Seminar: Ecological Economics

At the seminar the student is trained independently to
- identify and clarify a problem,
- seek and select relevant literature,
- write an academic paper,
- present and discuss own paper with the other students at the seminar.

The aim of the presentations is, that the student uses the presentation as an opportunity to practice oral skills and to receive feedback. The presentations are not a part of the exam and will not be assessed.

Mandatory activities in the seminar:
- Kick-off meeting
- Finding literature and defining the project
- Writing process of the seminar paper
- Presentation of own project and paper
- Giving constructive feedback to another student´s paper
- Actively participating in discussions at presentations and other meetings.

There is no weekly teaching/lecturing, and the student cannot expect guidance from the teacher. If the teacher gives a few introduction lectures or gives the opportunity for guidance, this as well as other expectations are clarified at the kickoff meeting.

Process:
It is strongly recommended that you think about and search for a topic before the semester begins, as there are only a few weeks from the kick-off meeting to the submission of the project description/ agreement paper.

The seminar project paper must be uploaded in Absalon before the presentations, as the opponents and the other seminar participants must read and comment on the paper. It is important that you upload a paper that is so finalized as possible since the value of feedback and comments at the presentation is strongly associated with the skill level of the seminar paper.

After the presentations, you can, with a few corrections, improve the seminar paper by including the feedback and comments that emerged during the presentations. It is not intended that you rewrite or begin the writing of the full project after the presentation has taken place.