School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Building Sciences
Department
Energy Technology
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
BldgScien, Energy,HVAC& MSFM
Course Number
100
Course Title
Energy Industry Fundamentals
Credit Hours
4.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
92.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
92.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
Eligible to take ENG courses at HFC
Catalog Course Description
Covers basic emerging principles and concepts that affect the energy industry, compliance with safety and health procedures, how electric power and natural gas generation, transmission, and distribution work, and entry-level energy careers. Students will gain an understanding of the energy industry as a prerequisite to occupation-specific knowledge and an understanding of the careers available in the energy industry.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Core Course Topics
- History and Organization of the U.S. Energy Industry
- Define the structure and organization of the Energy Industry.
- Safety in the Energy Industry
- Identify safety practices in the Energy Industry.
- Electric Power Generation
- Identify electric power generation systems.
- Electric Power Transmission and Distribution
- Differentiate between hydro, solar, wind, biofuel and geothermal energy.*
- Energy Industry Fundamentals Careers
- Differentiate between the various areas of employment and employment qualifications defined by the energy industry.
- Applied Math
- Demonstrate applied math skills (ratios and proportions, fractions, decimals, measurement, etc.)*
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
- Tests and Quizzes
- Labs and Assignments
Texts
To be determined by departmental faculty.
Outcomes
Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other Exam Details
Centre for Education and Workforce Development, Energy Industry Fundamentals Exam as administered by a licensed institution.
Approval Dates
Effective Term
Fall 2022
Review Semester
Fall 2022