COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEN 4043 SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Marine Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MUSTAFA NURAN

Offered to

Marine Engineering

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 Shading
9 Estimation of solar radiation
10 Estimation of solar radiation
11 Solar heating systems
12 Standarts about solar energy
13 Other applications of solar energy
14 Other applications 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

Cooperative and active teaching and learning strategies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 QUZ QUIZ
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + QUZ * 0.10 + ASG * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + QUZ * 0.10 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

PO - LO matrices were created and the evaluation method was determined for each PO. Students are expected to obtain an average success score of 60 or above for each LO. In addition, in the course evaluation surveys, the program outcomes in the course objectives are expected to be 4 or above.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Duyurulacaktır.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mustafa.nuran@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 96

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.17PO.18PO.19PO.20
LO.155
LO.255555
LO.355555
LO.455555
LO.555555