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Offerings
MURDOCH-S1-EXT-2018-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S1-INT-2018-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S2-EXT-2018-ONGOING
Requisites
Prerequisite
Exclusion
Enrolment rules
Enrolment in the Graduate Certificate in Energy Studies, Graduate Certificate in Energy and Carbon Studies, Graduate Diploma in Energy Studies, Graduate Diploma in Energy and Carbon Studies, Graduate Diploma in Energy and the Environment, Master of Renewable Energy or Master of Renewable and Sustainable Energy.
Knowledge of high school tertiary –entrance level physics
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Learning outcomes
1.
Critically discuss global issues related to the supply of energy to meet world demand
2.
Make informed and creative decisions in regard to energy supply
3.
Present principles and findings which are researched, structured and written in a professional manner.
Assessments
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Additional information
Unit content:
The unit content is divided into a number of topics. The first topics look at the definition of energy, the conversion to different forms of energy, and the social, economic and political issues related to the use of energy resources. The middle set of topics investigate electricity generation, using both renewable and non-renewable resources, as well as electricity transmission and transmission. The final topics in the unit looks at technologies that can conserve and store energy as well as the environmental issues related to energy consumption.