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Program Director Contact Details: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Name: Dr Wendy Lindsay
Email: wendy.lindsay@adelaide.edu.au

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Teaching Staff
Lecturer: Dr Karlson ‘Charlie’ Hargroves, B.E.(Civil)
Email: karlson.hargroves@adelaide.edu.au 
Phone: 0407 071 729

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1	Express the imperative to focus on reducing fossil fuel based energy in the coming decades and associated opportunities this presents, with consideration of the inherent complexity.
2	Evaluate options to inform the development of industry strategies to profitably decouple greenhouse gas emissions from the operation of a range of industries, with specific examples.
3	Identify factors causing rising ‘Peak’ and ‘Base’ load electricity demand, and how renewable energy, energy management, and energy efficiency can reduce such demand.
4	Present how various forms of renewable energy can be generated, with consideration of strengths and weaknesses of each
5	Explain specific opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of a city, with specific reference to the ‘Carbon Neutral Adelaide’ program, and explain considerations related to their implementation in Adelaide
6	Debate the relative pro’s and con’s of various options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in specific industries from a technical, economic and policy context.

No Textbook required

There is a wide range of material on the course topic available.

The following provides some additional reading guidance if you are interested in reading further on the topic.

• Factor 5: Transforming the Global Economy through 80% Improvements in Resource Productivity (Earthscan 2010)
• Whole System Design: An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Engineering (Earthscan 2008)
• The Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change (Cambridge 2006)
• IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports.

Library Resources
The 成人大片’s Barr Smith Library provides a range of learning resources including texts, journals, periodicals, magazines, and access to online databases and information services. It also offers a virtual library which is accessible via the University’s website. .

is the 成人大片's online learning environment. It is used to support traditional face-to-face lectures, tutorials and workshops at the University. MyUni provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments for each online course of study.

This course is offered in blended learning mode.

As a guide, a 3 unit course comprises a total of 156 hours work (this includes face-to-face contact, any online components, and self directed study).

This is an indication of the course material and may be subject to change.

Session	Content
	Overview and Core Content
1	'Decoupling Energy Pollution and Economic Growth', and 'Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review'
2	'Achieving a 60% Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050', and 'Carbon Down, Profits Up – Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency'
3	'Responding to the Complexity of Climate Change', and 'Integrated Approaches to Energy Efficiency and Low Carbon Technologies'
	Improving Energy Efficiency, by Technology and Sector
4	'Energy Efficiency - Resource Productivity Improvement and Rebound', and 'Improving the Energy Efficiency of HVAC Systems'
5	'Improving the Energy Efficiency of Motor Systems', and 'Improving the Energy Efficiency of Boilers and Steam Distribution Systems'
6	'Improving Energy Efficiency and Trucking' and 'Improving Energy Efficiency and Passenger Vehicles'
	Understanding Renewable Energy and Energy Management
7	'How Do We Make Electricity From Wind, Steam, Water and Photovoltaics?'
8	'Factors causing rising ‘Peak’ and ‘Base’ load electricity demand', and 'Can Renewable Energy supply Peak and Base Demand?'
9	'Energy Management to Reduce ‘Peak Load’ Electricity Demand', and 'Energy Management to Reduce ‘Base Load’ Electricity Demand'

Throughout the course a number of blended and small group activities will be used to provide greater context for the material presented and provide an opportunity for peer-to-peer teaching and learning.

An overview of the course assessment appears in the following Table. Details appear in the following section:

#	Assessment Task	Task Type	Length	Weighting	Learning Outcomes
1	Quiz 1	Individual	60 minutes	20%	1, 2
2	Quiz 2	Individual	75 minutes	25%	2
3	Quiz 3	Individual	60 minutes	20%	3, 4
4	Group Report	Group	2500 Words	30%	5, 6
5	Participation	Individual	ongoing	5%	1-6
	Total			100%

Students should attend all classes in order to pass the course. There is considerable experiential learning during classes that build your knowledge and thus enable you to be successful in this course.

Course results may be subject to moderation by the Assessment Review Committee.

Quiz 1: Closed Book, Multiple Choice and Short Answer (Mix of Techincal and Business Realted Questions)
Weighting: 20%
Undertaken in class in a CAT Suite

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Quiz 2: Closed Book, Multiple Choice and Short Answer (Mix of Techincal and Business Related Questions)
Weighting: 25%
Undertaken in class in a CAT Suite

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Quiz 3: Closed Book, Multiple Choice and Short Answer (Mix of Techincal and Business Related Questions)
Weighting: 20%
Undertaken in class in a CAT Suite

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Group Assignment: "Delivering a Carbon Neutral Adelaide"
Weighting: 30%
Task: Create a mock expression of interest to provide services to the Adelaide City Council to deliver a specific element of the 'Carbon Neutral Adelaide' plan related to the material in the course.

All text based assignments must be submitted via MyUni:

• Assignment Submission: Assignments should not be emailed to the instructor; they must be lodged via the MyUni Course site (unless specified to do both).
• Cover Sheet: Please include in the assignment a completed 成人大片 Assessment Cover Sheet (found in MyUni, under Modules) providing details of yourself and your team members (if applicable), your assignment, the course, date submitted, etc. as well as the declaration signed by you that this is your (your team’s) work. Note that the declaration on any electronically submitted assignment will be deemed to have the same authority as a signed declaration.
• Backup Copy of Assignments: You are advised to keep a copy of your assignments in case the submitted copy goes missing. Please ensure that all assignment pages are numbered. If your assignment contains confidential information, you should discuss any concerns with the Course Lecturer prior to submission.
• Assessment extensions request: An application for Assessment Extension should be made before the due date of the assignment to the Course Lecturer. Normally, extensions will only be granted for a maximum of two weeks from the original assignment submission date. Extensions will only be granted in cases of genuine medical, compassionate or extenuating circumstances. See sections 3 and 7a) i. in particular on assessment extensions in the Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment (MACA) Policy.
• Failure to submit: Failure to submit an assignment on time or by the agreed extension deadline may result in penalties and may incur a fail grade. Note that a late penalty of 5% of the total available marks for that assessment item will be incurred each day an assignment is handed in late (Unless otherwise stated in 'Assessment Related Requirements' or 'Assessment Detail' above). Assignments handed in after 14 days from the due submission date will fail even if a 100% mark is granted for the work.
• Resubmission: of an assignment after reworking it to obtain a better mark will not normally be accepted. Approval for resubmission will only be granted on medical or compassionate grounds.
• Appealing a mark or grade: If you are dissatisfied with your mark or grade, you may request a review or re-mark. There must be academic or procedural reasons for your request, so you can’t simply request a re-mark because you are disappointed with your result. For more information on the process see Assessment Grievance: Appealing a mark or grade