COP4907 Hasen- Energy Politics and StrategiesBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs FILM AND TELEVISIONGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
FILM AND TELEVISION
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
COP4907 Hasen- Energy Politics and Strategies Spring 3 0 3 6
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÜRKAN SOYKAN
Course Objectives: In a global perspective, energy policies serve multiple goals, including those of;
(a) meeting increasing energy demand, driven in large part by growing populations and rising incomes,
(b) satisfying basic needs of about billions of people who suffer badly from inadequate access to usable energy, and
(c) responding to the increasing risk of severe environmental damage caused by prevailing patterns of energy production, distribution and consumption.
Moreover, energy policies are inextricably linked to geopolitical concerns about energy security and to competition in international markets and international politics.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Identify energy policy knowledge and needs at various governmental and entity levels
2) Describe general terms and basic concepts
3) Examine existing or proposed energy policy critically; expose errors, find unintended consequences of implementation, offer suggestions for improvement
4) Identify the drivers of energy policy from political, environmental, and economic perspectives; and explain how these drivers can exist either in conflict or complement of each other
5) Understand the concept of energy policy and develop strategies to decide on policy.

Course Content

Energy policy in Turkey, comparison with Europe, renewable energy and smart grid policies, the future of energy policy, strategy development according to situation.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Course Overview and Introduction to Energy Policy
2) Introduction to Electricity
3) Energy Policies: An overview
4) Energy Policy in Turkey
5) Renewable Energy and Public Policy
6) Renewable Energy and Smart Grid Policies
7) Comparison of Policy with Europe
8) Energy Policy and Security
9) Energy Information Reports
10) Energy Databases
11) The Future of Energy Policy
12) Energy Strategies
13) Developing Energy Strategies
14) Case Studies

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Fred Bosselman et al., Energy, Economics and the Environment: Cases and Materials, 3rd Edition (Foundation Press: 2010)
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 17 6 102
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society 4
2) Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art 3
3) Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area 1
4) Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey 1
5) Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product 2
6) Being able to write a script ready to be shot 2
7) Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment
8) Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations
9) Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages
10) Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage
11) Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white 3
12) Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility 5