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Course syllabus - Energy Policies and Policy Instruments

Scope

10.0 credits

Course code

FOA322

Valid from

Autumn semester 2016

Education level

Second cycle

Progressive Specialisation

A1F (Second cycle, has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Organisation

School of Business, Society and Engineering

Ratified

2015-02-04

Revised

2016-01-28

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2016-06-22
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Books

    Berlin, Martin; Stavlöt, Ulrika

    Nationalekonomi för miljöintresserade: tio nationalekonomer om en ödesfråga

    ISBN: 9789187379093

    LIBRIS-ID: 14221436

    1. uppl., Stockholm, Fores, 246 s.

    Other materials

    Artiklar kommer även att användas enligt lärarens instruktioner.

    Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik,

Objectives

The overall purpose of the course is to get a deeper understanding of how the government through various instruments creates rules and incentives for efficient energy use and an increased share of renewable energy production. Furthermore, the course aims to provide knowledge of how policy instruments impact on technical and economic aspects can be analyzed, and how the subsequent decisions affect business profitability with respect to, for example energy production. The course also addresses how companies can work strategically with the changes that are required at the new market conditions and policies.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course students will be able to

  • demonstrate an understanding for various policy instruments that are in used in various energy markets;
  • discuss and analyze how government and industry at national and European level influences the development of a sustainable society;
  • describe and analyze the impact that policy instruments have on cost-benefit analysis for energy production in the short and long term;
  • independently conduct an analysis of how individual policy instruments affect technical and financial decisions related to sustainable energy production and savings;
  • have an understanding of how a company works with strategy and how systematic strategic change can be implemented in companies;
  • demonstrate that he/she can clearly communicate and present conclusions and methods ;
  • demonstrate an ability to holistic, critically, independently and creatively identify, formulate and handle complex issues concerning integrated technical and economic issues.

Course content

The course consists mainly of lectures, seminars and individual analysis tasks in the area of policy instruments for energy efficiency and strategy.

Specific requirements

180 credits within the programme Industrial Engineering and Management which includes 15 credits from the course Perspectives on Energy Markets and 7.5 credits at advanced level. In addition, Swedish course B/Swedish course 3 and English course A/English course 6 are required. In cases where the course is given in english, exemption from the Swedish B/Swedish 3 is given.

Examination

Assignment (INL1), 3 credits, marks 3, 4 or 5
Assignment (INL2), 4 credits, marks 3, 4 or 5
Assignment (INL3), 3 credits, marks 3, 4 or 5

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Grading scale: 5, 4, 3

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

Seminars and project work is compulsory parts of the course.
The course overlaps 7,5 credits with FOA305 Policy instruments, strategy and technical change.