SUS6170
Renewable Energy
The Renewable Energy course provides learners with a foundational understanding of the applications of renewable energy practices. This course focuses on key business skills and competencies needed to determine successful economic, technical, and societal applications of renewable energy practices. Learners examine basic energy principles, terminologies, policies, and applications for domestic and international markets.
You’ll apply industry wide and/or industry sector renewable energy practices, and execute relevant management practices, principles, and perspectives related to sustainability and corporate social responsibility. These practices include corporate and executive management, operations management, entrepreneurship, venture capital and finance activities, infrastructure investment, management consulting, and other business related, technical specializations.
Course level
Graduate
Course duration
max. 8 weeks
Estimated time per week
10-15 hours
Course prerequisites
None
Cost
$ -
Course credits
3
Relevant jobs
Energy analysts, Energy traders, Renewable energy consultants
What will I learn?
Examine the terminology, concepts, and technical and economic components of viable and emerging renewable energy technologies, including energy avoidance practices
Apply appropriate interdisciplinary collaborations to optimize economic and technical applications of renewable energy for a given business use or purpose
Develop a renewable energy strategy which aligns with corporate social responsibility policies informed by United Nations SDG Goals UN SDG Goal # 7, UN SDG Goal #13
Evaluate renewable/avoidant energy options within the entire business value continuum from product and service innovation to consumer use
Formulate opportunities for new business innovations or investments in renewable energy and scaled applications
Key Skills
How will I learn?
Your course starts on the first of the month. Each course consists of six modules, each module will take you one week to complete and each course is designed to take you eight weeks to complete. Nexford’s learning design team has purposefully created courses to equip you with competencies mapped to the skills employers are looking for. Each course has 5-7 learning outcomes based on the skills employers need. Everything you learn gives you measurable skills you will use to succeed in today’s world of work.
Nexford courses are not live or recorded lectures. Instead, they’re reading, videos, interactive elements, quizzes and relevant case studies. Programs include assessments, peer-to-peer discussions, and a final project to practice what you’ve learned in a real-world context. Program content is available 24/7 during the course, and you have opportunities for collaboration and networking with learners during and after your program. Our global community of learners work at top companies such as Microsoft, Deloitte, and Google.
You'll have 24/7 access to success advisors to support you. Faculty also provide you world-class support. Book appointments with them, get individual feedback, and attend regular optional webinars. Nexford courses are rigorous and they encourage critical thinking - because we care about what you know how to do not what you know you have regular hands-on assessments reflecting the business world.
| Modules | Assignment Due Date |
|---|---|
| 1: Fundamentals of Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and Energy | Day 10 |
| 2: A Survey of Renewable Energy Practices | Day 17 |
| 3: The Economics of Renewable Energy | Day 24 |
| 4: Renewable Energy for Business / Public Operations | Day 31 |
| 5: Innovation and Future Trends in Renewable Energy | Day 38 |
| 6: Professional Skills and International Goals for Success | Day 45 (optional) |
| 7: Final project | Day 51 |
Across the duration of the course, you will undertake five Formative Assessments and one Final Project.
The summative assessment is your final project and achieving a passing grade on this assessment is required to pass the course. The minimum passing grade at Nexford University is a C or above. (70% or above).
| Grading Scale | Grading Weights | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 90%-100% | Module Assignments | 30% | |
| B | 80%-89% | Final Project Milestones | 30% | |
| C | 70-79% | Final Project | 40% | |
| F | < 70% | |||
| W | Withdrawn | Total | 100% | |
You'll get real skills you can use at work, straight away.
Once you've taken one course, you can take more. Using stacked credentials, you’re able to take enough courses to make a certificate, and take enough certificates to build a degree.
If you apply for a Nexford certificate or degree, you'll get credit for each course you take.
What support will I receive?
When you have a dedicated team on your side, you'll never be alone studying at Nexford. Hailing from many different countries and with online education expertise, our faculty provides you world-class support. Ask them questions during one-to-one office hours or live chat, email them any time, and get individual feedback on your assessments.
While you’re learning, you’ll also have full access to the Nexford online library, which includes access to millions of full-text articles, industry reports and key sources such as the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and The Economist.
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