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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
KMT 4214	ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2

Offered By

Chemistry Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ŞULE ŞAHIN

Offered to

Chemistry Technology
Chemistry Technology (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach alternative energy sources that may be the solution to the world's energy problems and effects of their usage on the environment to students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to define energy and energy sources.
2	To be able to specify alternative energy sources according to their properties.
3	To be able to explain mainly production technologies of alternative energy sources.
4	To be able to specify the application areas of alternative energy sources.
5	To be able to explain effects of alternative energy sources on the environment.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Definition of energy, classification of energy sources, general knowledge about alternative energy sources.
2	Solar energy, properties and production technology of solar energy and the availability of alternative energy sources
3	Solar energy, properties and production technology of solar energy and the availability of alternative energy sources
4	Wind energy, properties and production technology of wind energy and the availability of alternative energy sources
5	Wave energy, properties and production technology of wave energy and the availability of alternative energy sources
6	Geothermal energy, properties and production technology of geothermal energy and the availability of alternative energy sources
7	Mid-Term Exam
8	Mid-Term Exam
9	Hydraulic energy, properties and production technology of hydraulic energy and the availability of alternative energy sources
10	Hydrogen energy, properties and production technology of hydrogen energy and the availability of alternative energy sources
11	Fuel cell technology, fuel cell types and their uses
12	Bioenergy, types and applications of bioenergy, biomass energy, properties and production technology of biomass energy and the availability of alternative energy sources
13	Bio-diesel, properties and production technology of bio-diesel and the availability of alternative energy sources
14	Bio-gas, properties and production technology of bio-gas and the availability of alternative energy sources

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Alternatif Enerji Kaynakları, Mustafa Acaroğlu, Nobel Yayınevi, 2007.
Supplementary Book(s): Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynakları ve Kullanımı, H. Hüseyin Öztürk, Teknik Yayınevi, 2008.
Materials: Projectors, computer

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Question-Answer
3. Assignment / Presentation Preparation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FN	Final
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	VZ0.40 + FN 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	VZ0.40 + BUT 0.60

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The five learning outcomes will be assessed by assignment/presentation, mid-term, and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The students have to attend 70% of the courses.
Any act of cheating will be resulted in disciplinary investigation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Phone: 0232 - 3012613
E-mail: suat.ucar@deu.edu.tr; merve.zeyrek@deu.edu.tr; murat.pakel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The appropriate office hours will be announced to the students at the beginning of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	2	24
Preparation for midterm exam	1	5	5
Preparing assignments	1	5	5
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Searching for assignments	1	5	5
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			51

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.3	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.14
LO.1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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