Decision analysis and risk management

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Decision analysis and risk management is a university course for Master of Science students in Environmental health risk assessment.

Background information from other available Risk assessment study programs are provided here: Decision analysis and risk management - background information

Tasks based on the discussions with Jukka Juutilainen, 15.8.2010.

TODO: {{#todo:Update the short course description and give that to Susanna who puts it into Oodi. DL 1.9.2010.|Jouni Tuomisto|}}


TODO: {{#todo:List related courses in ToxEn and find out the course contents. Some material is in Moodle, learn to use that. Try and adjust the contents of this course to match the other courses without hampering the idea of open assessment. The course Ympäristöterveys is openly available under Avoin yliopisto (nowadays Aducate?). DL: 1.11.2010|Jouni Tuomisto, Mikko Pohjola, Marko Tainio|}}


TODO: {{#todo:Develop the course contents and ask for lecturers. DL: 15.11.2010.|Jouni Tuomisto, Mikko Pohjola, Marko Tainio|}}


TODO: {{#todo:Develop the lecture contents for those lectures that you give yourself. DL: 1.2.2011? (When is the course exactly?)|Jouni Tuomisto, Mikko Pohjola, Marko Tainio|}}


Scope

Definition

Statistics


Exposure


Toxicology


Epidemiology and public health


Risk characterisation


Risk management


Risk and impact assessment


Decision analysis and economy


Open assessment


Miscellaneous

Result

Name
Decision analysis and risk management          
ECTS-credits
6
Abbreviation
DARM     

CONTENT

Date Date Content Jouni Mikko Marko Juha
2011-02-21 Mon Lectures, part 1 Video?
2011-02-22 Tue Lectures, part 1 Video?
2011-02-23 Wed Lectures, part 1 Video?
2011-02-24 Thu Lectures, part 1 Video?
2011-02-25 Fri Lectures, part 1 Video?
2011-02-28 Mon Lectures, part 1 Video?
2011-03-01 Tue Lectures, part 1 Video?
2011-03-02 Wed Lectures, part 1 Video?
2011-03-03 Thu Instructions for projects Video?
2011-03-04 Fri Instructions for projects Video?
2011-03-07 Mon Project work (home, online) Away
2011-03-08 Tue Project work (home, online) Away
2011-03-09 Wed Project work (home, online) Away
2011-03-10 Thu Project work (home, online) Away
2011-03-11 Fri Project work (home, online) Away
2011-03-14 Mon Project work (home, online) Marko in Kuopio?
2011-03-15 Tue Project work (home, online) Away Marko in Kuopio?
2011-03-16 Wed Project work (home, online) Away Marko in Kuopio?
2011-03-17 Thu Project work (home, online) Away Marko in Kuopio?
2011-03-18 Fri Project work (home, online) Away Marko in Kuopio?
2011-03-21 Mon Lectures, part 2 Marko in Kuopio? Video?
2011-03-22 Tue Lectures, part 2 Marko in Kuopio? Video?
2011-03-23 Wed Lectures, part 2 Marko in Kuopio? Video?
2011-03-24 Thu Lectures, part 2 Marko in Kuopio? Video?
2011-03-25 Fri Lectures, part 2 Marko in Kuopio? Video?
2011-03-28 Mon Lectures, part 2 Marko in Kuopio? Video?
2011-03-29 Tue Lectures, part 2 Marko in Kuopio? Video?
2011-03-30 Wed Lectures, part 2 Marko in Kuopio? Video?
2011-03-31 Thu Project seminars, feedback Marko in Kuopio?
2011-04-01 Fri Project seminars, feedback Marko in Kuopio?


Learning outcomes
The student will learn about the fundaments of decision analysis; and the connections between societal decision-making and risk assessment. He is able to apply the scientific method and falsification in the context of risk assessment. He also knows how to build an assessment based on the requirements of risk management.     
Content
  • Theory of decision analysis.
  • Value of information.
  • Bayesian rule and Bayesian networks.
  • Scientific method, falsification.
  • Pragma-dialectic argumentation theory.
  • Risk assessment as a collaborative project of information production.
  • Opasnet and other web tools for risk assessment.
  • Developing risk management options.
  • Science-policy interface.     
Learning material
Online course readings in Opasnet: http://en.opasnet.org
Degree Programme(s)
ToxEn, Environment health risk assessment     

IMPLEMENTATION

Time
Spring 2011     

Teaching / Learning Methods

  • Lectures 36 h
  • Tutorial 0 h
  • One-to-One Teaching 0 h
  • Group Work 30 h
  • Independent Study 96 h
  • Web-Based Learning 30 %
Additional Information on Teaching / Learning Methods
Group work is in computer class.     
Teaching Languages
English
Additional Information on Languages
Offered for Students in Other Universities (JOO-opintoja)
YES

ASSESSMENT

Assessment is Based on
  • Written Examination
  • Project
Additional Information
The project will be a practical participation in a risk assessment in Opasnet.          
Assessment
0 (Fail) – 5 (Excellent)
Additional Information

     

Prerequisites

     

CONTACTS

Organising Departments
Department of environmental science (in collaboration with the National Institute for Health and Welfare)          
Course Director
Jukka Juutilainen     
Teachers
Jouni Tuomisto, Mikko Pohjola, Marko Tainio     
Contact Persons
mikko.pohjola(at)thl.fi     
Registration for the Course
Wossikka     

FURTHER INFORMATION

Keywords
Risk assessment, decision analysis, Bayesian theory, open assessment, risk management, societal decision making.     
Further Information

See also

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