UBC ATSC 313 Renewable Energy Meteorology

ATSC 313  Renewable Energy Meteorology

Weather for Hydro, Wind, and Solar Power.    (3 credits)

Welcome to this online course.

Syllabus:

 For New & Prospective Students:
   Welcome - Glad you are interested.   (dm)
   Course Info - Whom this course is for.  (dm)
   Certificate in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences - Earn the Certificate.  (dm)
   Syllabus Overview - Main topics in this course.  (dm)
   Course Goals - What you will be able to do.  (dm)
   Sample (pdf) - Showing all 7 steps within a learning module.
   Instructors & TAs - See who your teachers are.  (dm)
   Evaluation - Test and assignment weights.  (dm)
   Textbooks - None to buy.  All content is free online.  (dm)  

 For Enrolled Students:
   Getting Started - Free software you will use.  (dm)
   Canvas - Access to online modules & assignments.  (dm)
   ePortfolio - A capstone project.  (dm)
   Schedule  - Calendar of assignments & due dates.  (dm)
   Subject Content (pdf) - A searchable detailed list of topics.
   Learning Goals & Associated Content:
        • Renewable energy background
        • Hydro-power meteorology
        • Wind-power meteorology
        • Solar-power meteorology
        • Synthesis of renewable energy concepts

 Help:
   FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions.    (dm)
   Tips - To promote your success.    (dm)

 Guidelines, Info & Resources:

   Netiquette - Treat your online classmates with respect.
   Academic Concessions - You may need to request an academic concession for medical reasons, on compassionate grounds, or in certain cases of conflicting responsibilities.  (dm)
   Academic Integrity - Don't cheat.
   Artificial Intelligence - Appropriate Use of genAI: You are permitted to use any tool, including AI-based tools, for your own personal purposes including learning purposes. However, unless otherwise stated, you may not upload materials belonging to others (instructors or other students) to AI-based tools. Also, unless otherwise stated, all work you submit as your own must have been created by you, with appropriate citations to external sources. Note that work generated in whole or in part by an AI system does not qualify as your own work, even if you provided the prompts or substantially edited the output.
   Academic & Religious Accommodation - So all can thrive.
   Learning Commons - Toolkits to aid your academic success.
   Wellness Info - So you can do your best.  (dm)
   Teaching Improvement - Research to make the course better.  (dm)
   Recommendations - Other courses you might enjoy.  (dm)

• We gratefully acknowledge the financial support for this project provided by Skylight funds from the UBC Faculty of Science.
• UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The land it is situated on has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam people, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.
• Nothing in the syllabus can contravene any Academic Calendar regulation or University policy. In resolving any discrepancy, Academic Calendar regulations and University policy take precedence.
• Image credits: Left: Vincent van Zeijst, CC BY 3.0, accessed 16 Jyl 2019 wikipedia commons. Center top: National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), US Dept. of Energy https://www.nrel.gov/research/re-photovoltaics.html Accessed 16 Jul 2019. Center bottom: National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), US Dept. of Energy https://www.nrel.gov/csp/ Accessed 16 Jul 2019. Right: Brennan Smith, from https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/hydropower-market-report , Accessed 16 Jul 2019.