User:Michael Osei Assibey

Homework 1

2. Shared understanding is whereby a situation concerning a decision whereby participants understand the decision options are being taken. There may be disagreements but in all the shared understanding is mostly written down to be assessed by all. It is a very key aspect of open policy practice.

----#: . The participants also understand what facts, opinions, and disagreements exist related to the decision. --Jouni (talk) 11:20, 22 March 2015 (UTC) (type: truth; paradigms: science: comment)

7. Open assessment is the main knowledge in open policy practice and seeks to answer the question of finding solutions to decision making using scientific information available. The assessment process involves a lot of applications from

1. stakeholders,
2. scientific methodology and
3. opinions from experts

in order to arrive at a conclusion.

----#: . Open assessment is the work to produce information needed in the decision making. --Jouni (talk) 11:20, 22 March 2015 (UTC) (type: truth; paradigms: science: comment)

18. Open policy practice aims to create a shared understanding in the decision making process and it thus consists of;

• shared understanding,
  • execution of the decision support (scientific method used to inform decision maker),
    • evaluation and managing of the work (does the work reach its aim?) and
      • co-creation skills and facilitation (ability to manage uncertainties ----#: . and also other things than uncertainties, such as the process of decision making. --Jouni (talk) 11:20, 22 March 2015 (UTC) (type: truth; paradigms: science: comment)).

Homework 3

Question 1

Is the realistic target of the GHG emissions set by Kuopio excluding the wood-based fuel and other potential sources of emissions since only the reform in the Haapaniemi power plant seemed to have been used?

Question 2

In terms of the health impact in the training asssessment, I could not grab the concept of using the ovariable in the R code.

1. Is it similar to the p value in dose-response or exceptionally different?
   • Thus could more elaboration be done in class concerning this process?