Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Energy availability and sources, environmental consequences of energy supply and consumption, and societal impacts. Explores the environmental, economic, social, and political implications of the choices a society makes to meet its energy needs. Definitions of sustainability. Special emphasis on communication skills.

COURSE DETAILS:

Topics Covered

Energy and Environment Perspectives (Ch. 1, Dincer and Erdemir)
Energy Sources and Sustainability (Ch. 2, Dincer and Erdemir)
System Analysis (Ch. 3, Dincer and Erdemir)
Fuels and Combustion (Ch. 4, Dincer and Erdemir)
Nuclear Energy (Ch. 5, Dincer and Erdemir)
Solar Energy (Ch. 6, Dincer and Erdemir)
Wind Energy (Ch. 7, Dincer and Erdemir)
Geothermal Energy (Ch. 8, Dincer and Erdemir)
Biofuels and Biomass Energy (Ch. 9, Dincer and Erdemir)
Hydro and Ocean Energies (Ch. 10, Dincer and Erdemir)
Energy Storage (Ch. 11, Dincer and Erdemir)
Hydrogen Energy (Ch. 12, Dincer and Erdemir)
Integrated Energy Systems (Ch. 13, Dincer and Erdemir)

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Course Learning Outcome	CEAB Graduate Attributes*
	GA1	GA6	GA7	GA8	GA9	GA12
1.Discuss the role energy has played and continues to play in the course of human history, and the corresponding roles and responsibilities of engineers.				I	D
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic laws of Thermodynamics that provide the foundation for energy systems analysis.	I
3. Construct and evaluate basic calculations relating to work, heat, mass, energy, entropy, exergy, and efficiency for a range of energy sources.		I
4. Compare energy sources in relation to their health, safety, environmental and social impacts.			I
5. Present and discuss a significant (recently completed) energy systems project including its effects on energy capacity, economics, society, and the environment.			I			I
6. Create an intentionally written and cogent analysis of a key topic in energy systems, suitable for both technical and non-technical audiences.			I

*Engineering Accreditation

The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) requires students to be competent in twelve main areas by graduation, known as Graduate Attributes (GA). The GAs are provided and evaluated at three levels: Introduced (I), Developed (D), and Applied (A). The SEE course learning outcomes are mapped to the GAs to ensure students are educated and graduate with these attributes. The relevant GAs and their associated levels for this course are indicated after each list item in the Intended Learning Outcomes section above. Below is a list of CEAB GAs:

1. A knowledge base for engineering: Demonstrated competence in university-level mathematics, natural sciences, engineering fundamentals, and specialized engineering knowledge appropriate to the program.
2. Problem analysis: An ability to use appropriate knowledge and skills to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve complex engineering problems to reach substantiated conclusions.
3. Investigation: An ability to conduct investigations of complex problems by methods that include appropriate experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of information to reach valid conclusions.
4. Design: An ability to design solutions for complex, open-ended engineering problems and to design systems, components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate attention to health and safety risks, applicable standards, and economic, environmental, cultural and societal considerations.
5. Use of engineering tools: An ability to create, select, apply, adapt, and extend appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering tools to a range of engineering activities, from simple to complex, with an understanding of the associated limitations.
6. Individual and teamwork: An ability to work effectively as a member and leader in teams, preferably in a multidisciplinary setting.
7. Communication skills: An ability to communicate complex engineering concepts within the profession and with society at large. Such ability includes reading, writing, speaking and listening, and the ability to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, and to give and effectively respond to clear instructions.
8. Professionalism: An understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the professional engineer in society, especially the primary role of protection of the public and the public interest.
9. Impact of engineering on society and the environment: An ability to analyze social and environmental aspects of engineering activities. Such ability includes an understanding of the interactions that engineering has with the economic, social, health, safety, legal, and cultural aspects of society, the uncertainties in the prediction of such interactions, and the concepts of sustainable design and development and environmental stewardship.
10. Ethics and equity: An ability to apply professional ethics, accountability, and equity.
11. Economics and project management: An ability to appropriately incorporate economics and business practices, including project, risk, and change management into the practice of engineering and to understand their limitations.
12. Life-long learning: An ability to identify and to address their own educational needs in a changing world in ways sufficient to maintain their competence and to allow them to contribute to the advancement of knowledge.

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