Project Course (ETM 592)

2021 Summer
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Energy Tech. and Manag.(ETM)
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30
Murat Kaya mkaya@sabanciuniv.edu,
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Doctoral, Master
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CONTENT

Students are expected to apply the knowledge and skills they gained in the ETM program courses in a project. The project topic is determined by the student, based on his or her professional and personal interests. The project is conducted under the guidance of a supervisor with expertise on the chosen topic domain, and is expected to be completed by the end of the summer semester.

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES


1. Develop the ability to use critical, analytical, and reflective thinking and reasoning

2. Reflect on social and ethical responsibilities in his/her professional life.

3. Gain experience and confidence in the dissemination of project/research outputs

4. Work responsibly and creatively as an individual or as a member or leader of a team and in multidisciplinary environments.

5. Communicate effectively by oral, written, graphical and technological means and have competency in English.

6. Independently reach and acquire information, and develop appreciation of the need for continuously learning and updating.


1. Design and model engineering systems and processes and solve engineering problems with an innovative approach.

2. Establish experimental setups, conduct experiments and/or simulations.

3. Analytically acquire and interpret data.


1. Demonstrate substantive knowledge of how energy relates to social, political, and economic aspects of contemporary life on a national, regional or global basis.

2. Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of using traditional fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal), renewable energy sources (hydro, solar, wind, biomass) and nuclear energy.

3. Explain the fundamentals of renewable energy and fossil fuel technologies.

4. Explain the dynamics of energy and electricity supply chains and the related markets.

5. Discuss the social and environmental effects of energy policies and technologies.

6. Develop fundamental energy financing models.

7. Gain experience with energy project management and energy strategy development.

8. Demonstrate knowledge on the fundamental Turkish energy regulations.

9. Demonstrate ability to access current and reliable information sources on energy.