Energy Efficiency Training Program
DISTANCE LEARNING

Overview

Web-based learning allows you to do the course work on your own time, at your convenience, from the location of your choice. It is available 24 hours every day and you can log on and off when it is convenient to you.

You will work primarily on your own but will have regular discussions and interactions with the instructor and fellow students in the Discussion Forums that will be established. The instructor will provide feedback on a regular basis for various course activities.

Additionally, an in-person demonstration of essential energy assessment diagnostic and measuring equipment will be conducted at a central location.

Using reading assignments, lecture notes, web research and activities, quizzes, exams, and homework assignments, you will gain a fundamental understanding of the methods of reducing industrial energy consumption and its associated costs. At the successful completion of the program, you will be able to identify and quantify basic energy management opportunities in both industrial and commercial buildings.

There will be weekly assignments, mandatory discussion forums, quizzes, and a comprehensive final exam. Each class has a Pass/Fail grading system. You will receive a Certificate of Completion upon successful completion of all program requirements.

Course Schedule

The course follows a Monday to Sunday schedule. You can begin the coursework for a given class on each Monday. All coursework requirements for the week are due the following Sunday.

You can work ahead, though it is not recommended as additional comments by the Instructor may be inserted at any time during each lesson.

Course Activities

The following is an overview of the types of activities that can be expected for each of the courses.

Readings from text or downloadable materials

• Material review from external sources
• Web site research and activities
• Discussion Forums
• Quizzes and Exams

The student will complete the majority of assignments—web site research, discussion forum, quizzes and exams—within the Blackboard Distance Learning environment. Some activities will require the use of email. Some assignments may be submitted in Microsoft Word and emailed to the Instructor.

Course Requirements

Textbooks - Your primary textbook is Guide to Energy Management, 4th edition, by Barney L. Capehart, Wayne C. Turner, and William J. Kennedy, published by Fairmont Press, and is required for all courses.The text will be supplemented by additional materials for some of the courses.

Technology - Internet and email access (dial-up modem connection is sufficient, though high-speed access is recommended). Experience doing web searches is vital.

Course Grading

Each class in the program is Pass/Fail. To earn a Passing Grade and a Course Certificate, the student must complete 100% of all weekly assignments, participate in every discussion forum, and pass the Final Exam with a minimum score of 70%.