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)
N/A
Course Language English
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 Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nil Demet GÜNGÖR
Course Assistants
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;
  • increase their ability to comprehend the relationship between environmental/natural resource problems and economics
  • learn how economic tools are useful in analyzing and solving problems in these fields
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)

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
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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