GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM BIOMASS AND ORGANIC WASTES/5191335
Course Title: ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM BIOMASS AND ORGANIC WASTES
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
To be able to establish the relationship between plant and energy and to develop the concept of gaining potential to produce alternative fuels
Ability to comment on bioenergy economy
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  This course is only conducted face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Principles of Biomass Energy, Areas of Biomass Formation and Biomass Energy Resources, Biomass Potential in the World and Turkey
2. Week  Plants Grown for Energy (Energy Crops)
3. Week  Physical and Chemical Properties of Materials Used in Biomass Energy Conversion Systems
4. Week  Methods of Obtaining Energy from Biomass, Thermochemical Methods
5. Week  Reactor types for organic waste
6. Week  Reactor types for organic waste
7. Week  Evaluation of domestic wastes
8. Week  Biochemical Methods (Alcohol Fermentation, Anaerobic Fermentation, Biophotolysis), Agrochemical Methods (Fuel Extraction)
9. Week  Bioreactor applications
10. Week  Bioreactor applications
11. Week  Environmental effects of bioenergy
12. Week  Economy of bioenergy
13. Week  Presentations
14. Week  Presentations
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
13
2
26
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
4
20
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
2
6
12
 Preparing a Presentation
3
6
18
 Presentation
4
7
28
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
12
12
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
12
12
 Other (should be emphasized)
3
3
9
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
179
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.16
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1- Instructor trainingX
2- Capability of taking on a task in research and development unitsX
3- Capability of designing and manufacturing thermal and thermo-mechanical systems.X
4- Capability of taking management mission in energy sectorX
5- Taking on specialist and management tasks in governmental institutions relevant to energy sector.X
6- Capability of conducting energy production and conversion system design, manufacturing, modification and montage projects.X
7- Capability of taking on missions in desing ang procect of HVAC-R and comcustion systemsX
8- Capability of management in energy production, conversion and power distribution plants.X
9- Capability of taking on missions in project ang application of renewable energyX
10- Capability of taking on missions in project ang application of enviroment and waste management systemsX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Mustafa İLBAŞ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ilbas)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ilbas@gazi.edu.tr)