1	Course Title:	SOLAR ENERGY
2	Course Code:	FZK5611
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	There are no prerequisites
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç.Dr. AHMET PEKSÖZ
16	Course Lecturers:	Yrd. Doç. Dr. Aslı Ayten KAYA
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	aslitay@uludag.edu.tr 0 224 294 16 94 Uludağ Üniversitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Fizik Bölümü, 16059 Görükle, Bursa.
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Investigate of renewable energy source Investigate to structure and properties of photovoltaic cells Investigate to electrical end optical properties of the PV systems
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To have knowledge about renewable energy sources; 2 Choose appropriate techniques and methods for renewable energy; 3 To make a comment about energy efficiency; 4 To understand the importance of renewable energy; 5 Having information about our energy sources;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Renewable energy sources
2	Comparison with other energy sources of solar energy
3	Introduction to Active solar energy systems
4	Several basic concepts of energy, working principles
5	The advantages and disadvantages of energy systems
6	Application fields of renewable energy systems
7	Photovoltaic systems (PV) and application areas
8	PV energy
9	Properties of PV cells
10	PV materials
11	electrical properties of PV materials
12	optical properties of PV materials
13	production techniques of PV materials
14	Analysis of PV materials

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Michael Boxwell, Solar Electricity Handbook 2010 Edition: A Simple, Practical Guide to Solar Energy - Designing and Installing Photovoltaic Solar Electric Systems, Code Gren Publishing, 2010. 2. D. Yogi Goswami, Principles of Solar Engineering, Taylor & Francis Publishing, 2000.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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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	6	84
Homeworks, Performances	0	4	16
Projects	14	3	42
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	2	2
Total WorkLoad			186
Total workload/ 30 hr			6,2
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 4 3 5 0 4 0 0 3 3 4 LO2 5 5 3 4 0 4 0 0 3 3 4 LO3 4 4 2 3 0 3 0 0 3 3 3 LO4 4 4 3 4 0 3 0 0 2 3 4 LO5 5 5 5 4 0 4 0 0 4 3 3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High