| Course Name | Sustainable Energy Policy Design |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| SEN 559 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | Second Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | There are several factors such as technology, economics, social changes, geopolitical shifts, progress of energy systems, climate change and environmental issues have influenced the design of energy policy. Together with these factors, new policy instruments, approaches as well as tools have emerged to design a sustainable energy policy for countries. Hence, this course will explore how energy policies are planned and implemented in a sustainable fashion. Harvard Business Cases will be used in this course.Therefore, the main aim of this course is to present a framework to comprehend sustainable energy policy planning and decision making for countries. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This advanced course is designed to investigate the dynamics of the sustainable energy policy design in a contemporary fashion. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction and The Main Concepts | |
| 2 | Energy Policy Choices I | Romney vs. Obama and U.S. Energy Policy by Rawi Abdelal; Kaitlyn Tuthill, HBP, 2012 |
| 3 | Nuclear Energy: Challenges and Opportunities | Japan's Post-Fukushima Nuclear Energy Policy by Richard H.K. Vietor, HBP, 2015 |
| 4 | The Impact of Shale Gas Revolution | The U.S. Shale Revolution: Global Rebalancing? by Laura Alfaro; Richard H.K. Vietor; Hilary White, HBP, 2014 |
| 5 | Energy Policy Choices II | Iceland's Energy Policy: Finding the Right Path Forward by Henry Lee; Halla Hrund Logadottir, HBP, 2012 |
| 6 | The Role of Privatization in Energy Policy Making | Privatising the Pakistani Power Sector: Lessons from 1994 in 2010 by Ijlal Navqi; Christopher Dula, HBP, 2016 |
| 7 | Energy and Entrepreneurship | Elon Musk's Big Bets by David B. Yoffie; Eric Baldwin, HBP, 2018 |
| 8 | Deregulation in Energy Markets | Australia's Power Deregulation Experience by Jeffrey M. Conn; Hencye Sights; Steven Callander, HBP, 2018 |
| 9 | Transformation in Energy Companies | ENGIE: Strategic Transformation of an Energy Conglomerate by Stefan Reichelstein; Debra Schifrin, HBP, 2016 |
| 10 | Sustainable Energy Transition | CO2 to H20: Transition to Sustainable Energy by Francisco Szekely; Daniel Bartel; Adam Lowmass; Arturo Pasquel, HBP, 2016 |
| 11 | The Role of Energy in National Development | Qatar: Energy for Development by Aldo Musacchio; Colin Donovan; Samir Mikati; Rami Sarafa; Abdulla AlMisnad, HBP, 2013 |
| 12 | Evaluation of Renewable Energy Potential | Untapped Potential: Renewable Energy in Argentina by Anjani Datla; Henry Lee, HBP, 2019 |
| 13 | Climate Change and Nuclear Energy | Nuclear Energy: An Answer to Climate Change? by Michael W. Toffel; Glen W. S. Dowell; James Weber, HBP, 2017 |
| 14 | The Role of National Oil Companies in Energy Policy Making | China's National Oil Companies: Restructuring the Three Dragons by Kannan Ramaswamy, HBP, 2016 |
| 15 | Global Role of Natural Gas | Europe, Russia, and the Age of Gas Revolution by Rawi Abdelal; Leonardo Maugeri; Sogomon Tarontsi, HBP, 2017 |
| 16 | Review of Semester | - |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Harvard Business Cases |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
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| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 14 | 90 |
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| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 15 | 100 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 6 | 84 |
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| Homework / Assignments | 14 | 6 | |
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| Total | 216 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to comprehend the critical role and influences of energy resources, energy supply and energy demand for policy-makers, collectives and society. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to evaluate the problems and circumstances about energy studies by using theoretical and practical knowledge in fundamental disciplines of energy studies such as geopolitics, market dynamics, technologies, risk management, environmental issues, legal issues, transportation, and strategies. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to analyse multi-dimensional problems through working with others and to demonstrate leadership in addressing complex issues in the field of energy studies. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to develop an understanding of the key energy policy issues relating to structures, markets, institutions, regulations, climate change and environment in a critical perspective. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to acquire an informed opinion on contemporary methods, strategies and policies implemented in the international energy arena, and the ability to engage with policy-makers, business representatives, and regulators among others. | |||||
| 6 | Be able to analyse, formulate, and handle energy related questions from a social science and humanities perspective, with an overview the theories, scenarios and concepts by using scientific research methods. | |||||
| 7 | To critically evaluate data and systematically examine issues relating to the international energy arena, utilizing knowledge on recent developments in the scope of energy studies. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of gathering, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data relevant to Energy. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to prepare an original thesis/term project, utilizing appropriate methodologies of broad social sciences and humanities related disciplines applied to the questions and/or issues. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to follow new research and developments, publish scientific articles and participate the debates in academic meetings in the field of Energy through a foreign language. | X | ||||
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