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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Electric Power Systems by University at Buffalo

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About the Course

This course familiarizes you with standards and policies of the electric utility industry, and provides you with basic vocabulary used in the business. It introduces the electric power system, from generation of the electricity all the way to the wall plug. You will learn about the segments of the system, and common components like power cables and transformers. 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. The course is a combination of online lectures, videos, readings and discussions. This is the first course in the Energy 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. To learn more about the specialization, check out a video overview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yh9qIYiUDk....

Top reviews

MM

Jan 17, 2020

What an Extraordinary Course, I really appreciate meeting with such a skilled professor and a tutor too.Though his main focus was on the USA and quiz were mainly focusing on the USA not globally.

SS

Jun 18, 2020

It was an interesting course, learned a lot of concepts which I haven't heard of earlier with regards to Influencing People in the corporate world. Overall it has been a great learning experience.

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Aug 30, 2023

The course provides a very rudimentary understanding of how power is generated and distributed. The subject matter and topics taught are very high level and require no prior technical knowledge or experience. In this regard, I have no complaints. However, it stumbles a lot when it starts getting a little preachy about renewables and the dogma surrounding it. For example, in Week 4 it asks if all renewable energy is sustainable. You get marked wrong for answering correctly, because the right answer doesn't match the test maker's opinion. There are other instances of this occurring, but I'd rather not reveal too much of the course material.

Bottom line: Take it if you're very curious about how your electric grid works and don't yet know the basics. Don't take it if you're looking for something more technical and less opinionated.