Calendar

Lec # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction
2 Science, Policy, and the Environment
3 Overview of Case Studies I and II: Biopreserves and Nuclear Waste Disposal
4 Overview of Case Studies III and IV: Climate Change and the Role of DDT in Malaria Control
5 Building Research Skills
6 Laws, Regulations, and International Treaties
7 Players, Problem Framing, and Science I
8 Players, Problem Framing, and Science II Assignment 1 due
9 Players, Problem Framing, and Science III
10 Players, Problem Framing, and Science IV
11 The Role of Modeling in Science and Policy
12 Modeling and Prediction I
13 Modeling and Prediction II
14 Modeling and Prediction III
15 Modeling and Prediction IV
16 Probability and Risk Assignment 2 due
17 Scientific Uncertainty I
18 Scientific Uncertainty II
19 Scientific Uncertainty III
20 Scientific Uncertainty IV Assignment 3 due three days after Lec #20
21 Looking Back
22 Is There A Better Way?
23-24 Final Reports Full report due
25 Final Discussion