Lecture-Plan

I. General Course Information - 2015

1. Title of Subject

Energy Technologies

2. Subject code

EET3196

3. Status of subject

Elective

4. Stage

Degree

5. Version
6. Credit Hour
EAC Credit Hours
Equivalent

Dates of Previous Versions: May 2000, Oct 2007, Dec 2010

Dates of Current Version: Aug 2013
3
3 (2.79+0.21)
2.79 (39 hours of lectures)
0.21 (6 hours of assignments/tutorials)

7. Pre-Requisite

None

8. Teaching Staff

Saqaff Ahmed Alkaff, Sp.D(Mech), Doc. Univ. PhD (Mech)

Lim WK, PhD

9. Semester

Epsilon Year, Trimester 1

10. Aim of Subject

To inform students about conventional and alternative energy

technologies, with emphasis on their impacts to the environment

11. Learning
Outcomes of
Subject

Program
Outcomes of
Subject

At the completion of the subject, students should be able to:

Learning Outcomes:
LO1Identify suitable alternative energy sources under
different situations. (cognitiveunderstanding, Level 2)

LO2Discuss on issues related to environment and energy

crisis. (cognitive understanding , Level 2)

LO3Investigate independent research on issues related to

alternative energy and be able to assess suitability of their
applications critically. (cognitiveapplying, Level 3)
Programme Outcomes:

PO5 - Conduct investigation and research on complex

engineering problems in the chosen field of study

PO8 - Understand the importance of sustainability and costeffectiveness in design and development of professional
engineering solutions, and their impacts in societal and
environmental contexts

11. Assessment
Scheme

Tutorial /
Assignment
Test, Quiz
Final Exam

13. Details of
Subject

Group assignment
To enhance understanding of
basic concepts in lecture

Written exam

Written exam

Topics

20%
20%
60%
Hours

Energy scenario
World energy demand. Past, present, and future
demands.
Conventional and alternative energy sources.
Sustainable energies. Future technologies.
Fundamentals of energy technologies: generation,
storage, retrieval, and efficiency.

Fossil fuel energy technology

Conventional technologies based on fossil fuels:
Petroleum, coal, and natural gas. Steam and gas
turbines as prime movers. Effects on the
environment. Carbon sequestration.

Nuclear energy technology

Nuclear fission energy. Nuclear fuel resources.
Atomic and nuclear physics. Basic nuclear reactor
physics and engineering. Nuclear fuel cycles and
decommissioning. Radiation effects. Nuclear
waste disposal, transport, and safeguards.
Environmental effects. Safety issues.

Solar technology
Solar collectors and solar cells. Solar radiation.
Wind power technology
Wind velocities. Variability in wind power.
Conversion of wind energy.
Other energy sources
Ocean energy. Tidal energy. Geothermal energy.
Bioenergy/Biomass energy. Fuel cell. Hydrogen
economy. Fusion energy. Atmospheric electricity.
Osmotic energy. Vacuum/Antiparticle energy.
14. Teaching and
Learning
Activities

This subject will be delivered using the following means:

Lecture Hours = 42 hours
Supervised Tutorial Hours = 8 hours
Total Contact Hours = 50

15. Laboratory
16. Details of
Assignment

Not applicable.
Example:
Title 1: A Sustainable Energy For Our Future Generation: A Case
Study of Nuclear Energy
Objectives:
To review all available options regarding a proposed nuclear energy
type
Type/ Nature of assignment: Nuclear energy resources finding
Description: The assignments in this subject are designed to introduce
the critical thinking concept to the students. Express their decisions
based on their own personal judgment in their report.
Title 2: A Sustainable Energy For Our Future Generation: A Case
Study of Emerging Energies
Objectives:
To review all available options regarding a proposed energy type, make
an assessment - in terms of economical, environmental and technical
feasibility
Type/ Nature of assignment: Energy resources finding
Description: The assignments in this subject are designed to introduce
the critical thinking concept to the students. The students are required
to review all available options regarding a proposed energy type, make
an assessment - in terms of economical, environmental and technical
feasibility - according to their findings, and express their decisions
based on their own personal judgment in their report.

17. Reading
Materials

Textbook
Reference

J.A. Fay, D.S. Golomb, Energy and the Environment

Oxford Univ. Press, 2002
B. Sorensen, Renewable Energy, Academic Press,
1979
J.R. Lamarsh, A.J. Baratta, Introduction to Nuclear
Engineering, Prentice Hall, 2001
M. Kutz, Environmentally Conscious Alternative
Energy Production, Wiley, 2007
M. Kutz, A. Alkamel, Environmentally Conscious
Fossil Energy Production, Wiley, 2010
M. Kaltschmitt, et al., Renewable Energy:
Technology, Environment, and Economics, Springer,
2007

II. List of Lecturers/Tutors and Contact

Details:
Name
Jamil
Hashim

Position

Room
Number

Email Address

Tel.
No.

jamil.hashim@mmu.edu.

Lecturer MLMR3001 my

Consultation Hours

3382 Wednesday: 11 am - 4 pm

III. Weekly Lecture Plan and Activities:

Wee
k

Date

Lecture/Tutorial

22/6 28/6

Energy scenario (3 hrs)

Lecturer/Tut
or

Important Event

Jamil

No Tutorial
2

29/6 5/7

Energy scenario (3 hrs)

03/07/2015
Jamil

No Tutorial

6/7 12/7

Fossil fuel energy

technology (3 hrs)

Submission group
members.

Jamil

Tutorial: Energy

scenario
4

13/7 19/7

Fossil fuel energy

technology (3 hrs)

Jamil

No Tutorial:
20/7 26/7

Mid Term Break

Aidil Fitri 17&18/7 (Fri

& Sat)
National Day 31/8

Fossil fuel energy

technology (2 hrs)
5

27/7 2/8

Nuclear energy
technology (1 hr)

Jamil

Replacement lecture
(1 hr)

Tutorial: Fossil fuel

energy technology
6

3/8 9/8

Nuclear energy
technology (3 hrs)

Jamil

No Tutorial:
7

10/8 16/8

Nuclear energy
technology (3 hrs)

Jamil

Mid Term Exam #1

Date: 6/8/2015

16/08/2015
Submission of

Tutorial: Nuclear energy

assignment.

technology

Nuclear energy
technology (1 hr)
17/8 23/8

Solar technology (2 hrs)

Jamil

Tutorial: Nuclear energy

technology
9

Solar technology (3 hrs)

24/8 30/8

Tutorial: Solar

Jamil

technology
10

31/8 6/9

Wind power technology

(3 hrs)

Jamil

Tutorial: Wind power

National Day 31/8

(Mon)

technology
Wind power technology
(2 hrs)
11

7/9 13/9

Other energy sources

(1 hr)

Jamil

Replacement Lecture
(2 hrs)

Tutorial: Wind power

technology
12

14/9 20/9

Other energy sources

(3 hrs)

Jamil

Malaysia Day 16/9

(Wed)

Jamil

Aidil Adha 24/9

(Thur)

Jamil

ERU notification:
No lecture in the
week

Tutorial: Other energy

sources
13

21/9 27/9

Other energy sources

(3 hrs)
No Tutorial:

14

28/9 4/10

Revision

15

5/10 11/10

Examination Week

16

12/10
18/10

Examination Week

IV Weekly Timetable:
(22 June 2015 18 October 2015)
Trimester 60: Trimester 1 2015/2016
Time\Day

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

08:00-08:55
09:00-09:55
10:00-10:55
11:00-11:55

CONSULTATION

12:00-12:55

CONSULTATION

EET3196
(EM410)
Lecture
MBMR4016

EET3196
(EM410A)
Tutorial
MSMR2010

13:00-13:55

14:00-14:55

CONSULTATION

15:00-15:55

CONSULTATION

16:00- 16.55
17:00- 17.55
18:00- 18.55

EET3196
(EM410)
Lecture
MSMR2010

Students with Medical Certificate (MC) or other VALID REASON must

submit a written report together with a photocopy of evidence within 2
weeks of the date of absent. Any late submission will not be considered.

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