Work in progress: Using RETScreen Expert Software for Authentic Assessment

One of the challenges for teaching how to develop Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Savings-based Projects (ESPs) at a graduate level using the authentic assessment evaluation strategy is the great amount of time required for the assessment process and giving feedback to the student. In addition, faculty needs not only proper academic credentials, but extensive professional experience and certifications as well. This paper describes the integration of the RETScreen Expert Clean Energy Management Software on an online graduate course, not only for streamlining the evaluation and feedback processes for the faculty, but also to ease the project feasibility analysis for the students.