ENERGY ECONOMICS - 2022/3
Module code: ECO3012
Module Overview
This module introduces students to the fundamentals of energy economics from both the demand and supply side – covering appropriate economic theory, empirical and case studies, and policy issues. Understanding a number of concepts such as promoting clean energy, managing energy demand and analysing energy markets are key learning outcomes from this module. Students will make use of the Microeconomics knowledge and Econometrics skills that they have developed in Level 5. The module is complementary to the Environmental Economics (ECO3060), and research focus of this module will serve as a good preparation for students taking the Economics Project (ECO3050) or planning to undertake further study. In particular, the module prepares students for further study in Energy and Environmental Economics, and Sustainability related subjects.
Module provider
Economics
Module Leader
CHITNIS Mona (Economics)
Number of Credits: 15
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Framework: FHEQ Level 6
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Overall student workload
Workshop Hours: 11
Independent Learning Hours: 106
Lecture Hours: 11
Guided Learning: 22
Module Availability
Semester 2
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
None
Module content
Indicative content includes:
- Energy balances, energy indicators and energy security
- Energy policies, renewables and electricity
- Energy efficiency and rebound effects
- Energy demand and pricing
- Economic appraisal of the energy projects
- Introduction to different energy types
Assessment pattern
Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
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Online Scheduled Summative Class Test | IN SEMESTER TEST 1 | 25 |
Online Scheduled Summative Class Test | IN SEMESTER TEST 2 | 25 |
Oral exam or presentation | GROUP PRESENTATION | 10 |
Project (Group/Individual/Dissertation) | GROUP PROJECT | 40 |
Alternative Assessment
Group presentation and/or project can be substituted with individual presentation and/or project if necessary.
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the core components of energy economics, demonstrate their ability to transfer skills and knowledge to empirical and real world aspects of energy economics, and to demonstrate their team working skills with Employability pillar in mind.
Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:
Two tests, each worth 25% of the final grade
One group presentation worth 10% of the final grade
One group project worth 40% of the final grade
Formative assessment and feedback
During the workshops, students receive feedback on their answers, and guidance on how these answers could be improved in relation to presentation/project and/or midterm tests. Students are provided with some exercises and self-test MCQs relating to the lecture material which they solve or answer independently in preparation for midterm tests and receive the guideline answers/feedback online. Before the midterm test, a mock test is made available for students to familiarise themselves with the setup of the MCQ assessments with correct answers. In addition, students receive verbal feedback before their group presentation/group project during office hours.
Students receive indicative correct answers after the midterm test assessments. Students will receive feedback after group presentation to help them improve their final group project. Students will receive short feedback after the group project.
Module aims
- Expose students to the core components of energy economics.
- Prepare students for the study of energy economics at higher university levels
- Prepare students for careers in the field of energy, environment and sustainability
- Prepare students for independent work, critical thinking and creativity in the field of energy economics and beyond.
Learning outcomes
Attributes Developed | Ref | ||
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001 | Students will be able to use diagrams and indicators to analyse the energy situation in a country/ the world. | KPT | GLOBAL AND CULTURAL CAPABILITY, DIGITAL CAPABILITY, EMPLOYABILITY |
002 | Students will be able to understand or use the economic fundamentals underpinning energy demand and supply. | KCT | SUSTAINABILITY, EMPLOYABILITY |
003 | Students will be able to understand important energy policy issues. | KPT | GLOBAL AND CULTURAL CAPABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, EMPLOYABILITY |
004 | Students will be able to do basic empirical research in energy economics. | KCPT | RESOURCEFULNESS AND RESILIENCE, DIGITAL CAPABILITY, GLOBAL AND CULTURAL, SUSTAINABILITY |
005 | Students will demonstrate effective work in a small team towards a shared goal. | P | EMPLOYABILITY |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The learning and teaching strategy is designed to present new facts from a global perspective and economic theories so that students can apply their economic analysis to a new area of economics study closely related to sustainability. We will also consider how core energy and environmental policies help transition towards sustainable and clean energy future. As the module develops, students are exposed to research and case studies which evaluate important theories and/or debates in Energy Economics, enabling students to develop their own capacity to synthesise research and enhance their global and cultural capabality in this area.
The learning and teaching strategy is therefore designed as follows:
Lectures are designed to ensure that students are exposed to the basic core components of energy economics. . The lectures will help us to achieve the first three aims on the module.
Workshops are complementary to lectures. They are designed to help students to understand the application of the energy economics fundamentals in the real world and empirical studies. The workshops will help us achieve the last three aims of the module.
The learning and teaching methods include:
1 hour lecture x 11 weeks
1 hour workshop x 11 weeks
Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.
Reading list
https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: ECO3012
Other information
As part of introducing different empirical studies in energy economics, some studies using econometrics will be discussed in relation to wider energy implications, however the use of econometrics method is not a requirement for this module and/or assessments.
The School of Economics is committed to developing graduates with strengths in Employability, Digital Capabilities, Global and Cultural Capabilities, Sustainability, and Resourcefulness and Resilience. This module is designed to enhance students' knowledge, skills, and capabilities in the following areas:
Resourcefulness and resilience:
Students in this module will develop their understanding, skills, independent study, critical thinking and creativity through assessments and feedback. Group presentation feedback provides students with the opportunity to revise their preliminary work on a real-world group project and improve its content.
Digital capability:
Students in this module will develop their online research skills for finding and using academic and non-academic resources including quantitative data sources for use in the group presentation and group project assessments. Students will also improve their use of Excel for processing quantitative data and graphs, Word for group project submission, PowerPoint and Zoom or similar software/app for delivering their group presentations.
Global and cultural capability:
The Energy situation around the world, other real world and case study/research paper examples will be utilised in this module to build students’ global capabilities.
Sustainability:
This module is directly related to sustainability issues. Students will gain knowledge about reducing emissions through clean energy supply, and reducing energy demand through increased energy efficiency, behavioral changes and appropriate energy pricing while considering fuel poverty issues to maintain living standards.
Employability:
This module will prepare students, through case studies, real world discussions and participation in group assessments, with skills and knowledge for energy related jobs and further academic study in Energy Economics.
Programmes this module appears in
Programme | Semester | Classification | Qualifying conditions |
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Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) | 2 | Optional | A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
Economics BSc (Hons) | 2 | Optional | A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
Economics and Mathematics BSc (Hons) | 2 | Optional | A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
Business Economics BSc (Hons) | 2 | Optional | A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
Politics and Economics BSc (Hons) | 2 | Optional | A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2022/3 academic year.