Basics of Energy and Environmental TechnologyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student recognizes the importance of planning for community sustainability. The student will be familiar with energy production and its meaning for the society. The student will know the pollution formed in energy production. The student will be familiar with function of energy market. The student will understand the meaning of water storage and the meaning of clean water for the society.

Content

-Energy systems
-Energy sources and primary energy
-Distributed energy production
-Energy storage
-Energy efficiency
-Electricity and heat distribution
-Electricity, energy and gas markets
-Basics of sustainable community
-Water resources and waste management

Qualifications

The student can understand simple natural scientific phenomena and the student has the basic mathematical and science skills needed to calculate physical phenomena.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to define or describe the subject matter related to the concepts and phenomena qualitatively and calculate the associated basic quantitative comparisons and calculations.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to apply, calculate, change and choose the concepts related to the matter and phenomena qualitatively and calculate the basic quantitative calculations as well as to complete and produce the necessary information for the calculations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students is able to categorize, collect, combine and generalize the concepts related to the matter and phenomena qualitatively and calculate the basic quantitative calculations as well as derive and rearrange given basic information.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student is able to define or describe the subject matter related to the concepts and phenomena qualitatively and calculate the associated basic quantitative comparisons and calculations.