Purpose and Rationale

Qualification Overview

Purpose: The primary purpose of this qualification is to provide qualifying learners with the ability to:

Develop applied competencies in the mastering, interpretation, analysis and application of energy economic, technology, international policy formulation and evaluation principles.
Take strategic decisions in the context of an energy organisation, the wider energy industry and to assess public sector policy decisions impacting on the energy sector.
Reflect on his/her managerial decisions and applications to assess the effect thereof in the holistic context of energy management, strategic planning and regulation.

Rationale: The qualification is a specialisation in the field of Energy Studies to prepare the learners for research based post graduate study. The qualification serves to consolidate and deepen the learner's expertise in Energy Studies and to develop research capacity in the methodology and techniques of Energy Studies. This qualification demands a high level of theoretical engagement and intellectual independence.

Outcomes

Identify, interpret, analyse and address complex problems, using both routine and advanced skills, conceptual and/or evidence-based enquiry and theory-driven arguments.
Work effectively with others in a team by being answerable for their own work and the work of others.
Identify, evaluate and address their own professional and on-going learning needs.
Demonstrate efficient and effective information retrieval and processing skills, using appropriate Information and Communications Technology(ICT).
Demonstrate a comprehensive, systematic and critical knowledge and understanding of the principles, scope, theories and epistemologies of Energy Studies.
Evaluate their own and others academic work and initiatives against informed criteria.
Present and communicate ideas and texts, offering professional insights, interpretations and solutions to problems and issues appropriate to Energy Studies.
Use science and technology in complex and challenging contexts and make autonomous ethical decisions on complex professional issues in accordance with recognised professional and/or ethical standards.
Critique current research and advanced scholarship in Biochemisty and make sound theoretical judgements based on evidence.
Identify, select and apply a range of research methodologies and methods/techniques to research problem/s in Energy Studies.
Identify, analyse, synthesise and undertake independent evaluation of quantitative and/qualitative data, and to engage with and evaluate current research and scholarly or professional literature in Energy Studies.

Assessment Criteria

Associated Assessment Criteria:

Identify, analyse and solve complex issues and problems:
- Demonstrating critical and creative thinking about energy issues, concepts, and principles correctly.
Evaluate and correctly apply theoretical concepts:
- To interdisciplinary energy industry challenges, strategies, and policies.
- Proposing and implementing alternative courses of action and solutions.
Reflect on the application made:
- Assess the success or failure of the proposed solutions.
Demonstrate social sensitivity and teamwork:
- Implement relevant theory in working effectively in a team.
- Reflect on the implementation made.
Thorough knowledge of role players:
- Involved in or affected by the energy sector.
Accept responsibility:
- For activities required in the evaluation and application of energy sector concepts.
Plan and execute research:
- Correct gathering, analyzing, integrating, and interpreting information on energy issues.
- Utilizing relevant theoretical research principles and reflecting on the research undertaken.
Communicate effectively:
- Orally and in writing, including visual/graphic aids, with different role players in the energy fields.
- Applying theoretical principles of communication and reflecting on the application made.
Demonstrate insight into different energy technologies:
- Awareness of the impact of the energy industry on the environment.
Explain the importance and role of the energy industry:

Especially in the national economy.
Discern between macro and micro-level roles of energy.

Identify necessary skills and capabilities:

In the execution of activities and responsibilities of an energy analyst, manager, and/or regulator.
Explore different effective learning strategies to acquire these skills.

Link professionalism in the energy sector:

To the effectiveness and efficiency of the sector and economy.

Evaluate the impact of an effective energy sector:

On the economy and living standards of the population.

Demonstrate a positive approach towards communities:

Sensitivity to social, economic, and cultural differences.

Apply energy industry concepts to improve communities:

Analyze energy needs based on social, economic, and cultural differences.

Employment seeking skills:

Apply theoretical principles of employment seeking and career-pathing.
Reflect on the application thereof.

Organize and coordinate resources effectively:

Particularly in the field of energy.
Demonstrate responsibility and organizational ability.

Detailed knowledge of financial implications:

Of all organizing and coordinating activities undertaken.

Integrated Assessment:

Alignment: Teaching, learning, and assessment activities are linked to module and qualification outcomes.
Variety of Assessment Methods: Summative and formative assessments to enhance applied competence and facilitate authentic assessment and learning.
Assessment Purposes: Determine outcomes, generate grading data, and provide feedback for curriculum improvement.
Assessment Methods: Essays, computer-based assessments, theory tests, cases and open problems, practicals, interpretative skills evaluation, reporting on practicals and applications, presentations, analysis, and problem-solving assessment in Energy Studies.
Research Module Assessment: Specific criteria to demonstrate research capacity in Energy Studies methodology and techniques.
Selection of Assessment Methods: Based on purpose, validity, and relevance, catering to diverse learning styles.
High Level of Theoretical Engagement: Assessment methods governed by decisions about purpose, validity, and relevance.

Bachelor of Science Honours in Energy Studies