Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Students completing the module acquire the following: 

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Thorough knowledge of energy-related environmental, economic and socially related problems
• Knowledge of business- and socio-economic impact analyses as well as the interaction with implementation and public regulation
• Knowledge of institutional and organisational conditions related to energy planning
• Knowledge of theories, evaluation methods and tools in relation to energy planning including environmental, economic, institutional and organisational problems

Skills

• Can critically analyse energy-related problems
• Can understand, use and analyse evaluation methods and tools for socio-economic impact analyses
• Can understand and reflect on connections between institutions and organisations, their dynamics as well as their interaction with the surrounding world
• Can understand energy-related environmental problems and analyse these
• Can assess application fields for evaluation methods and tools, including critically assess results and conclusions on the basis of different methods and tools
• Can understand and reflect on theories, evaluation methods and analysis tools within the relevant fields.

Competences

• Can reflect critically on project-related choices of tools and their significance for analyses and results
• Can adjust and adapt different tools for the topical challenges and needs

Type of instruction

Lectures, workshops, seminars, assignments, etc.

Exam

Exams