Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 10.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Van Hecke Elisabeth;
Language
French
Main themes
The seminar could cover any of the following topics: industrial economics, network economics, European competition policy compared to American policy, competition policy and commercial policies. These notions are applied to real-world cases such as electricity and gas market regulation, problems of information asset piracy, the issue of company mergers and their expected effects on consumers.
The precise content of each seminar is therefore liable to change from one year to another in function of the professor (s) involved it in charge.
The practical details will be defined by the teaching team at the appropriate time.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | The seminar aims to teach students a variety of skills. They will learn how to use economic analysis tools to study a concrete economic problem. Emphasis will be put on the formulation of logical and coherent argument. Through a piece of compulsory written work, students will develop skills in library research, summary writing, structuring information and drafting. Through oral presentation, students will develop their spoken skills and will learn to extract the essential message from a presentation. They will also be required to report on another presentation and participate in the general discussions and thus to develop their critical thinking skills. Finally, whilst the seminar lays emphasis on the importance of personal work, it also aims to encourage group work and thus develop students' mutual aid strategies. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Faculty or entity
ESPO
