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On completion of this course, the successful student should, inter alia, have:
• An appreciation of the key factors which influence the degree of effectiveness of environmental policy initiatives.
• An awareness of tools available to address a range of local and global environmental challenges.
• A capacity to undertake a rudimentary analysis of environmental policy initiatives using some of the tools / models discussed in the module workshops.
• Enhanced transferable skills such as critical thinking, teamwork and communications.
This module will be divided into a number of constituent parts:
• Introduction to environmental policy analysis
• Overview of analysis frameworks
• Overview of environmental policy-making process at EU and National Level
• Case studies associated with selected themes including Water, Transport, Climate and Energy, Bioeconomy
• Future of environmental policy-making
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 32 |
Specified Learning Activities | 16 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 152 |
Total | 200 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Project: Group Projects and Group Presentations | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Assignment: Major Individual Assignment |
Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Class Test: As this module progresses a series of in-class exercises will be set. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Dr Cara Augustenborg | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Luke Kelleher | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Anne Pender | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |