MAEN5010 Renewable Energy Course description

Renewable energy sources play a major role to bring sustainable development. In a global perspective, they have potentials to reduce the environmental and social impacts associated with energy production from conventional fossil fuel. Today, it is common to use renewable energy technology in parallel with conventional technology in the energy system.

The elective course is initiated provided that a sufficient number of students registered.

Ingen ut over opptakskrav.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has knowledge about

• various renewable energy sources, the difference between these and fossil fuel energy sources
• technologies used to exploit renewable energy sources for thermal energy application in buildings and for the production of electricity.
• the most important processes and components used in various renewable energy based energy conversion systems
• the environmental performance of renewable energy systems

Skills

The student is capable of

• linking renewable energy and fossil fuel with a view to achieving sustainability
• comparing environmental assessments of renewable energy systems and conventional fossil fuel systems
• carrying out simple techno-economic assessments of renewable energy systems
• carrying out necessary calculations for energy production from renewable energy sources
• dimensioning solar energy systems for heating systems and electricity production

General competence

The student is capable of:

• contributing to develop renewable energy sources in complex energy systems
• working in a project on planning, building and operation of renewable energy systems integrated in buildings
• contributing to fresh thinking and innovation processes

Teoriundervisning, laboratoriearbeid og øvinger på PC. Teoretiske øvinger er frivillige.

Følgende arbeidskrav er obligatorisk og må være godkjent for å fremstille seg til eksamen:

• Seks laboratorieøvinger.
• Én prosjektoppgave.

Individuell skriftlig eksamen på tre timer.

Eksamensresultat kan påklages.

After completion of the course, the student has acquired the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The student

• is familiar with the sound system and intonation of German, the language’s grammatical structure and possesses insight into cultural conventions on the use of the German language
• has knowledge of daily life, traditions, customs, values and cultural expressions in German speaking countries and in Norway (contrastive view on cultural practices across disciplines and situations)
• has knowledge of language learning and acquisition theories and can relate them to children and young adults’ language learning from a multicultural perspective
• has knowledge of the curriculum, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, the European Language Portfolio ages 6–12 and 13–18, as well as the European Language Portfolio for language teacher students

Skills

The student

• possesses appropriate oral and written communication skills in German across a variety of topics, situations, and media (including social situations, literature, movies, pop culture)
• is capable of understanding oral and written authentic texts German in different genres and media
• is able to plan and carry out German language lessons, and knows to assess the German language
• is capable of assessing the use of authentic texts and other learning resources in teaching
• is capable of using assessments to guide pupils in their German language skills development

General competence

The candidate

• possesses transcultural awareness and its impact on interaction in the foreign language classroom
• possesses a variety of pedagogical approaches and assessment strategies
• will be able to enhance the pupils’ language proficiency by creating appropriate opportunities to practice the language

Gradert skala A-F.

En intern sensor. Ekstern sensor brukes jevnlig.

The final individual assessment has the form of a short video (approx. 5 minutes) where the student demonstrates his/her oral and reflective skills. The student is asked to produce an audio track (oral production in German). The video focus is upon a topic which was discussed during the course. The student is required to produce a scripted text that with the audio track will be the basis of the assessment.

New/postponed exam

The resit/rescheduled exam is organised in the same way as the ordinary exam. The assessment may be revised once if the first version is not approved.