Allgemeine Informationen
| Veranstaltungsname | Vorlesung: Agricultural innovations |
| Untertitel | Selected economic and sociological perspectives on sustainable innovations |
| Veranstaltungsnummer | AGE.06288.01 |
| Semester | WS 2017/18 |
| Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden | 0 |
| erwartete Teilnehmendenanzahl | 20 |
| Heimat-Einrichtung | Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in Transformationsökonomien |
| Veranstaltungstyp | Vorlesung in der Kategorie Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen |
| Erster Termin | Dienstag, 10.10.2017 12:15 - 13:45, Ort: (IAMO Conference Room 2) |
| Voraussetzungen | Participants are expected to have a basic proficiency level of microeconomics, principles of economics, and should be able to read and understand English language texts and follow English teaching. |
| Lernorganisation | The aim of the course is to equip students with skills for analyzing the social, political and economic dimensions of controversies resulting from new agricultural technology and identifying policy options for addressing them. The course is designed to accommodate students from related fields interested in the role of innovations in sustainable agricultural development. The core aspect of the course is therefore to increase capacity in analyzing the interactions between technology, environment and economy. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach in the design and implementation of science, technology, and agricultural innovation systems and policy. In addition to building analytical competence, students learn how to integrate knowledge from a diversity of sources and use it to identify policy options for action. The course emphasizes the holistic approach for problem solving. The course is conducted through lectures, practical and discussion sessions, as well as occasional guest speakers. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
The grading consists of two parts. Every week, the students will be asked to produce an excerpt of core reading materials. These excerpts contribute 50% to the final grade. The grading evaluates the content of the excerpt on the accuracy of description of the main research question, findings of the paper and readibility. The oral exam after the course completion counts next 50% of the grade. For the oral exam students should be thoroughly familiar with the core reading materials. The oral examination will take about 20-30 minutes in English. |
| SWS | 4 |
| ECTS-Punkte | 5 |
