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SEN 507 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Regulatory Issues in the Power Sector

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
SEN 507	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	7.5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Mehmet Efe BİRESSELİOĞLU
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Özlem DÖĞERLİOĞLU IŞIKSUNGUR
Assistant(s)	Araş. Gör. Berker ÖZCURECİ Araş. Gör. Mert AKDOĞAN

Course Objectives	The course aims to develop an understanding related to principles & regulations in the power sector. For this purpose, at the beginning of the course, a brief introduction concerning regulation theory and power sector concepts will be given. Then development period in EU Energy Market with the focus on power market will be analyzed. The course will continue with examination of Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority and Turkish Power Sector. In this course, Turkish power sector will be examined within the scope of electricity, renewable energy. After giving detailed information about the electricity markets and legislation, the course will be completed with examination of the following subjects : administrative and punitive sanctions in electricity market- legislation, consumer regulations in the electricity market, emission trading/low carbon development and power market interaction.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course;
Course Description	The following topics will be examined: The concept of liberalisation& regulation, EMRA, EU Energy Market, current power market in Turkey and its legislation, administrative and punitive sanctions in the electricity market, relevant consumer regulations, emission trading/low carbon development and power market interaction.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction - Generally Energy Market & Energy Policy -Importance of Energy -Three pillar of Energy Market	 Course Notes  Bram DELVAUX/Michael HUNT/Kim TALUS-EU Energy Policy Law and Policy Issues, Euroconfidentiel
2	Regulation Theory and Main Concepts of Regulation General Information about the Course, History and Main Dynamics of Regulation Concept of Liberalisation/Regulation/De-regulation	 Course Notes  Robert BALDWIN / Martin CAVE: Understanding Regulation- Theory, Strategy and Practice, Oxford University Press, Newyork 1999.  Wolf SAUTER/Harm SCHEPEL, State and Market in European Union Law, Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2009.
3	EU Energy Market “ Single European Energy Market” : Concept &Importance Energy Market before Liberalisation Period Restructuring of Energy Market and State’s Role Legal Structure of Energy Market EU Energy Union?	 Course Notes  Peter CAMERON, Competition in Energy Markets, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2007.
4	Turkish Energy Market&EMRA General Information about Turkish Energy Market Duties and Responsibilities of EMRA	 Related Articles
5	Generally Power Sector & Development of Power Sector in Turkey Main Concepts Concerning Electricity Market Structural characteristics of Electricity Legal Status of Electricity- Goods? Services? History of development of Turkish Electricity Market General information on relevant legislations	 Course Notes and Articles  Yearly reports of EMRA on Electricity market  Progress Reports prepared by European Commission  Relevant Reports
6	Electricity Market Activities & Market Model within the Scope of relevant Legislations Generation Distribution Transmission Supply	 Yearly and monthly Electricity Market reports prepared by EMRA  Related Articles
7	Electricity Generation Sources & Models in Turkey and relevant legislations Coal, natural gas, renewable sources (solar, geothermal, wind,biomass) Licensed&Unlicensed Generation YEKA Model Energy Cooperatives Roof-top solar Incentives	 Course Notes  Legislation  Related Articles
8	Electricity Generation Sources & Models in Turkey and relevant legislations Coal, natural gas, renewable sources (solar, geothermal, wind,biomass) Licensed&Unlicensed Generation YEKA Model Energy Cooperatives Roof-top solar Incentives	 Course Notes  Legislation  Related Articles
9	Electricity Generation Sources & Models in Turkey and relevant legislations Coal, natural gas, renewable sources (solar, geothermal, wind,biomass) Licensed&Unlicensed Generation YEKA Model Energy Cooperatives Roof-top solar Incentives	 Course Notes  Legislation  Related Articles
10	Electricity Generation Sources & Models in Turkey and relevant legislations Coal, natural gas, renewable sources (solar, geothermal, wind,biomass) Licensed&Unlicensed Generation YEKA Model Energy Cooperatives Roof-top solar Incentives	 Course Notes  Legislation  Related Articles
11	Contracts in the power sector	 Course Notes  Mustafa YAVUZ, Elektrik Tedarik Sözleşmeleri, Özellikle İkili Antlaşma, Oniki Levha Yayıncılık, 2011
12	Sanctions in the Electricity Market and other relevant issues	 Legislation  Course Notes  Case- Law
13	Environmental Issues in Power Market Climate Change Low Carbon Development Emission Trading	 Progress Reports prepared by European Commission  Report on Roadmap for Emissions Trading Systems in Turkey  Other relevant reports  Relevant Articles
14	Consumer Regulations in EU & Turkish Electricity Market Concept of “Consumer” in Electricity Market Public Service Obligations and Consumer Protection Consumer Rights in Turkish Electricity Market Legislation	 Course Notes
15	Review of the Course
16	Review of the Semester

Course Notes/Textbooks	Parts from books that mentioned above, relevant Articles given by Lecturer and Lecturer’s notes
Suggested Readings/Materials	EMRA Reports, Progress Reports prepared by European Commission

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	40
Presentation / Jury	2	30
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam	1	30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade		60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade		40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	15	4	60
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	11	2	22
Presentation / Jury	2	5	10
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam	1	60	60
		Total	200

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes		* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes		1	2	3	4	5
1	To improve theoretical and conceptual proficiencies as well as applied competencies on energy studies.		-	-	-	-	-
2	To evaluate the problems and circumstances about energy systems by using theoretical and practical knowledge in fundamental disciplines of energy studies such as economics, natural sciences, political science, law, and sociology.		-	-	-	-	-
3	To analyze multi-dimensional problems which are faced and unpredicted in energy system by taking over responsibility as an individual and a group member.		-	-	-	-	-
4	To evaluate the relationships between factors in energy policies and applications such as structures, markets, institutions, regulations, climate change and environment in a critical perspective.		-	-	-	-	-
5	To debate problems in sustainable energy development by identifying them.		-	-	-	-	-
6	To argue positive and negative aspects of international affairs and geopolitics on energy.		-	-	-	-	-
7	To examine the economic and political structure that energy systems are based on.		-	-	-	-	-
8	To question the theoretical and empirical gaps in energy studies literature by developing original arguments in order to fill these gaps in the literature.		-	-	-	-	-
9	To interpret the collected data that would measure the theories, scenarios and concepts as variables by using scientific research methods in energy sciences and sustainable energy development field.		-	-	-	-	-
10	To prepare an original thesis/term project about political, economic, environmental, social and/or historical dimensions of sustainable energy and geopolitics in accordance with scientific criteria.		-	-	-	-	-
11	To develop foreign language skills to be able to follow the literature on energy studies and to communicate with international scholars.		-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to use data and information in advanced levels in the field of energy sciences.		-	-	-	-	-
13	To have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data relevant to energy studies.		-	-	-	-	-

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

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