Duration
18h Th, 5h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits | |||
| Specialised master in sustainable energy management | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
General economics course:
Introduction
Microeconomics part:
- the consumer's behaviour
- the producer's behaviour
- perfect competition and invisible hand
- externalities and public goods
- the role of the state in the economy, taxation and regulation in a globalised world
- the economy and the climate change
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The main objectives of this course are, for future environmental managers: - Understand the basic economic language and, consequently, the general context of economic texts; - Develop a critical approach to the economic environment in which they will have to operate; - Build the necessary tools to be able to correctly and faithfully interpret specialized economic texts.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
No prerequisites (high school)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical lessons and exercises
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
In class
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Reference book: Economics (Acemoglu Laibson List, 2018 - second edition)
Exercise booklet
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Written exam (2 hours) in face-to-face with closed book
MQC - Open questions - Exercises
Written Exam on Ecampus if COVID with open book
Only a MQC
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
jerome.schoenmaeckers@uliege.be
Items online
Slides
Slides of the theoretical course