Consumer Science & Public Policy

Lecturer:
Dr. Steffen Jahn

Target audience:
M.Sc. MEB/MDM, M.Sc. FRS, M.Sc. MAN, M.Sc. IECO, M.Sc. Win, M. WSG, Ph.D. students from the Faculty of Economic Sciences and the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

Learning outcome, score skills:
After successful attendance the students understand the public policy implications of consumer behavior. Moreover, they are able to craft concrete policy suggestions based on recent consumer research.
Contents:
The course consists of two parts, a lecture and a presentation of a term paper.

Lecture content:

  • Introduction to consumer science & public policy
  • Transformative consumer research
  • Nutrition and health
  • Consumer vulnerability and protection
  • Marketplace morality


Time and Place:
Thursdays (Donnerstags), 10:00 - 12:00 o'clock, Oec. 0.168 (Start: 06.12.2018)
Tuesdays (Dienstags), 12:00 - 14:00 o'clock, Oec 1.162 (Start: 11.12.2018)

Application deadline (see below):
23.11.2018

Examination:
Written examination (45 minutes), 3 credits
Presentation (20 minutes) with written elaboration (max. 12 pages), 3 credits

Literature:
Will be announced in the first lecture.

Important notification:
For organization purposes, a short formal application is needed. Please provide the following information:

  • Status (masters student or Ph.D. student)
  • Semester (for masters students)/ year (for Ph.D. students)
  • Faculty

  • Please send your e-mail application by Friday, 23rd November, to steffen.jahn@wiwi.uni-goettingen.de using the subject line “Application: Consumer Science & Public Policy”. You can expect to receive feedback regarding the decisions the following week.

    Note: If you do not send an application that is formally correct, access to the course cannot be granted.


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