Foundations of the "Green" Economy

Course: Economic Cybernetics

Structural unit: Faculty of Economics

Title
Foundations of the "Green" Economy
Code
ОК 8
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO16. Be able to use data, provide arguments, critically evaluate logic and draw conclusions from scientific and analytical texts on economics. PLO17. Perform interdisciplinary analysis of socio-economic phenomena and problems in one or more professional areas, taking into account the risks and possible socio-economic consequences. PLO21. Be able to think abstractly, apply analysis and synthesis to identify key characteristics of economic systems at different levels, as well as the behavior of their subjects. PLO25. Apply appropriate mathematical methods for the analysis of economic phenomena in terms of fundamental principles and knowledge of economics.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know theoretical foundations and basic principles of economics, mathematics, computer science 2. Know how to use basic office programs 3. Know the Ukrainian language, safe work skills, written and oral communication
Course content
The curriculum of the academic discipline consists of two content modules, within which students study the essence and methodological foundations of the formation and development of the "green" economy at the consumer level, at the business level as a basic component of the economy's ecologization, and at the level of industries, cities, and the state. The following main topics are considered: 1) natural factors and anthropogenic impact processes on nature; 2) conceptual foundations of economic growth and sustainable development; 3) "Green" economy as a new paradigm of economic growth; 4) dynamics of global trends in the development of the "green" economy; 5) Formation of a model of green consumption; 6) green business and trends in the development of ecological entrepreneurship; 7) national environmental policy: development and opportunities for improvement. Special attention is paid to the study of problems and prospects for the development of the "green" economy in Ukraine.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Глосарій зеленого бізнесу : українсько-німецько-російсько-англійський / В. Базилевич, Д. Вальтер, В. Хартман [та ін.] ; наук.ред. : В. Базилевич, Д. Вальтер. – К. : Знання, 2010.- 518 с. 2. "Зелена" економіка як підґрунтя екологізації місцевого розвитку : монографія / Бондар О. І., Галушкіна Т. П., Унгурян П. Я. ; за заг. ред. д-ра біол. наук, проф. О. І. Бондаря ; Держ. екол. акад. післядиплом. освіти та упр. - Херсон : ОЛДІ-ПЛЮС, 2018. - 237 с. 3. "Зелена" економіка (досвід ЄС і практика України у світлі III і IV промислових революцій) : [підручник] / Л. Г. Мельник. - Суми : Університетська книга, 2018. - 461 4. “Зелені” інвестиції у сталому розвитку: світовий досвід та український контекст . К.: Видавництво “Заповіт”, 2019 . – 316 с. 5. Основи “зеленої” економіки: навчальний посібник / Л.П. Гацька, Т.Б. Харченко, Ю.А. Сагайдак, Т.О. Мурована – К.: Освіта України, 2019. – 271 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, student’s self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
Forms of student assessment: (max. 100 points / min. 60 points) 1. Testing (LO 1.1-1.6, 2.1-2.4, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2) - 60 points / 36 points; 2. Modular test (LO 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 3.1) - 20 points / 12 points; 3. Final test (LO 2.4, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2) - 20 points / 12 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Department of environmental management and entrepreneurship
Faculty of Economics

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of environmental management and entrepreneurship
Faculty of Economics