COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 4274 THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SENEM KARAHAN GÜLBAY

Offered to

Course Objective

To give information about hydrogen production, storage and usage.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to give information about renewable and non-renewable energy sources.
2   To be able to explain about importance and use of hydrogen and fuel cells.
3   To be able to give information about the production, storage and transportation of hydrogen.
4   To be able to give examples of the use of hydrogen in different areas.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Why Hydrogen Building of Hydrogen Infrastructure in the World
2 Non-Renewable Energy Resources: Fossil Fuels Present Energy Losses and Obstlactes to the Use of Hydrogen
3 Non-Renewable Energy Resources: Nuclear Fuels Homework presentations
4 Renewable Energy Resources and Assesment of Potentials Homework presentations
5 Hydrogen Today
6 Hydrogen Production
7 Hydrogen Storage
8 Mid-term exam
9 Hydrogen Transportation
10 Key Role of Fuel Cells

Recomended or Required Reading

Michael Ball, Martin Wietschel, (2009). The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities and Challenges, Cambridge University Press, New York.
National Research Council, National Academy of Engineering, (2004). The Hydrogen Economy Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs, National Academies Press, Washington.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, interactive explanation, question-answer technique.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam, final examination and homework (student presentation)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Science, Chemistry Department e-mail: m.yurdakoc@deu.edu.tr, elif.subasi@deu.edu.tr, senem.karahan@deu.edu.tr, pelin.kose@deu.edu.tr, elif.ant@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 10:20-11:50

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 2 22
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 2 22
Preparation for midterm exam 1 13 13
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.14554
LO.245554
LO.3455
LO.44554