| Title | Filling the gaps for new program development: Four new FRE courses |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Land & Food Systems |
| Status | Active |
| Duration | 2 Year |
| Initiation | 04/01/2022 |
| Project Summary | The Food and Resource Economics (FRE) group in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS) is developing or revamping two rigorous interdisciplinary programs that address current world challenges. They have identified two gaps in the current FRE courses: 1) the lack of undergraduate data analysis courses focusing on environmental and resource economics and 2) the lack of graduate-level classes in advanced theory, empirical methods and applications currently used in the field of environmental and resource economics. To fill these gaps they will develop four new FRE courses. Two undergraduate courses (FRE 226 and FRE 426) focusing on data analysis and two advanced graduate courses one in microeconomics and another in econometrics (FRE 601 and 602). With the TLEF funding six graduate academic assistants (GAA) will help develop class material and create online accessibility to course materials. |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2022/2023 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Sumeet Gulati |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 27,059 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Sumeet Gulati, Professor, Food and Resource Economics, Faculty of Land and Food Systems |