ECTS - Enviromental Economics
Enviromental Economics (ECON425) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enviromental Economics | ECON425 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Brain Storming. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of the course is to introduce students to the economic tools used to analyze and solve problems relating to the relationship between the economy and the environment. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The relation between environment and economics; the problems of environment and the micro and macro effects of the policies regarding these problems; the preventive policies regarding the enviromental policies at domestic and international levels and the effects of these policies on developing and developed countries. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the Course: The Economy and the Environment | Harris & Roach: Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Resources, Environment and Development | Harris & Roach: Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Theory of Environmental Externalities | Harris & Roach: Chapter 3 |
| 4 | Common Property Resources and Public Goods | Harris & Roach: Chapter 4 |
| 5 | Valuing the Economy | Harris & Roach: Chapter 6 |
| 6 | Cost-Benefit Analysis | Harris & Roach: Chapter7 |
| 7 | MIDTERM | |
| 8 | Ecological Economics: Basic Concepts | Harris & Roach: Chapter 9 |
| 9 | National Income and Environmental Accounting | Harris & Roach: Chapter 10 |
| 10 | Energy: The Great Transition | Harris & Roach: Chapter 11 |
| 11 | Global Climate Change: Science and Economics | Harris & Roach: Chapter 12 |
| 12 | Global Climate Change: Policy Responses | Harris & Roach: Chapter 13 |
| 13 | Greening the Economy | Harris & Roach: Chapter 14 |
| 14 | Population and the Environment | Harris & Roach: Chapter 15 |
| 15 | Final Exam Review | |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: A Contemporary Approach by Jonathan M. Harris and Brian Roach, Fourth Edition, Routledge (2008) |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 14 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 18 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics | X | ||||
| 2 | Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis | X | ||||
| 3 | Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis | X | ||||
| 4 | Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level | X | ||||
| 5 | Learning different approaches on economic and related issues | |||||
| 6 | Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis | |||||
| 7 | Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices | X | ||||
| 8 | Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills | X | ||||
| 9 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning | |||||
| 10 | Adopting work ethic and social responsibility | |||||
| 11 | Developing the skills of communication. | |||||
| 12 | Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 38 | 76 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 152 | ||