Course # 51700 This is a directed research course on topics related to energy policy and energy markets. Students will be assigned to small (4 or 5 students) groups that are tasked with writing a white paper on one of several topics related to energy markets and policy. Each group will choose a topic from a list of suggestions provided by the instructors, or it may design its own topic with the instructors’ approval. Class sessions will be of two types. Five of the weekly meetings will have formal lectures on specific energy issues or markets, such as the economics of energy policy, the future of nuclear power, climate change, the prospects for expanded use of renewable energy sources, and the impact of fracking on oil and gas markets. Other sessions will consist of consist primarily of (a) small group conversations between the instructors and each group and (b) intermediate presentations of results, progress and problems given by each group to the entire class. In the final two sessions (weeks 10 & 11) each group will present their completed analysis in a 45-minute presentation to the class, the course instructors and the course’s review committee, which consists of additional faculty members or others with expertise on the topic. Satisfactory papers may be published online as white papers through the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago (EPIC). Publication will require one or more members of the group to edit and/or revise the final paper after the end of the quarter so as to address remaining comments from the instructors and review committee. Grades will be based primarily on the quality of the final research paper and presentation, but the instructors reserve the right to award members of the same group different grades based on information regarding relative contributions of group members and participation in course sessions throughout the quarter. Final projects are due on the first day of the finals period. Cross-listed as BUS 33700 with Chicago Booth School of Business Recent News More news Announcing the 2024 Stone Center Thesis and Dissertation Award Winners Tue., July 02, 2024 Harris Voices: Viviana Martinez, CLA'20, on What It Means to "Crown Up" Tue., July 02, 2024 Natasha Mathur, MSCAPP’19, on the Connection Between the Real World and Data Tue., June 25, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Harris Campus Visit Wed., July 10, 2024 | 10:00 AM Keller Center 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States Harris Evening Master's Program Information Session Wed., July 10, 2024 | 12:00 PM Harris Summer Mixer in Washington, DC: Cultivating Policy Connections Wed., July 10, 2024 | 5:00 PM Office of Federal Relations Rooftop 1730 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20004 United States