About this course: Every aspect of human life involves using energy. This course gives you the knowledge and tools to dissect regulations of the U.S. power industry, as well as explain the price structure for electricity and natural gas, and the various actors in setting rates: consumer, utility, and government. You will also be educated about the history of the industry, and the challenges and opportunities it faces. The course is a combination of online lectures, videos, readings and discussions. This is the fourth course in the Energy Industry: Production, Distribution & Safety specialization that explores various facets of the power sector, and features a culminating project involving creation of a roadmap to achieve a self-established, energy-related professional goal.
Who is this class for: This course is for individuals considering a career in the energy field (who have a high school diploma, at minimum, and basic knowledge of mathematics), and existing energy sector employees with less than three years of experience who have not completed similar training and would benefit from a course of foundational industry concepts.
Created by: University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Taught by: Martin Casstevens, Business Formation and Commercialization Manager
Business and Entrepreneurial Partnerships
| Basic Info | Course 4 of 4 in the Energy Industry: Production, Distribution & Safety Specialization |
| Level | Beginner |
| Commitment | 4 weeks, 2.5 to 5 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Energy Touches Everything
We will discuss the concept, scope and types of energy. We will explore energy's origins, uses, and evolving sources along with the properties and effects of greenhouses gases and their global warming potentials.
3 videos, 4 readings, 3 practice quizzes
- Reading: Acknowledgements
- Тренировочный тест: Self-Check
- Reading: Resources (Optional): It's Abstract
- Video: Uses
- Тренировочный тест: Self-Check
- Reading: Resources (Optional): Uses
- Video: Greenhouse Gases & Global Warming
- Тренировочный тест: Self-Check
- Reading: Resources (Optional): Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming
Graded: Energy Touches Everything
WEEK 2
Energy Sources
We will discuss ultimate sources of energy and potential uses for certain sources of energy. We will review energy timelines and the economics involved with energy, along with stabilizing pricing.
4 videos, 3 readings, 3 practice quizzes
- Тренировочный тест: Self-Check
- Reading: Resources (Optional): Stored Sunlight
- Video: Reflecting Energy
- Тренировочный тест: Self-Check
- Reading: Resources (Optional): Reflecting Energy
- Video: Natural Gas & Hydrofracking
- Video: Conversation: Economics & Environment
- Тренировочный тест: Self-Check
- Reading: Resources (Optional): Natural Gas and Hydrofracking
Graded: Energy Sources
WEEK 3
Energy & Utility Solutions
We will discuss innovations in energy as well as the movement and storage of energy along with supply and demand.
9 videos, 4 readings, 4 practice quizzes
- Video: Conversation: Moving & Storing Energy
- Video: Conversation: Batteries & Infrastructure
- Тренировочный тест: Self-Check
- Reading: Resources (Optional): Innovations
- Video: Supply & Demand
- Video: Conversation: Demand Response
- Video: Conversation: Business Strategies
- Video: Conversation: Distributed Network Integration
- Тренировочный тест: Self-Check
- Reading: Resources (Optional): Supply and Demand
- Video: Embodied Energy
- Тренировочный тест: Self-Check
- Reading: Resources (Optional): Embodied Energy
- Video: Customers of Today & Tomorrow
- Тренировочный тест: Self-Check
- Reading: Resources (Optional): Customers of Today and Tomorrow
Graded: Energy & Utility Solutions
WEEK 4
Adaptation
We will focus on workforce opportunities and preparation for a future in energy fields.
5 videos, 3 readings, 2 practice quizzes
- Video: Conversation: Tomorrow's Workforce
- Video: Conversation: Trends of the Utility Industry
- Video: Conversation: Workforce Culture & Safety
- Тренировочный тест: Self-Check
- Reading: Resources (Optional): Workforce
- Video: Energy is Complicated
- Тренировочный тест: Self-Check
- Reading: Resources (Optional): Energy is Complicated
- Reading: Energy Industry: The Enterprise - Key Takeaways
Graded: Roadmap to Success: Final Project
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University at Buffalo
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Very helpful! Thanks