1	Course Title:	SOLAR CELLS II
2	Course Code:	FZK5616
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. AHMET PEKSÖZ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	peksoz@uludag.edu.tr, (0224) 29 41 713, Prof. Dr. Ahmet PEKSÖZ, UÜ Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi, Fizik Bölümü 16059 Görükle Kampüsü Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach production of thin film-based solar cells and preparing solar cells as solar panels
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Gain problem-solving skills about thin film based-solar cells and its panel technology

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Learns about efficiency limitations in solar cells; 2 Learns efficiency losses in solar cells; 3 Learns to prepare solar cells as solar panels; 4 Learns types of thin film-based solar cells; 5 Learns production techniques of thin film-based solar cells; 6 Has knowledge about current improvements related with solar cells;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Efficiency limitations in solar cells
2	Efficiency loss in solar cells
3	Efficiency measurement in solar cells
4	Crystalline silicon solar cells
5	Thin film technology
6	Cadmium telluride (CdTe) based-solar cells
7	Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) based- solar cells
8	Copper zinc telluride sulphur (CZTS) based-solar cells
9	MIDTERM EXAM
10	Polymer based solar cells
11	Flexible solar cells
12	Hybrid organic-inorganic materials
13	Panel technologies for solar cells
14	Preparing solar cells as solar cell panels

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1) M. A. Green , Solar Cells, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Clifs, N. J., 1982. 2) Jef Poortmans and Vladimir Arkhipov, Thin Films Solar Cells, Fabrications, Characterization and Applications, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., England, 2006. 3) “Principle of Solar Engineering” by D. Yogi Goswami, Frank Kreith and Jan F. Kreider, 2nd ed. Taylor & Francis, 2000, ISBN-10: 1-56032-714-6, ISBN -13:978- 156032-714-1.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	25
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	25
Final Exam	1	50
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Written examination
Information	Evaluations related to every topic have been done.

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	3	42
Homeworks, Performances	1	5	5
Projects	14	6	84
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	3	3
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	4	4
Total WorkLoad			183
Total workload/ 30 hr			6
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 LO1 4 3 4 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 0 LO2 4 3 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 0 LO3 4 3 4 4 5 3 5 5 5 4 0 LO4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 0 LO5 4 5 4 3 5 4 5 4 4 5 0 LO6 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 5 5 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High