Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% online
Available loans
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Assessments
Subjects may require attendance
Prior study
Not required
Study terms
- 26 Aug 2019
This research-based university in Perth has a strong interdisciplinary focus and a reputation for outstanding teaching and ground-breaking research. With more than 22,000 students and 2,000 staff from over 90 countries, and campuses in Dubai and Singapore, Murdoch embraces free thinking, shared ideas and knowledge to make a difference, and Open Universities Australia is certainly part of that.
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Subject details
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- What is Energy management - objectives and potential
- Energy management: economic evaluation - principles/electricity and metering
- Energy costs and tariffs - electricity and gas
- Energy audits
- Building design - options for energy management/air conditioning
- Ice storage for air conditioning
- Energy management - lighting/electric motors and machines
- Industrial systems - steam and compressed air
- Industrial systems - boilers and furnaces/heat recovery
- Energy management control systems/road transport
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Study resources
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Instructional methods
- Discussion forum/Discussion Board
- Embedded Multimedia
- Online assignment submission
- Standard Media
- Web links
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Online materials
- Resources and Links
- Audio-Video streaming
- Online Assessment
- Printable format materials
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You are recommended to have completed the following subjects(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this subject:
Others
Knowledge of high school physics is required.
Special requirements
No special requirements
A study of the efficient use of energy in buildings, factories and transport systems; techniques for measuring and monitoring energy use; approaches to optimising the performance of electrical appliances and systems; design principles to minimise energy use in buildings and devices and an assessment of the relative costs of energy conservation and energy production in various applications. The subject will include an energy audit and a project report on the results and conclusions.
- Open book invigilated exam (40%)
- Mid-Semester assignment (20%)
- Energy Audit (30%)
- Online Quizzes (10%)
Textbooks are not required.
