Title: Unit One Goals
Course: Critical Infrastructure: An Overview > Section: Course Content

Unit One

Goals

Upon completion of Unit One, students should be able to:

Energy

- Define energy
- Recognize why energy is considered critical infrastructure
- Describe the traditional power grid
- Demonstrate an understanding of a need for improvement to the traditional power grid

Smart Grid

- Define smart grid, smart meter, smart appliance, and other applicable terms
- Describe the differences between the traditional power grid and smart grid
- Recall the advanatages and disadvantages of the smart grid