Time schedule for Renewable Energy

Time-Schedule for the "Renewable Energy" Project.
a project for Helsinki students and Fulda students
Co-ordinators: Mrs. Marjatta Huhta, Helsinki and Dr. Laurent Borgmann, Fulda
Version: 7 October 1997

Dates	Helsinki Action	Fulda Action	Comments
week41 preparation 6 Oct. week42 START! inquiry week 13 Oct	- students hear about the project and write an introductory letter to "Fulda-Consult". In this letter they explain the situation and ask if FC can help them solve their problems (e.g. refer them to companies that offer technology for renewable energy). They ask FC what kind of information they would need to get started - students read and discuss game idea and time-schedule of the "Renewable Energy Project - students get an introduction into the use of email with attachments and publication of their work on the web - students study different kinds of renewable energy and think about a fictitious country (not Finland and not Germany!) that would have geographical features that would allow various kinds of renewable energy	Fulda students arrive in Fulda. They have their first meeting and are asked to get email accounts as quickly as possible. - first week of semester for Fulda students (introduction to the course, materials, organisation) - students study different kinds of renewable energy (video: village in Wales; Worksheet with 5 installations using wind, solar, water energies - students read and discuss game idea and time-schedule of the "Renewable Energy Project" -students read and answer the Finnish introductory letter suggesting contact with 5 German companies speciealised in the field	Fulda students will inscribe themselves on lists for the courses One potential problem may be that the Fulda group will be complete for the first time this week. Also they are in their first semester! It will take them some time to get organised and to receive personal email accounts. This is why the Finnish students have already started the action. If necessary the Fulda group will function through Laurence's email account.
week43 20 Oct.	-students finish "designing" the imaginary country (this will take a lot of consideration to leave room for all kinds of renewable energy.They draw a map of the invented country with mountains, rivers, cities and villages. They write charts with statistical material about inhabitants, geographical features, weather, etc. which would be helpful for the development of the country with renewable energy. The geographical features should include concrete information about tides on the coast and in estuaries hours and regularity of sunshine throughout the year windspeeds in vairous parts of the country position of rivers, mountains main cities and villages all further information which could be helpful for the planning of a comprehensive energy programme	- students discuss benefits of the different kinds of installation (individual households; large quantities of energy; environment) - students are divided into 5 teams (companies): Tidal Ltd (tidal power stations in estuaries of rivers) Mirrorsol & Co. (solar furnaces with concave mirrors) Aquhot & Sons (individual solar panels for heating water on roofs) Turbulence Inc. (wind tubines) Hydro-electric Ltd. (Hydro-electric turbines for artificial lakes optional - students design their own course web page with group photograph and individual student homepages - they write to the Helsinki students to have a look at these pages and to encourage them to produce a similar page	It is important that the fictitious country does not disadvantage any of the Fulda companies because of ist geographical layout. optional: We will not have any formal presentation between the groups so it will be helpful if the students present themselves to each other through their web-pages
week44 27 Oct	free week for Helsinki students optional: - after the invitation from the Finns and after studying the Finnish page students design their own student web page with group photograph and individual student homepages	- students envy the Helsinki students their free week! - students in their working teams (companies) study the geographical map of the invented country and the charts concerning climate, population etc. - working under stress: each group writes a proposal for solving energy problems in the invented country and submits it to the Finnish juries for assessment (Deadline is 30 October - it has to be finished this week! sorry but this is like real life!)	Timing is very tight (one week) for the German companies to formulate and send the proposals. The companies must have solved all other questions before and must fully concentrate on the proposal this week. If students agree we will have an extra class this week to look at the proposals and correct strategy.
week45 3 Nov.	- students fix the criteria for judging the proposals on paper and decide how they will come to overall judgements. (On the basis of this they will decide which two of the incoming proposals best resolve the geographical challenges of the country). - students form a jury with participants from 4 different backgrounds (teams 1 A-D) computer industry tourist industry "green party" government (slightly left-wing) The jury discusses the incoming proposals and selects the best two (or combinations). They may decide to contact the German companies and ask them to change the proposal - students look at formal letters of acceptance and rejection of applications and study recurrent formulations (for next week) optional: - students meet Fulda companies in an online chat-place to ask questions about the incoming proposals	- companies ask the Finnish juries for an online interview date where they can defend their proposals and answer any additional questions of the juries -students plan a homepage for this case study, where all the materials can be found maps of the country weather charts statistical material company profiles companies' proposals jury decision letters from jury evaluation This homepage is meant as a documentation of the case study for people who want to find out about it (e.g. students from other classes) optional: - students meet Finnish juries in an online chat-place to answer questions about ther proposals	Structure of next week has to be planned and fixed this week (esp. letter-writing and chat-session)
week46 10 Nov	- students meet without Marjatta and write a friendly formal letter to the individual companies who submitted proposals explaining why they were/were not selected for the prize This comprehensive letter (at least one page!) will explain what was good in the proposal (form, ideas, etc.) what the jury citicised what could be improved how the company could co-operate with a partner Also this letter will thank the companies for their work and explain how the project is going to proceed	-students produce the homepage for this case study, where all the materials can be found
End	debrief and evaluation	debrief and evaluation

Questions concerning these web-pages are best addressed to:

Tutor.Sprachen@sk.fh-fulda.de

Dr. Laurent Borgmann