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As a Sustainability Professional, you will learn about this new ‘green’ paradigm, where energy plays a central role in our lives. Building an energy future which assures ample supplies of energy to meet our needs should be a major priority and of concern to all. Sustainability Professionals are dedicated to the practice of environmental and social responsibility in ways that achieve stability over the long run. Our Sustainability Professional course examines the consequences of present and future energy alternatives, energy policies, and possible energy strategies that can achieve economic prosperity and protect our environment.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- List the core elements of energy mechanics, home energy, and solar energy
- Identify various sources of energy and the features of each
- Recall methods of energy production for electricity and nuclear power
- Define radiation and geothermal energy
- Recognize key components of wind energy
Sustainability Professional Module 1
Energy Mechanics
- Energy Conservation
- Energy Use and the Environment
- Energy Use Patterns
- Energy Resources
- Forms of Energy and Energy Conversions
- Newton’s Laws of Motion
Sustainability Professional Module 2
Power and Conservation
- Energy and Work
- Units of Work and Energy
- Power
- Per Capita Energy and Power Use
- Simple Machines
- Laws of Conservation of Energy
- Conversion Examples
- Energy-Conversion Efficiencies
- Energy Use in Developing Countries
- Energy Equivalencies: Barrels, Calories and BTUs
Sustainability Professional Module 3
Heat and Home Energy
- Heat and Work and the First Law of Thermodynamics
- Temperature and Heat
- Phase Changes
- Heat Transfer Principles
- House Insulation and Heating Calculations
- Site Selection
- Impact of Energy Conservation Measures
- Cooling
Sustainability Professional Module 4
Solar Energy and Fossil Fuels
- Characteristics of Incident Solar Radiation
- History of Solar Heating
- Overview of Solar Heating Today
- Energy from Fossil Fuels
- Resource Terminology
- Petroleum
Sustainability Professional Module 5
Climate Change and Environmental Impacts
- Greenhouse Effect
- Climate Change: Data
- Climate Change: Impacts
- Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation
- Properties and Motion of the Atmosphere
- Buoyant Force and Air Temperature Profiles
- Air Pollutants and Their Sources
Sustainability Professional Module 6
Electricity and Generation of Electricity
- Electrification
- Restructuring of the Electric Utility Industry
- Electrical Charges and Currents
- Ohm’s Law
- Superconductivity
- Magnetic Forces and Fields
- The Generation of Electricity
Sustainability Professional Module 7
Electricity: Solar, Wind and Hydro & Energy Storage
- Solar Cell Principles
- Cell Manufacture
- Photovoltaic Systems and Economics
- Wind Energy
- Batteries
- Electric Vehicles
- Fuel Cells
Sustainability Professional Module 8
Atoms and Nuclear Power: Fission
- Energy Levels
- Nuclear Structure
- Radioactivity
- Nuclear Glue or Binding Energy
- Nuclear Reactions
- Chain Reactions
- Nuclear Fuel Cycle
- Radioactive Wastes
Sustainability Professional Module 9
Radiation
- Radiation Dose
- Biological Effects of Radiation
- Background Radiation
- Medical and Industrial Uses of Radiation
- Potential for Fusion Power
- Conditions for Fusion
Sustainability Professional Module 10
Biomass and Geothermal Energy
- Liquid Fuels from Biomass
- Biogas
- Food, Fuel, Famine
- Nature of Geothermal Energy
- Geothermal Energy Production Systems
- Low-Temperature Geothermal Resources
**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**
Ed4Career is committed to being both environmentally conscious and making it easier for you to study! We’re making your education mobile! All of our textbooks are now provided as eTextbooks. You can access them on your laptop, tablet, or mobile device and can study anytime, anywhere.
The move away from physical books to eTextbooks means you get the latest, most up-to-date version available. This also makes your training more accessible, so you can study anywhere you have your phone or tablet. The best part is that all materials are included in your training cost so there are NO extra fees for books!
Internet Connection
- Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections
*Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.
Hardware Requirements
- Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
- Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended
PC Software Requirements
- Operating Systems - Windows 7 or higher
- Microsoft Office 2013 or higher. Also, you could use a general Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
- Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
- PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player
MAC Software Requirements
- Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows
- Mac office programs or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
- Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
- PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- Apple QuickTime Media Player
