Sustainable Energy Planning in a Technical and Business Economic Perspective

2024/2025

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Students completing the module acquire the following: 

Learning objectives

Knowledge

  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of the framework conditions, challenges and roles in relation to energy problems of energy companies and organisations.
  • Knowledge of theories of science and research methods relevant for analysis of energy planning and ability of reflecting on them

Skills

  • Can identify a relevant research problem within the field of energy planning and management
  • Can design a research project and use relevant research methods in order to analyse the chosen problem
  • Can justify and substantiate the relevance of the chosen research problem based on relevant theories
  • Can independently structure project management activities and carry out subject specific and interdisciplinary study project
  • Can identify, analyse and assess the project-relevant energy problems and consequences
  • Can prepare proposals for a specific energy infrastructure proposal
  • Can understand, use and critically reflect on relevant quantitative and qualitative economic, sociological, environmental and/or engineering methods of analysis and uncover the interests connected to them
  • Can independently collect relevant data in relation to specific problems and challenges as well as assess the quality and reliability of the data
  • Can motivate, argue and communicate the general structure and methods of the project in a scientific-theoretical context
  • Can relate critically to sources and use accurate source references
  • Can communicate the result of the project work to selected target groups
  • Can plan and manage a study project in a PBL learning environment

Competences

  • Can structure and handle the complex composition of specific challenges on an organisation/company level in the study and project work
  • Can combine and compose the use of relevant theories, understandings, methods analyses so that they form a synthesis towards the preparation of specific strategies and plans directed towards organisation or company-level possibilities of working with sustainable energy solutions
  • Can independently structure, initiate and participate in interdisciplinary energy planning on a company or organisational level             
  • Can independently take responsibility for own learning, professional development and specialisation
  • Can reflect on the project process and identify development potentials for the next study project 

Type of instruction

Problem-based project work in groups. 

Exam

Exams

Name of examSustainable Energy Planning in a Technical and Business Economic Perspective
Type of exam
Oral exam based on a project
ECTS15
Assessment7-point grading scale
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the module

Danish titleBæredygtig energiplanlægning i et teknisk og virksomhedsøkonomisk perspektiv
Module codePGLSEPK20101
Module typeProject
Duration1 semester
SemesterAutumn
ECTS15
Language of instructionEnglish
Empty-place SchemeYes
Location of the lectureCampus Aalborg
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Education ownerMaster of Science (MSc) in Engineering (Urban, Energy and Environmental Planning)
Study BoardStudy Board of Planning and Surveying
DepartmentDepartment of Sustainability and Planning
FacultyThe Technical Faculty of IT and Design