I. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
II. SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
III. COURSE CURRICULUM
SUBJECT DATA
OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING PERFORMANCE
THEMATIC UNITS AND FURTHER DETAILS
Subject name
Environmental Management in Energetics
ID (subject code)
BMEGT42A411
Type of subject
contact unit
Course types and lessons
Type
Lessons
Lecture
2
Practice
1
Laboratory
0
Type of assessment
mid-term grade
Number of credits
3
Subject Coordinator
Name
Dr. Csuvár Ádám
Position
senior lecturer
Contact details
csuvar.adam@gtk.bme.hu
Educational organisational unit for the subject
Department of Environmental Economics and Sustainability
Subject website
Language of the subject
magyar - HU
Curricular role of the subject, recommended number of terms

Programme: BSc in Energy Engineering

Subject Role: Compulsory for the specialisation

Recommended semester: 7

Direct prerequisites
Strong
None
Weak
None
Parallel
None
Exclusion
None
Validity of the Subject Description
Approved by the Faculty Board of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Decree No: 580269/9/2025 registration number. Valid from: 26.03.2025.

Objectives

The aim of the course is to provide general knowledge to the students about the policy and indicator-based background of sustainable energy management.

Academic results

Knowledge
  1. The student knows the main concepts of sustainable energy management;
  2. knows the main interlinkages between energetics and the dimension’s of sustainability;
  3. knows the processes related to energy markets and their impacts on envrionment and society;
  4. knows the main principles of national and EU energy policies.
Skills
  1. The students is able to form an independent opinion in energy management issues;
  2. is able to process and analyze energy-related data sets.
Attitude
  1. Thes student cooperates with the lecturer and fellow students;
  2. strives to understand the complex sytems;
  3. strives to make decisions taking into account technical, economic and social aspects.
Independence and responsibility
  1. The student independently selects and applies the relevant problem-solving and analytical methods in solving the analytical tasks belonging to their field;
  2. feels responsible for achieving sustainable development;
  3. feels responsible for taking greater account of environmental and social aspects.

Teaching methodology

Lectures, written and oral communication, use of IT tools and techniques, tasks and plans prepared in groups.

Materials supporting learning

  • Előadás-anyagok / Lecture slides
  • Peter Zweifel; Aaron Praktiknjo; Georg Erdmann: Energy Economics. Berlin University of Technology. Springer, Germany, 2017.

General Rules

The assessment of the learning outcomes set out in point 2.2 is based on: 1. the summative assessment of the competencies acquired during the semester (2 mid-term exams) 2. formative assessment (group task and its presentation).

Performance assessment methods

Detailed description of performance assessments conducted during the study period: 1. Summative assessment: a complex, written assessment method of the knowledge and ability-type competency-elements of the subject in the form of two mid-term exams. The mid-term exams focus on assessing the acquired knowledge and its application. The lectures serving as basis for the assessment are determined by the subject lecturer. 2. Formative assessment: a complex assessment method of the knowledge, ability, attitude, as well as independence and responsibility-type competency-elements of the subject, the form of which is a group task-solution by processing and analyzing data sets typical of energetics and presenting the results obtained from it.

Percentage of performance assessments, conducted during the study period, within the rating

  • 1st summative assessment: 33
  • 2nd summative assessment: 33
  • formative assessment: 34
  • total: 100

Percentage of exam elements within the rating

Conditions for obtaining a signature, validity of the signature

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Issuing grades

%
Excellent 92-100
Very good 85-91
Good 70–84
Satisfactory 55–69
Pass 40–54
Fail 0-39

Retake and late completion

1) Pursuant to the current CoS, each summative assessment can be retaken, repeated or completed late. 2) The summative assessments can be retaken, repeated or completed late for the first time during the late completion period free of charge. In the event of a retake, the new result always overwrites the old one. 3) If the student is unable to obtain a grade other than 'Fail' even with the retake, repeat and late completion possibilities according to point 1), they may make a second attempt to successfully complete the course after paying the fee specified in the regulations.  4) Due to the nature of the formative assessment, it cannot be retaken, repeated or completed late.

Coursework required for the completion of the subject

Nature of work Number of sessions per term
Participation in contact classes 24
Preparation for contact lessons 14
Preparation for summative assessments 36
preparation of the formative assessment 16
total 90

Approval and validity of subject requirements

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 03.03.2025.

Topics covered during the term

In order to achieve the learning outcomes set out at point 2.2, the subject consists of the following thematic blocks. In the syllabi of the courses announced in each semester, these topics are scheduled according to the calendar and other conditions.

Lecture topics
1. Introduction, the world's energy situation, global trends
2. Hungary's energy situation, trends
3. Energy, energy management indicators
4. Possibilities of using renewable energy sources I.
5. Possibilities of using renewable energy carriers II.
6. Energy efficiency, energy saving, building energy
7. Integrated energy and climate policy
8. The energy business model (energy markets) I.
9. The business model of energy (energy markets) II.
10. Energy life cycle analysis
11. Sustainability-based analysis of the environmental effects of different energy carriers
12. Sustainable energy management at local and regional level (SECAP)

Additional lecturers

Name Position Contact details
Kármán-Tamus Éva tudományos segédmunkatárs / research fellow tamus.eva@gtk.bme.hu

Approval and validity of subject requirements