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 Mechanical 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: 580251/13/2023 registration number. Valid from: 29.03.2023.

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. Knows the main concepts of sustainable energy management.
  2. Knows the main interlinkages between energetics and dimension’s of sustainability
  3. Knows the process of energy markets and their impacts on envrionment and society
  4. Knows the main principles of national and EU energy policies
Skills
  1. Able to form own opinion in energy management issues
Attitude
  1. Cooperate by the lecturer and other students
  2. Endeavors to understand the complex sytems
  3. Endeavors to make its decisions taking into account technical, economic and social aspects
Independence and responsibility
  1. Independently selects and applies the relevant problem-solving and analytical methods in solving the analyt-ical tasks belonging to his / her field
  2. Feels responsible for achieving sustainable development
  3. Feels responsible for taking greater account of environmental and social aspects

Teaching methodology

Lectures. Oral and written communication, use of IT, optional individual and group assignments and planning.

Materials supporting learning

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

General Rules

The assessment of learning outcomes set out in point 2.2. are: 1. summative evaluation of the competencies acquired during the semester (2 mid-term exams).

Performance assessment methods

Detailed description of performance evaluations performed during the semester: Summative evaluation of learning outcomes (summative assessment): a complex, written way of evaluating the knowledge and ability type competence elements of the subject in the form of a test. The test focuses on the assessment of the acquired knowledge and its application. The part of the curriculum on which the assessment is based is determined by the lecturer of the subject, the available working time is 45 minutes.

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

  • 1st summative assessment: 50
  • 2nd summative assessment: 50
  • 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

The two summative assessments can be retaken. For the first time in the last week of the semester, the summative assessments can be retaken or corrected free of charge. In case of correction, the new result overwrites the old one. If the student is not able to obtain a grade different from the 'Fail' with the replacement according to the first point, he / she can make a second attempt at the successful performance for the second time, in addition to paying the fee specified in the regulations.

Coursework required for the completion of the subject

Nature of work Number of sessions per term
Participation in contact classes 28
Preparing for contact lessons 26
Preparing for summative assessments 36
total 90

Approval and validity of subject requirements

Topics covered during the term

Subject includes the topics detailed in the course syllabus to ensure learning outcomes listed under 2.2. to be achieved. The schedule of topics in the course curriculum in each semester may be affected by the calendar and other constraints.

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 PhD hallgató / PhD student tamus.eva@gtk.bme.hu
Dr. Pálvölgyi Tamás egyetemi docens / associate professor palvolgyi.tamas@gtk.bme.hu

Approval and validity of subject requirements