Online Course
Photovoltaic Devices and Applications
Applied Photovoltaics Online Course, SPREE UNSW
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Enrolment Status: For March 08 ~ register by end of Jan '08. Note: a small number of applicants will be able to take this course over the DEC - MAR period. Email apvsc@unsw.edu.au for details of our "Summer Program".
What is Different about this Course?
Unlike other on-line courses:
- Photovoltaic Devices and Applications has a full set of 25 multi-media lecutures that come directly from the classroom;
- These lectures correspond directly to the supplied course book Applied Photovoltaics by Stuart Wenham, Martin A. Green, Muriel E. Watt & Richard Corkish;
- The multi-media lectures have been edited to make them as direct and as succinct as possible.
- Each slide uses extensive annotations for clarity;
- To keep bandwidth down, the lectures are delivered on a DVDRom ~ the web is used only to pass assignments to tutors and for asking questions.
All of this gives the look and the feel of actually being in the classroom. With the audio from the lecturer and the annotated slides it is easy to get the feel of what is really important..
New for 2007, this on-line class is now available either in an engineering strand for professional engineers (mathematically based) or in a essay based (minimal mathematics) strand for professional architects and related occupations.
All prospective students are requested to email apvsc@unsw.edu.au for availability and registration details.
The School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering is offering online Photovoltaic Devices & Applications.
Applied Photovoltaics (classroom based) is both a 4th year Electrical Engineering Professional Elective (SOLA 3540) and a Postgraduate course (SOLA 9001). The main difference between the Internet course Photovoltaic Devices & Applications and the classroom course Applied Photovoltaics is the loss of the laboratory component and the lack of a formal final exam (replaced by project written work).
The internet course is tailored to professional engineers (or those with similar educational backgrounds) wishing to develop expertise in the field. There is also the option for a less mathematically based a strand especially for professional architects and related occupations. Both strands will have a periodic assignments and a major written project.
There are no prerequisites for this course, however, it is recommended that participants of the engineering strand have a firm grasp of 2nd year university level mathematics. In prior similar courses over 30% of those without this mathematical bases failed to complete the course. Those interested in participating in the course without this mathematics background should seek advice by email apvsc@unsw.edu.au. The minimal-mathematics strand requires periodic essays rather than solved equations. Both strands use the same course materials.
Participants should allocate 6 hours per week to this course.
Please note: No Academic Credit is available for this course.
Key Dates
Enrolment Status: For March 08 ~ register by end of Jan '08. Note: a small number of applicants will be able to take this course over the DEC - MAR period. Email apvsc@unsw.edu.au for details of our "Summer Program".
| Course Duration | 12 to 16 Weeks (max 16) |
| Start of Course | First week of month |
| Finish of Course | 12 to 16 Weeks after start |
Cost
$AU1490 Including Course Materials
Enrolement & Registration
Enrolement is by application via email to apvsc@unsw.edu.au.
Course Materials and Payment
All materials are supplied by the UNSW bookshop: UNSW BOOKSHOP PV-COURSEPACK.
Australian residents, please note that this course is GST Free.
Credit Card Transactions are charged in Australian dollars ($AU) and will be billed by your bank based on the exchange rate of the day.
Multimedia Lectures
25 Multimedia Lectures from the UNSW Applied Photovoltaics Course are now included in this on-line course. Lectures range between 40 and 50 minutes.
DVD Rom format requirements:
- Windows 98 through to Windows XP
- OSX
- Minimum resolution: 800 x 600.
Please note: the DVD will not run on a standard DVD player - computer is required.
Download of Lecture 01 FREE Or receive Lecture 01 FREE on Disc in the post by emailing apvsc@unsw.edu.au with the Subject: Free Lecture