Učni načrt predmeta

Predmet:
Ekonomika in družba
Course:
Economics and Society
Študijski program in stopnja /
Study programme and level		 Študijska smer /
Study field		 Letnik /
Academic year		 Semester /
Semester
Nanoznanosti in nanotehnologije, Informacijske in komunikacijske tehnologije, Ekotehnologije, Senzorske tehnologije, 3. stopnja / 1 1
Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies, Information and Communication Technologies, Ecotechnologies, Sensor Technologies, 3rd cycle / 1 1
Vrsta predmeta / Course type
Izbirni / Elective
Univerzitetna koda predmeta / University course code:
SPL-875
Predavanja
Lectures		 Seminar
Seminar		 Vaje
Tutorial		 Klinične vaje
work		 Druge oblike
študija		 Samost. delo
Individ. work		 ECTS
15 15 15 105 5

*Navedena porazdelitev ur velja, če je vpisanih vsaj 15 študentov. Drugače se obseg izvedbe kontaktnih ur sorazmerno zmanjša in prenese v samostojno delo. / This distribution of hours is valid if at least 15 students are enrolled. Otherwise the contact hours are linearly reduced and transfered to individual work.

Nosilec predmeta / Course leader:
prof. dr. Aleksander Zidanšek
Sodelavci / Lecturers:
izr. prof. dr. Tomaž Grušovnik , prof. dr. Tjaša Redek , prof. dr. Peter Stanovnik
Jeziki / Languages:
Predavanja / Lectures:
slovenščina, angleščina / Slovenian, English
Vaje / Tutorial:
Pogoji za vključitev v delo oz. za opravljanje študijskih obveznosti:
Prerequisites:

Zaključen študij druge stopnje.

Completed second cycle studies.

Vsebina:
Content (Syllabus outline):

Nekatere lastnosti sodobnega sveta:
- globalizacija
- povezanost
- hitre spremembe
- negotovost in nestabilnost
- tehnološka singularnost

Okolje in koncept trajnostnega razvoja:
- naravni in človeški viri
- blagostanje in družbene razmere
- cilji in indikatorji trajnostnega razvoja
- nove razvojne paradigme
- krožno gospodarstvo

Ekonomika za raziskovalce:
- trg, ponudba in povpraševanje
- davki in subvencije
- finančna analiza projektov (presoja investicij v pogojih gotovosti in negotovosti)

Some features of the modern world:
- globalisation
- interdependence
- fast-changing
- uncertainty and instability
- technological singularity

Environment and the concept of sustainable development:
- natural and human resources
- well-being and social conditions
- sustainable development goals and indicators
- new development paradigms
- circular economy

Economics for researchers:
- market, supply, and demand
- taxes and grants
- financial analysis of projects (assessment of investments under conditions of certainty and uncertainty)

Temeljna literatura in viri / Readings:

Izbrani novejši članki iz znanstvenih revij s tega področja in izbrana poglavja iz / Selected recent articles
from scientific journals in this field and selected chapters from:
- Y.N. Harari, Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI, Random House, 2024, ISBN 978-593-73422-3
- S. Dixson-Decleve: Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity. New Society Publishers, 2022. ISBN 978-0865719866
- E. von Weizsaecker: Factor 5: Transforming the Global Economy through 80% Increase in Resource Productivity, Earthscan, UK and Droemer, Germany, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84407-591-1
- D. H. Meadows et al.: Limits to Growth The 30-Year Update, Chelsea Green Publ, 2004, ISBN: 9781931498586
- C. Weetman, A Circular Economy Handbook: How to Build a More Resilient, Competitive and Sustainable Business, Kogan Page, 2025, ISBN 978-1398622982.
- H.M. Markowitz & K. Blay, Risk-Return Analysis: The Theory and Practice of Rational Investing, McGraw-Hill
Education, 2013, ISBN 978-0071817936
- P. Swann, The Economics of Innovation, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2009, ISBN 978-1848440272

Cilji in kompetence:
Objectives and competences:

Pripraviti študente za reševanje kritičnih izzivov trajnostnega razvoja na lokalnem in globalnem nivoju.

Splošne kompetence:
- sposobnost za samostojno in skupinsko raziskovalno in razvojno delo,
- sposobnost uporabe znanja v praksi,
- delno tudi razvoj integralnega načina mišljenja ter sposobnost za komunikacijo s strokovnjaki drugih disciplin in področij.

Predmetnospecifične kompetence:
- obvladovanje metod in tehnik znanstvenega raziskovanja s področja trajnostnega razvoja, ekonomike, nacionalnega in podjetniškega inovacijskega managementa.

To prepare the students for solving the critical challenges of sustainable development both at the local and global level.

General competences:
- ability to carry out independent as well as team R&D work,
- ability to use the knowledge in practice,
- and partially also to the development of an integral way of thinking and the ability to communicate with experts from other disciplines and fields.

Course specific competences:
- mastering of methods and techniques of scientific research work in the field of sustainable development, economics, national and business innovation management.

Predvideni študijski rezultati:
Intendeded learning outcomes:

Znanje in razumevanje:
- Razumevanje koncepta trajnostnega razvoja
- Razumevanje sodobnih tehnoloških sprememb v mednarodnem okolju

Vrednotenje in sinteza:
- vzpostaviti model trajnostnega razvoja za izbran interdisciplinarni problem,
- ovrednotiti možne rešitve izbranega problema s stališča trajnostnega razvoja,
- sposobnost finančne analize projektov,
- vrednotenje in ocenjevanje nacionalnega R&R ter inovacijskega sistema,
- vzpostaviti sposobnost komunikacije v angleškem jeziku na področju trajnostnega razvoja, ekonomike in inovacijskega managementa.

Knowledge and Understanding
- Understanding the concept of sustainable development
- Understanding contemporary technological changes in the global/international context

Evaluation and synthesis:
- Establish a sustainable development model for a selected interdisciplinary problem
- Evaluate possible solutions of a selected problem from the sustainable point of view
- Ability for financial assessment of projects
- Evaluate national R&D and innovation system
- Establish the ability to communicate in English in the field of sustainable development, economics and innovation management

Metode poučevanja in učenja:
Learning and teaching methods:

Predavanja, seminarji, konzultacije, praktično delo, individualno delo

Lectures, seminars, consultations, field work, individual work

Načini ocenjevanja:
Delež v % / Weight in %
Assesment:
Seminarska naloga
30 %
Seminar work
Ustni zagovor seminarske naloge
30 %
Oral defense of seminar work
Ustni ali pisni izpit
40 %
Written or oral exam
Reference nosilca / Lecturer's references:
1. PORJAZOSKA KUJUNDZISKI, Aleksandra, DOMAZET, Ervin, KAMBERAJ, Hiqmet, RAHMANI, Damir, FETA, A. A., VALVERDE, Francisco Lopez, ROJAS G., Sergio J., PETLENKOV, Eduard, VASSILJEVA, Kristina, ŠTAJDUHAR, Ivan, HAGEN, Tobias, GRADIŠEK, Anton, ZIDANŠEK, Aleksander. Transversal skills in applied artificial intelligence - the case of the financial sector. E-Mentor. 2024, vol. 104, nr. 2, 7 str. ISSN 1731-7428. DOI: 10.15219/em104.1658. [COBISS.SI-ID 198617603]
2. ABINA, Andreja, TEMELJOTOV SALAJ, Alenka, CESTNIK, Bojan, KARALIČ, Aram, OGRINC, Matevž, KOVAČIČ LUKMAN, Rebeka, ZIDANŠEK, Aleksander. Challenging 21st-century competencies for STEM students : companies’ vision in Slovenia and Norway in the light of global initiatives for competencies development. Sustainability. 2024, vol. 16, iss. 3, str. 1-23, ilustr. ISSN 2071-1050. DOI: 10.3390/su16031295. [COBISS.SI-ID 185634819]
3. ABINA, Andreja, CESTNIK, Bojan, KOVAČIČ LUKMAN, Rebeka, ZAVERNIK, Sara, OGRINC, Matevž, ZIDANŠEK, Aleksander. Transformation of the RESPO decision support system to higher education for monitoring sustainability-related competencies. Sustainability. Feb. 2023, vol. 15, iss. 4, [article no.] 3477, str. 1-18, ilustr. ISSN 2071-1050
4. BOLJKA, Lina, ČRNIVEC, Nina (avtor, urednik), GAMS, Matjaž (avtor, urednik), GLOBEVNIK, Lidija (avtor, urednik), PEJOVNIK, Stane (avtor, urednik), ZAPLOTNIK, Žiga (avtor, urednik), ZIDANŠEK, Aleksander (avtor, urednik) et al. Bela knjiga o strokovnem varovanju okolja. Ljubljana: Institut "Jožef Stefan", 2020. (160 str.). ISBN 978-961-264-184-9
5. BABY, Anjana, MARTINČIČ, Laura, ZAVAŠNIK, Janez, ZIDANŠEK, Aleksander, SANTHOSH, Neelakandan Marath, CVELBAR, Uroš. Plasma-tailored ZnNi-layered double hydroxides with ultrashort processing for supercapacitors. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2025, Vol. 525, [article no.] 170415, str. 1-31, ilustr. ISSN 1873-3212