Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Mobilise expertise in at least one area of management.
• Mobilise acquired skills in a specific professional environment.
• Professionally communicate and present original work both orally and in writing.
• Conduct scientific reasoning on complex or innovative management issues.
• Prioritise responsible management practices.
• Innovate in the development of methodologies and tools for analysis and decision-making in management.
• Refer to ethical principles and apply ethical codes specific to management sciences to their own behaviour.
• Adopt a scientific approach of analysis and reasoning.
• Master the different steps and methods to carry out research on complex or innovative management issues.
• Construct a reference framework, formulate questions or hypotheses from the analysis of scientific literature.
• Integrate scientific and technological processes.
• Master highly specialised skills in certain areas of management, including the management of production and logistics.
• Assimilate the components of the social and economic environment of a company.
• Demonstrate an open mind and adaption.

Learning Outcomes of UE

The course aims to allow students to assess existing policy and to design future policy, taking into account damage functions, the uncertainty surrounding the damage functions, side benefits, distributional issues and political feasibility.

Content of UE

Different philosophical stances towards the environment, welfare economics and the environment, optimal pollution levels, environmental policy instruments (command and control, taxes, tradeble permits, voluntary approaches), the science basis of climate change, international negociations on environmental problems (climate change versus ozone depletion), cost benefit analysis, optimal policy under uncertainty and irreversibility.

Prior Experience

Basic insights in microeconomics such as marginal costs and benefits, consumer/producer surplus and marginal utility are required. Basic mathematical skills such as insights in linear, quadratic and logarithmic functions as well as their derivatives are also a prerequisite.

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• N/A

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q2

• Written examination

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

A written examination containing theory, application of theory in concrete circumstances, solving exercices and giving an informed personal opinion.

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Written examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Idem term 2.

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• Written examination

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Idem term 2.