Course syllabus
Overview
The main objective of this course is that students will learn to use economic theory and methods to be able to analyse several different societally relevant and sustainabilityrelated questions. The course will help students to practically apply their accumulated knowledge in economics.
The course consists of three parts that all focus on sustainability. Two parts of the course use an economics approach and econometrical methods to analyse societally relevant and sustainability-related questions. Students will also learn to interpret results from these kinds of analyses, which can be implemented on both micro- and macroeconomic questions and problems. In the third part of the course students will write a report where they in a group will analyze one sustainability-related question.
Course Coordinator: Christer Ljungwall
Semester Representatives: Andrei Dusa, Angelica Kanmert, Amanda Andersson, Gustaf Krantz, Frida Silverdahl, Viggo Öhrn. You can contact the student representatives by using the messaging function in Canvas. For alternative means of contact and further information, see the course evaluation and development page.
Course Administrators: Heléne Larsson, Emilio Suarez Ardiles (ep@handels.gu.se/be@handels.gu.se)
Course Details
EKN104 is a 6 credits course offered in the first cycle (bachelor's level) and is included at the third semester of the Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics. It is not offered as a single subject course. EKN104 is a full time course, lectured in English.
Course dates: 2 October - 27 October
Course registration in LadokLinks to an external site. opens 25 September. Registration is required for programme students and students on freestanding course. Please register for the course as soon as possible.
Assessment
All the learning outcomes are assessed through group assignments in the form of laboratories/data analysis and on a written report where the oral presentation also will be evaluated. The written report also includes an individual written part.
The individual part of the report shall be written individually, cooperation in formulating text, tables, figures etc. is not allowed. Absence from compulsory elements of the course can be replaced with alternative assignments.
In cases of extensive examination materials, the programme director, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for First- and Second-cycle Examinations at the University of Gothenburg, may grant extended time for the examiner to communicate examination results to students.