Main Page     Information on the Institution     Degree Programs     General Information for Students     Türkçe  

 DEGREE PROGRAMS


 Associate's Degree (Short Cycle)


 Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)


 Master’s Degree (Second Cycle)

  Course Description
Course Name : Energy Management

Course Code : MES406

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 4

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 4

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. BEŞİR ŞAHİN

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Provides general information about energy sources, energy conversion and use.
Has the knowledge of highest standards of energy management skills and competence.
Knows the strategies for the implementation of energy management projects in industries
Has a basic knowledge about energy production technologies
Establishes skills about possible environmental disseminations during energy production-conversion processes and possible precautions for preventing environmental pollution.
Provides advantages and disadvantages of industrial co-generation systems,
Has an understanding of thermal fluid power systems
Learns the methods of economic analysis and their applications

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To help students gain the knowledge that the fundamental goal of teaching energy management is to produce goods and provide services with the least cost and least environmental effect, to teach methods of energy audit, thermal analysis and economic analysis for maximizing systems efficiencies in the industrial components, optimizing the input energy requirements, to teach the methods of conversion process of fuel and energy.

Course Contents : Energy Consumption, Conversion and Resources Energy Management and Conservation Energy Audits and Energy Conservation Industrial Energy Management and Utilization Industrial Energy Management and Utilization Instrumentation Economic Analysis Energy Technologies Energy Technologies Energy and Environment Mid-Term Exam Industrial Cogeneration Industrial Cogeneration Analysis of Thermal fluid Systems Final Exam

Language of Instruction : English

Work Place : Mak-1, Mak-2


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Energy Consumption, Conversion and Resources Read the related topics in the lecture notes and reference books Lecturing
2 Energy Management and Conservation Read the related topics in the lecture notes and reference books Lecturing
3 Energy Audits and Energy Conservation Read the related topics in the lecture notes and reference books Lecturing
4 Industrial Energy Management and Utilization Read the related topics in the lecture notes and reference books Lecturing
5 Industrial Energy Management and Utilization Read the related topics in the lecture notes and reference books Lecturing
6 Instrumentation Read the related topics in the lecture notes and reference books Lecturing
7 Economic Analysis Read the related topics in the lecture notes and reference books Lecturing
8 Energy Systems Technologies Read the related topics in the lecture notes and reference books Lecturing
9 Energy Systems Technologies Read the related topics in the lecture notes and reference books Lecturing
10 Energy and Environment Read the related topics in the lecture notes and reference books Lecturing
11 Mid-Term Exam Writing Exam Writing Exam
12 Industrial Cogeneration Read the related topics in the lecture notes and reference books Lecturing
13 Industrial Cogeneration Read the related topics in the lecture notes and reference books Lecturing
14 Analysis of Thermal fluid Systems Read the related topics in the lecture notes and reference books Lecturing
15 Analysis of Thermal fluid Systems Read the related topics in the lecture notes and reference books Lecturing
16/17 Final Exam Writing Exam Writing Exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Barney L. Capehart, Wayne C. Turner, Guide to Energy Management, Seventh Edition, Fairmont Press, 2011.
 Albert Thumann, D. Paul Mehta, Handbook of Energy Engineering, Seventh Edition, Fairmont Press, 2013.
 
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 40
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 60
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Students gain a command of basic concepts, theories and principles in mechanical engineering 3
2 Student become equipped with the basic knowledge of math, science and engineering 3
3 Students are able to design and carry out experiments in the basic fields of mechanical engineering, and interpret the results and the data obtained from the experiments 4
4 Students become equipped with a variety of skills and knowledge regarding engineering techniques 4
5 Students are able to design a system, component or process in order to meet the needs of various engineering problems within technical, economic, environmental, manufacturability, and sustainability limits. 5
6 Students independently review and learn the applications in an enterprise, make a critical assessment of the problems faced with, formulate problems and propose solutions by selecting the proper technique 5
7 Students take initiative in identification, design, development and use of a product or production process. 4
8 Students become aware of the necessity of lifelong learning and continuously self-renew 5
9 Students use English effectively for technical or non-technical topics orally or in wirtten form. 3
10 Students become effective in using computer, computer-aided drafting, design, analysis, and presentation 3
11 Students have good communicatino skills with a tendency to work in teams, and are able to work effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary team 5
12 Students become aware of the technical and ethical responsibilities, as well as being inquisitive and innovative 4
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 16 3 48
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 1 1
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 3 3
    Final Exam 1 3 3
Total Workload: 97
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.88
ECTS Credit: 4