LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of LEDs in lighting applications
- Design and implement strategies for lighting control
- Define sustainability and sustainable lighting
- Conduct lighting costs calculations and life-cycle analyses
- Explain the factors involved in the assessment of lighting quality, energy efficiency and visual performance
- Debate the influence of light on health and well-being
- Differentiate between visual and non-visual aspects of light
- Classify and describe the various optical phenomena relevant in lighting applications
- Explain the differences between mesopic, photopic, and scotopic vision and how they affect our perception of light
- Explain the influence of light on plant growth and development
Recognize design criteria, procedures and recommendations for lighting applications (e.g., outdoor lighting design) - Design and deliver a group presentation based on a collaboratively written scientific report.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 25.02.2025 - 03.06.2025
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Paulo Lemos de Almeida Pinho
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lighting control; sustainable lighting; lighting costs and life-cycle analyses (LCA); lighting quality and energy efficiency; light and well-being; non-visual aspects of light; mesopic vision and photometry; optical phenomena; horticultural lighting; colorimetry; lighting design; light-emmiting diode (LED) applications
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Exams and assignments
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Contact sessions
Independent work
Exams
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Handouts and literature
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
2 Zero Hunger
3 Good Health and Well-being
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
15 Life on Land
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring IV - V
2025-2026 Spring IV - V