course Notes
5 Energy Policies and Geopolitics Course Notes
6 Energy Resources and Conversion Course Notes
7 Midterm Examination, MidSemester Assignment Submission
8 Introduction to Fossil Fuels and Coal Course Notes
9 Crude Oil and Natural Gas Course Notes
10 Lithospheric and Biospheric Renewable Energy Sources: Geothermal and Biomass Course Notes
11 Athmosperic Renewable Energy Sources: Solar and Wind Course Notes
12 Hydrospheric Renewable Energy Sources: Hydroelectricity Course Notes
13 Alternative Renewable Energy Sources: Gas Hydrates and Hyrogen, and Nuclear Course Notes
14 Term Project Submissions and PresentationsI
15 PesentationsII
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Energy and Resources Course Notes
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
16
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
1
10
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

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
16
2
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
1
10
Project
1
25
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
10
Final Exams
1
    Total
135

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 To have a sound knowledge of the quantitative and qualitative methods that will help to examine the premises of different theories for an applied subject so that a contribution to solving current economic problems can be made. X
2 To have the experience of writing, using software, and doing presentations in the newspapers, magazines, meetings, panels, and in equivalent virtual platforms (internet), in order to share their accumulated knowledge and problem solving ability acquired during their education. X
3 To be able to participate in academic, professional, regional, and global networks and to utilize these networks efficiently. X
4 To have adequate social responsibility and awareness with regards to the needs of the society and to have sufficient experience and qualifications to organize and support the activities to influence the social dynamics in line with the social goals. X
5 To be able to integrate the knowledge and training acquired during the university education with personal and work experience and produce a synthesis of knowledge she requires. X
6 To have the ability to evaluate his/her advance (post graduate) level educational needs and do necessary planning to fulfill those needs through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically. X
7 To have sufficient practical and theoretical knowledge base in order to define the economic agents and their interaction both in the national and global level, to process economic data and to implement scientific research for development of economic policies.
8 Keeping in mind that economics is a social science, to have the skills to integrate social dynamics into economic process both as an input and an output and to be open to theoretical innovations in this direction.
9 To associate accumulated knowledge acquired during the university education with historical and cultural qualities of the society and to convey it to different groups.
10 To be able to follow knowledge and change in economics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language.
11 To possess social, scientific and ethical values at the data collection, interpretation and dissemination stages of economic analysis.
12 To have advanced level of speaking and writing skills of a second foreign language to support continuation of post graduate professional and individual development

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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