COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SELECT FIELD.8 (RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEN 4118 SELECT FIELD.8 (RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Science Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SUAT TÜRKOGUZ

Offered to

Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to equip prospective science teachers with knowledge about renewable energy sources and to help them develop the knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate and discuss the production and use of these energy types.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowing the basic concepts related to renewable energy and its resources.
2   Comprehending the significance of renewable energy resources.
3   Comprehending the renewable energy resources and how they are used.
4   Evaluating the efficiency of 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 Meeting course introduction energy and energy types
2 Energy resources in Türkiye and in the world
3 Introduction to renewable energy resources
4 Importance of renewable energy resources
5 Hydroenergy resources
6 Electricity production and resources
7 Biomass, biogas, energy resources
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Solar energy
10 Geothermal energy
11 Wind energy
12 Water energy, wave energy
13 Nuclear energy
14 Hydrogen energy
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Öztürk, H. H. (2008). Renewable energy sources and their use. Istanbul: Teknik Publishing.

Öztürk, H. (2013). Renewable energy sources. Istanbul: Birsen Publishing.

Acaroğlu, M. (2013). Alternative energy sources. Ankara: Nobel Academic Publishing.

Yaman, Y. (2007). Energy saving and renewable energy sources. Istanbul: Birsen Publishing.

Ceylan, I., & Gürel, A. E. (2017). Design of solar energy systems. Bursa: Dora Publishing.

Gezen, M., & Karaaslan, A. (2018). Assessment of renewable energy sources. Bursa: Ekin Publishing.

Akova, I. (2008). Renewable energy sources. Ankara: Nobel Academic Publishing.

Karadeli, S. (2001). Wind energy. Ankara: Remiz Energy Foundation.

Walker, J. F., & Jenkins, N. (1997). Wind energy technology. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Dickson, M. H., & Fanelli, M. (Eds.). (1995). Geothermal energy. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, questioning, cooperative learning techniques.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be required to take a midterm and a final exam as part of the course. The format of these exams (e.g., written, multiple-choice) will be announced by the course instructor prior to the exam week.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It ıs obligated to continue to at least %70 of lessons
Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceeding.
The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gul.unal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Office hours will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation about subject 13 2 26
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 1 13 13
Midterm 1 5 5
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15555
LO.25555
LO.35555
LO.45555