GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

SELECTED TOPİCS İN SOLAR ENERGY I/5271302

Course Title:	SELECTED TOPİCS İN SOLAR ENERGY I
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Prof. Şemsettin Altındal

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

www.gazi.edu.tr/~altundal

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

altundal@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

The students who have taken this course can preparate PN, MS and MIS type solar cells andcharacterized theirs electrical in dark and under illuminati

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is fce to face.

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Introduction of recent technology in Solar energy
2. Week	Introduction of recent technology in Solar energy
3. Week	Source of sunlight and improve of solar cells
4. Week	The using areas of solar energy
5. Week	Advantage and dis-advantage of solar energy
6. Week	Review of semiconductor properties
7. Week	Interaction of light with semiconductor
8. Week	Midterm Exam
9. Week	In dark and under illuminated electrical characteristics of solar cells
10. Week	Efficiency losses and measurements
11. Week	Efficiency losses and measurements
12. Week	Improved silicon cell technology
13. Week	Design of silicon solar sells
14. Week	Other semiconductor solar cells
15. Week	Final Exam
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

1- Martin A. Green, Solar Cells(Operating Principles, Technology and System Applications), University of New South Wales Australia, 1982 2- Ha

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

None

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	25
Assignment	1	15
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		60

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week	0	0	0
Reading	2	2	4
Searching in Internet and Library	5	3	15
Designing and Applying Materials	4	3	12
Preparing Reports	4	3	12
Preparing Presentation	6	6	36
Presentation	6	6	36
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	7	7
Final and Studying for Final	1	8	8
Other	4	4	16
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			188
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.52
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

Gazi University