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- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the key issues in energy economics and policy.
- Understand the main economics methodologies for the analysis of energy policy and issues.
- Recognise key challenges from energy markets, energy systems and technologies.
- Understand results from academic papers, reports and wide variety of literature on energy and use them in the analysis of empirical energy economic and policy problems.
- Identify the types of data and analysis needed to analyse challenges presented in the energy agenda.
- Write papers and reports to a high standard and quality on issues relating to global energy policy.
The key topics covered in this module are:
1. Introduction to energy economics
2. Economics of energy demand
3. Economics of energy supply
4. Electricity markets
5. International energy and climate change policy
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 30 |
Specified Learning Activities | 3 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 80 |
Total | 113 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Project: Group project, presentation, and participation. A project will be assigned in groups of 4/5. It will require analysis of energy policy relating to a country or region. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Examination: Midterm online exam | Week 6 | Yes | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
Examination: Final online exam | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | Yes | Graded | No | 40 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
Feedback is provided as a group on the group project report and presentation. Individual feedback is given on the presentation. Students have the opportunity to peer review their presentations. The module coordinator provides feedback on the presentations, on request, in advance of the presentation date.