ADEC 7500 Ethics, Economics, and Public Policy

The focus of the course is to ascertain how public policy makers decide to either regulate or legislate how an industry/firm will operate in society. We will examine the process from three different vantage points: ethics, economics, and policy. The first part of the course will be spent examining the role (or lack thereof!) that ethical thinking plays in motivating public policy makers to take action. The second part of the course examines how economic pressure comes into play as policy makers try to establish bounds on an industry or a firm. Finally, we explore the role that social pressures such as the media and various interest groups play in influencing how public policy makers react to various issues that confront an industry or a firm.

Course overview

Department
Advancing Studies
School
ADV
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Periodically in the Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites
ADEC7200 and ADEC7201 and ADEC7301/ADAN7301 or ADEC7310/ADAN7309 or ADAN7310/ADEC7309 and ADEC7320 or ADAN7320

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.40 / 5

Based on 180 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Can Erbil
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.76/5
  • Richard Mc Gowan
    Summer 2025, Midterm Spring 2025, Midterm Fall 2025, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 1 2023, Midterm Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Midterm Spring 2022, Midterm Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Midterm Fall 2021, 2024FALL1 · Official rating 4.21/5

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