Postgraduate Course: Energy Efficiency, Resource and Environment (MECE11002)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Mechanical |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/teaching/mech/
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Concerns over energy sustainability and climate change are driving governments to seriously question their national energy consumption rates. Long term opportunities include the development of new renewable energy sources but there already exist opportunities to extend the lifetimes of existing resources through energy efficiency and new, low energy technology. These will be explored in this course. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module the student will be able to:
(i) Discuss and describe the availability of natural resources and appreciate the implications of finite fossil resources.
(ii) Understand the concept of proved reserves and R/P ratios
(iii) Describe and discuss techniques for energy efficiency in buildings, including passive solar design.
(iv) Understand technologies such as heat-pumps which can be used domestically or industrially to provide heat.
(v) Appreciate the contribution of transport to the energy budget and how this can be reduced through technology and practice
(vi) Understand the relationships between energy use and climate change.
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Assessment Information
100% coursework
50% on major assignment
50% on 6x weekly proformae |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
energy, efficiency, sustainability, resource, environment |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Ian Bryden
Tel: (0131 6)50 5598
Email: Ian.Bryden@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Sharon Mulvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 7076
Email: Sharon.Mulvey@ed.ac.uk |
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