Seminar on management of environmental questions

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.

5 credits

30.0 h

Teacher(s)

Bréchet Thierry;

Language

French

Prerequisites

a course in environmental economics and/or management

Main themes

environmental economics and management

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Having regard to the LO of the programme X, this activity contributes to the development and acquisition of the following LO: 1. Corporate citizenship 1.3. Decide and act responsibly ' 2. Knowledge and reasoning 2.3. Articulate the acquired knowledge from different areas 2.4. Activate and apply the acquired knowledge ' 3. A scientific and systematif approach 3.1. Conduct a clear, structured, analytical reasoning ' 3.2. Collect, select and analyze relevant information ' 3.3.Consider problems using a systemic and holistic approach ' 3.5.Produce, through analysis and diagnosis, implementable solutions' 4. Innovation and entrepreneurship 4.1. Identify new opportunities, propose creative and useful ideas ' 5. Work effectively in an international and multicultural environment 5.3.Understand and establish their own role and scope for action ' 6. Teamwork and leadership 6.1. Work in a team... 7. Project management 8. Communication and interpersonal skills 8.1. Express a clear and structured message' 8.3. Persuade and negotiate ' 9. Personal and professional development 9.1. Independent self-starter '

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”.

Content

The seminar consists in a role play (situation-based in an organization) and is problem-based. The students are experts in environmental management and are asked to help an organisation face a specific environmental issue. These are related to the current European or Belgian policies.

Evaluation methods

Work by group or 2 or 3. Short note on the state of the environmental issue. Oral presentation on the analysis of the potential implications and solution for the organization.

Bibliography

Faculty or entity

CLSM

Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme

Sigle

Credits

Prerequisites

Aims

Master [60] in Economics : General

ECON2M1

Master [120] in Economics: General

ECON2M