Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
1	DSBE529	ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLITICS	0+0+0	3	7,5	12.05.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Master's Degree
Department / Program	DATA SCIENCE
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Describing different perspectives on natural and environmental problems and their characteristics. Evaluating nature and environmental management policies through normative criteria. Describing the methods used to evaluate environmental products and services. Understanding and describing the working principles of market-based nature and environmental policy instruments.
Course Content	The main purpose of the course is to provide and examine necessary information for understanding basic problems in environmental economics. Subjects are developed in order to cover policy tools for analyzing market failures and solving related problems. In addition, topics such as common area usage theory, pollution market, definition and analysis of customer behavior are examined.
Course Methods and Techniques	Traditional in class lectures and real life applications and cases will be utilized.
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Associate Prof.Dr. Umut Türk umut.turk@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers	Prof.Dr. EYÜP DOĞAN
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	-
Course Notes	Course materials will be provided throughout the semester

Course Category

Mathematics and Basic Sciences	%10
Social Sciences	%25
Field	%65

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı	1	% 20
Quiz/Küçük Sınav	2	% 10
Ödev	2	% 10
Proje/Çizim	1	% 20
Sunum/Seminer	1	% 10
Final examination	1	% 30
Total	8	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Ev Ödevi	2	5	10
Sunum için Hazırlık	2	2	4
Teslim İçin Hazırlık	1	15	15
Sunum	1	5	5
Proje	1	20	20
Okuma	10	2	20
Kişisel Çalışma	10	5	50
Takım/Grup Çalışması	4	10	40
Yüz Yüze Ders	14	3	42
Derse Devam	14	1	14
Final Sınavı	1	2	2
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 7,5 222

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Interpret the environmental issue has become a part of daily life.
2	Analyze the causes of environmental problems.
3	Comprehend the effects of the current social, economic, political and physical structure of the world by analyzing the necessary policies against environmental problems.
4	Give definitions and analyses of common area use theory, pollution market, customer behavior.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Course Introduction, Introduction to Environmental Economics	Review syllabus and course content	Syllabus
2	Economic Foundations of Environmental Problems	Revise core concepts	Lecture notes
3	Externalities and Common Resource Use	Research examples of externalities	Reading material
4	Types and Impacts of Pollution	Examples of air, water, soil pollution	Textbook
5	Environmental Valuation Methods	Basics of cost-benefit analysis	Academic article
6	Economic Instruments in Environmental Policy	Explore taxes and subsidies cases	Case study
7	Emissions Trading Schemes	Research carbon markets	Lecture notes
8	Midterm Exam	Review of all previous topics	-
9	Environmental Law and International Agreements	Read Kyoto, Paris agreements	Policy document
10	Environmental Policies in Turkey	Review Turkey’s environmental legislation	Government document
11	Sustainability and Green Economy	Study SDGs	Reading
12	Ecological Footprint and Consumer Behavior	Reflect on consumption patterns	Article
13	Student Presentations / Policy Proposals	Prepare group presentations	Student presentations
14	General Review and Final Preparation	Final exam review	Course summary

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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