Energy and Environmental Systems EESS
Graduate Courses
Energy and Environmental Systems 601 H(3-1T)
Introduction to Energy & Environmental Systems
The course provides a structured overview to the interactions of energy systems and the environment. The lectures are taught collaboratively by severalEESSfaculty. The course aims to foster a unified, scientific understanding of energy flows and transformations in industrial society and the natural world; a scientific overview of some of the most important links between energy and environmental systems; and an introduction to the business, legal and regulatory systems that shape the interactions between energy and environment.
Energy and Environmental Systems 603 H(1-3T)
Project Course
Projects are applied interdisciplinary problem-solving courses in which students work as leaders or as members of project teams. Most course time is devoted to project management and presentations from students. The project course gives students experience working on weakly-structured, real-world problems that require teamwork and contributions from diverse disciplines. They are co-managed by students and faculty advisors and should be responsive to an external "client" or expert panel. Problem areas are abstracted from local, provincial and national situations and involve the interaction of energy systems, the environment and public policy. Oral and written presentations concerning the results of project studies are required.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Energy and Environmental Systems specialization.
Energy and Environmental Systems 605 H(2S-0)
September 11, 2008
Graduate Seminar
The graduate research seminar fosters the development of presentation and communication skills as well as engagement in critical analysis and debate. Course time is primarily research presentations by faculty, research staff and students. All students must present their work.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Energy and Environmental Systems specialization.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
Energy and Environmental Systems 607 H(3-0)
Tools for Systems Analysis
This intensive block week course provides an introduction to analytical methods and software tools that are most frequently used for research in energy and environmental systems. Analytical methods include risk, uncertainty and decision analysis; an introduction to engineering economics; and an introduction to tools for environmental modeling. Software tools include Excel, and extensions such as Crystalball, general purpose systems such as Matlab and Mathematica; and GIS tools for non-specialists.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Energy and Environmental Systems specialization.