COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YTT 4212 RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PLUMBING TECHNOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR YILDIZ KALINCI

Offered to

PLUMBING TECHNOLOGY
Plumbing Technology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to gain students competencies related renewable energy resources (geothermal, sun, hydrogen, wind) and small scale designs.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to calculate geothermal heat capacity
2   To be able to make thermal analyzes of geothermal power generation systems
3   To be able to describe methods of hydrogen production
4   To be able to categorize solar energy power generation systems
5   To be able to define wind energy power generation systems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Nature of Geothermal Resources
2 Geothermal Well Pumps
3 Piping
4 Heat Exchanger
5 The use of Geothermal Energy in Industry, Electricity Generation
6 Basic Properties of Hydrogen
7 Mid-term Exam
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Methods of Obtaining Hydrogen
10 Hydrogen Energy Applications
11 Solar Energy
12 Photovoltaic Panels
13 Central Systems
14 Wind Turbines

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynakları, Ismet Akova, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, 2008.
2-Alternatif Energy Kaynakları, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Acaroğlu, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1-Lectures
2-Tutorial

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

It is measured the five learning outcomes with mid-term exam and final exam and development of students will be monitored with applications in the classrooms.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance 70% of classes is mandatory.
Disciplinary proceeding is opened due to cheating in an examination.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0.232.3012618 / yildiz.kalinci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It is determined according to semester course plan.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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