Household Technology
Undergraduate level | 1st semester | Compulsory Unit | ΟΙΚ1600
Credit Units ECTS: 5
Teaching Hours Weekly: 3
Course Type: Compulsory, Background
Prequisites: --
Teaching and Examination Language: Greek
For Erasmus students study course and exams are offered in English.
Course Material
1. Introduction to Household Technology, 2. Electricity generation in Greece, 3. Cooking, 4. Laundry washing, 5. Dishwashing, 6. Household refrigeration, 7. Household hot water generation, 8. management of electrical and electronic equipment waste, 9. Social impacts of household technology, 10. The home of the future
Learning Outcomes
After the successful completion of the course, the students are expected to:
- Understand the key role of electricity in households
- Describe the energy system of Greece
- Compare the renewable energy sources
- Be aware of the key operating principles of the large household appliances
- Be able to select appliances with advance energy class rating
- Be able to assess the environmental impacts generated by the household appliances
- Be able to propose energy saving measures at households
- Calculate the energy savings at households resulting from energy saving measures
General Skills
- Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information using the relevant ICT techniques
- Decision making
- Autonomous study
- Work in an interdisciplinary background
- Respect for the natural environment
- Demonstration of social, professional and ethical responsibility
- Demonstration of susceptibility to gender issues
- Promotion of free, creative and deductive thinking
Learning and Teaching Techniques - Evaluation
Teaching Methods: Face to face
Use of ICT: - Use of digital slides in lectures - Asynchronous E-learning platform - Communication with students via email
Course Organization:
| Activity | Semester Work Load |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 30 |
| Exemplary solution of exercises | 20 |
| Student self-study | 75 |
| Total | 125 |
Assessment Methods::
The assessment of students is performed via the final written exam which includes short answers and solution of exercises. For students with special educational needs, assessment is performed via oral examination
Suggested literature
- Αμπελιώτης, Κ. & Σδράλη, Δ. (2016). Οικιακή Τεχνολογία. Αθήνα: Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών. Διαθέσιμο στο: http://hdl.handle.net/11419/3011
- Hinrichs and Kleinbach (2002). Energy: Its Use and the Environment, 3rd ed., Thompson Learning, London, U.K.
Relevant scientific journals
- International Journal of Consumer Studies
- Journal of Cleaner Production
- Resources, Conservation and Recycling