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 sustainability-related 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: Anders Boman

Student Course Representatives: Linnéa Andersson, Linus Björkman, Arjo Dasgupta, Rasmus Halonen and Ellen Sverker

Course Administrators: Heléne Larsson and Lisa Sutton (ep@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: 1 October - 26 October

Course registration in LadokLinks to an external site. opens 24 September. Registration is required for programme students and students on freestanding course. Please register for the course as soon as possible.

Syllabus EKN104

Reading list EKN104

Schedule EKN104 (preliminary until 14 days prior to course start)

Study guide EKN104 (available upon registration)

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.