COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 3114 RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES ELECTIVE 2 2 0 7

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUHITTIN AYGÜN

Offered to

Physics(Evening)
Physics

Course Objective

Learning advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy resources, discussing energy potential and its availability in Türkiye and the world, generating solutions for the energy problem is aimed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to research effects of the global warming and climate change to world and
2   Will be able to give information about using energy wisely, energy generation and
3   Will be able to teach details about alternative energy resources
4   Will be able to discuss about sustainability of energy policies
5   Will be able to present oral and poster presentations about climate change and renewable energy resources

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Information about energy, fossil fuels and renewable energy resources
2 Coal / Petroleum / Natural Gas
3 Radioactivity / Nuclear Energy / Nuclear Plants
4 Thermonuclear Energy
5 Solar Energy / Photovoltaics
6 Wind Energy / Wave Energy
7 Geothermal Energy / Hydroelectric Power Stations
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Biofuel / Biomass Energy
10 Hydrogen Energy / Boron
11 Gold / Thorium
12 Energy Transformations
13 Generators / Batteries / Hybrid Systems
14 Energy Policies, Global Warming and Climate Change

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
JeanClaude Sabonnadiére (2009), Renewable Energy Technologies, WileyISTE.

References:
1. Dr. Reşat Uzmen (2007), Küresel Isınma ve Iklim Değişikliği, Bilge Kültür Sanat.
2. Uyar, T. S. (1996). Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynak ve Teknolojileri. Çevre Eğitim Seminerleri Kitabı. Çevre Gönüllüleri Derneği (sf 5.13-5.19). Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Oral presentation
2. Question & Answer and Discussion
3. Poster presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ * 0.30 + PRJ * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ * 0.30 + PRJ * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm exam is taken as achievements of students for the semester.
2. Final exam is added to the success of the study of midterm thereby the student's success will be determined

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obliged to participate in the course of more than seventy percent.
2. Any copy action will culminate in disciplinary investigation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

muhittin.aygun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced later

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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