COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES AND UTILIZATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GTE 5002 GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES AND UTILIZATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLTEKIN TARCAN

Offered to

Geothermal Energy
M.Sc. Geothermal Energy (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

To define the distributions and potentials of the geothermal resources in Turkey, and application studies in Turkey and interesting sites of the world.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define geothermal resources
2   To be able to explain the occurrence of fthe geothermal resources
3   To be able to explain the distribution of the of the geothermal resources in Turkey and world
4   To be able to suggest an idea of the geothermal source potential
5   To be able to remark the utilization of the geothermal sources

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Nature of the geothermal energy
2 Energy types and geothermal energy
3 Distributions and potentials of the geothermal resources in Turkey and world
4 Geothermal resources in Turkey and total potential
5 Geothermal system models
6 The components and classifications of the geothermal systems
7 Midterm
8 Researches methods of the geothermal systems
9 Utilization of geothermal energy upon direct use (district heating) applications
10 Utilization of geothermal energy upon electricity generation
11 CO2 producton and geothermal energy
12 Greenhouses and geothermal energy
13 Balneotherapy and spa facilies upon geothermal energy
14 Project presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Lund, J.W., Lienau, P.J., Lunis, B.C., 1998. Geothermal district use engineering and design guidebook. Geo heat center, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 COM 1 COMMITTEE 1
2 COM COMMITTEE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE COM 1* 0.40 + COM * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: gultekin.tarcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Field study 1 8 8
Preparationpresentation. 1 5 5
Design Project 1 30 30
Reading 1 35 35
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 3 3
Project presentation 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 171

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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