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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MAK 4044	SOLAR ENERGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4

Offered By

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DILEK KUMLUTAŞ

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The course objective is to give the students a basic knowledge on the mechanism of heat transfer by radiation as well as the basis on solar angles and the calculation of these angles. Knowledge of how to make a project for domestic water heating system by solar energy is also given in this course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Define the basic concepts related to solar energy.
2	Use of charts for hot water preparation with solar energy systems projects.
3	Ability to calculate and to make projects for hot water preparation with solar energy systems.
4	To calculate the angles of related to the sun and day length.
5	To calculate the local time and solar time.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Solar energy and its applications
2	Calculation procedures of solar water heating
3	Calculation procedures of solar water heating
4	Calculation procedures of solar water heating
5	Fundamental concepts. Angles about the sun, day length, standart time, solar time
6	Fundamental concepts. Angles about the sun, day length, standart time, solar time
7	Shading
8	Estimation of solar radiation
9	Estimation of solar radiation
10	Solar heating systems
11	Solar heating systems
12	Standarts about solar energy
13	Other apllications of solar energy
14	Other apllications of solar energy

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Güneş Enerjisi Temelleri ve Uygulamaları No:2, G. Atagündüz, Ege Üniversitesi Güneş Enerjisi Enstitüsü, 1989
Supplementary Book(s): Güneş Enerjisi, Kılıç ,A. Öztürk, , Kipas, 1983

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations of the instructor.

Assessment Methods

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1st, 2nd and 3rd learning outcomes will be assessed by the midterm exam. All the learning outcomes will be assessed by the final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

dilek.kumlutas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 09:00-10:00

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
Preparation for midterm exam	1	13	13
Preparation for final exam	1	13	13
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.6	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11
LO.1	4	4	3	3
LO.2	4	4	3	3			4
LO.3	4	4	3	3	4	4		4	3
LO.4	4	4	3	3	4
LO.5	4	4	3	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

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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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