SPG8024 : Quantifying Energy Decision Making
- Offered for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Dr David Greenwood
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
To enable students to make better informed energy decisions by applying financial and physical quantitative methods and combining these with qualitative factors.
Outline Of Syllabus
At the end of the module, students should will be able to:
- Demonstrate the application of the concepts of force, work, energy and power in the energy system to determine
the behaviour of devices and systems.
- Appraise how power system characteristics affect generation plant selection in a system designed to provide
low-carbon, secure and economic energy.
- Compare the financial viability of competing energy schemes while recognising their sensitivity to
assumptions.
- Identify the broader contested issues influencing energy resource exploitation.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 1500 word + non-textual report |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | Lectures |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 27 | 0:20 | 9:00 | Non-synchronous, pre-recorded lecture materials |
| Structured Guided Learning | Academic skills activities | 2 | 2:00 | 4:00 | Exploration, discussion of content and assessment tasks |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 39:00 | 39:00 | Using course materials and reading list, following written course materials and conducting the formative assessments |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Early stage review |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 22:00 | 22:00 | Exploratory reading and research |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
This module is delivered through a combination of written course materials, pre-recorded video presentations and opportunities for students to check their understanding directly with the teaching staff.
Workshops are held for the students to gain feedback on their understanding and explore the broader context of decision making in energy systems.
Guidance is provided for the wider reading that the students must undertake to gain sufficient understanding of the subject area and how to access and make use of the wide range of resources that are available on this topic.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 2 | M | 100 | Evaluate students’ ability to apply learning to decision making in an energy system - context, physical & financial aspects (1500 words approx) |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prob solv exercises | 2 | M | Evaluate students’ ability to carry out the mathematical analysis within the course |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Assignment is designed for students to demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have acquired in energy numeracy, correct use of units, the context of energy systems and economic evaluation. This must be communicated effectively within the specified length, making efficient use of text and non-textual elements. To show high level of achievement students must apply independent research with appropriate referencing of the literature to demonstrate work beyond the module materials.
(AHEP4 Learning Outcomes incorporated into module assessment: M1; M3; M5; M7; M17).
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- SPG8024's Timetable