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3.00 Credits
Students in this course will learn about coal sales as related to the spot market, long-term contracts, dedicated reserves, sampling by the shipper and b the consumer, analyses, transportation, and price adjustments, upward or downward, for variations in calorific qualities or other specifications.
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3.00 Credits
Beginning with a brief history of coal mining in Kentucky, students study Kentucky's market share in an increasingly competitive global coal market, the state's present production levels, reclamation efforts, and Kentucky coal energy costs compared to other fuels. Students also study rail, barge, and truck transportation in Kentucky; the location of rail and barge loading facilities in eastern and western Kentucky; and the location of major preparation plants. Students also study the marketing and sale of Kentucky coals in both the domestic market and the export market.
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3.00 Credits
Students in this course now begin to see coal in a much larger context, in the world market. Topics include U.S. coals' world market share and projections for future demand for U.S. coals; world coal consumption projections through 2020; coal use in China and India; coal's share of world energy consumption; world recoverable coal reserves of high quality coals, including coking coals; world recoverable reserves of low quality [lignite] coal; coal in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, Africa, Central and South America.
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3.00 Credits
Students in this course will learn about such coal related environmental challenges as land disturbance; soil erosion; dust, noise, and water pollution; acid mine drainage; methane emissions; and from coal combustion - sulfur emissions, carbon dioxide emissions, sulfur dioxide emissions, and acid rain, all of which contribute to global warming and climate change.
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3.00 Credits
Students in this course will learn about coal cleaning technologies related to particulate emissions; to nitrogen and sulfur oxides; to the capture and storing of carbon; to coal combustion; to capturing and storing carbon; to combustion technologies; and coal-to-liquids and coal gasification.
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3.00 Credits
Students will study the history of the coal industry in light of safety concerns, environmental neglect, and various other issues that necessitated regulation by state and federal agencies. They will also get a broad overview of both underground-specific and surface-specific legislation and the major regulatory agencies that oversee and enforce the regulations.
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3.00 Credits
In this course each student, under the ongoing direction and supervision of the instructor, will receive individualized and directed on the job safety training at one or more underground mining locations. Specific safety training will include all aspects of underground coal mining processes - from reserve identification - to mining plans - to extraction - to processing - to shipping - and to reclamat
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3.00 Credits
In this course each student, under the ongoing direction and supervision of the instructor, will receive individualized and directed on the job safety training at one or more surface mine locations. Specific safety training will include all aspects of surface mining processes - from reserve identification - to determination of mining method - to mining plans - to extraction - to transportation from mine to storage areas and/or to processing plant - to shipping - and to reclamat
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3.00 Credits
The study of communication theory applied to person-to-person and small group situations with intensive rehearsal in negotiation skills and emotional literacy. Strategies are emphasized for coping with the differences between women's and men's communication. Appropriate field projects will be engaged. Prerequisite: COM 205. Designated women's studies course
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0.00 Credits
Designed to provide fundamental understanding of the nature and operation of personal computers, CS 101 serves to make the student aware of the potential of the computer and how it can be accessed and utilized in there studies. Pass/Fall only.
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