| Course code |
Course Name
|
Course Purpose / Overview
|
Core or Elective |
| PGC 601 |
Research Methodology and ICT in Engineering |
The course equips students with the necessary skills and digital tools for conducting scientific research and writing academic papers. Topics such as: Information literacy, information sources, tools for managing references, cloud computing, experimental methods, data collection & analysis using MATLAB, and technical writing are covered within the course. |
Core |
| ACE 601 |
Methods of Engineering Design and Systems Analysis |
The course equips students with advanced skills for engineering design and analysis. Topics such as: engineering design techniques and analysis, development engineering, Mathematical modelling of engineering systems under various conditions, use of computational tools in Engineering design, Optimization techniques, and design of experiments are covered within the course. |
Core |
| ACE 611 |
Principles of Renewable and New Energy Technologies |
The course exposes the students to the fundamental principles behind various renewable and new energy (Hydrogen, fuel cells) technologies. The topics covered are: description of all the principles of various renewable technologies, Renewable energy resources assessment techniques, Introduction to Renewable Energy softwares such as RETScreen, HOMER, etc). Application of Power Electronics in Renewable Energy. |
Core |
| ACE 619 |
Renewable Energy Financing and Portfolio Standards |
The course exposes the students to Renewable Energy project Financing and Portfolio standards. Topics covered include: Project finance in the field of renewable energy. The nature and typical risks in renewable energy projects, Sources of project financing, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) mechanism. Renewable energy portfolio standards, and Policy issues |
Core |
| ACE 617 |
Nuclear Energy Technology |
The course deepens the students understanding in Nuclear Energy technologies. Topics covered include: Hazardous waste management. Fission and fusion processes. Nuclear power plant design; design of fission reactor, reactor control and safety systems design. Power transfer systems, containment vessels and structures design. Human and environmental factors, construction, and operational considerations of nuclear power plants. |
Elective (choose 1 out of 2) |
| ACE 637 |
Principles of Sustainable Energy |
The course highlights the principles of sustainable energy. Topics covered include: current and potential future energy systems: resources, extraction, conversion, and end-use technologies, renewable and conventional energy production technologies, energy end-use practices and alternatives, consumption practices in different countries, evaluation and analysis of energy technology system. |
Elective (choose 1 out of 2) |
