Environmental Risk Assessment Capstone ENVR 490/590
Course Schedule for Spring 2008
Class |
Day/Date | Subject-Deadlines | Lectures and Notes |
1
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Tuesday April 1 | Introduction of the class, Class photographs, Introduction to risk assessment and its use for decision making. TH Huxley--you should know about him before you graduate
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Intro to EcoRA 08 Huxley Lecture 490/590 |
2
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Thursday April 3 | Assignment of Risk Assessment Teams and introductions. Review of the USEPA frameworks for risk assessment. Models as representation of reality. Scale, hiearchical dynamics, and complex systems. |
What is EcoRA.
Risk Framework Complex Systems USEPA 1992 and 1998 documents |
3
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Tuesday April 8 | Conceptual models using the foundations of complex systems theory. Uncertainty.
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Framework Parts 1 and 2. |
4
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Thursday. April 10 | Intro to Toxicology
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Intro to Tox Lecture Qualification Statesments are Due |
5
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Tuesday. April 15 | Conceptual model development Complex systems and normative science Review of Qualification Reports Outline of Projects
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Framework Parts 1 and 2. Projects at link on course homepage and on Blackboard. http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~ietc/riskscenario2007.html |
6
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Thursday, April 17 | Submitting a proposal Final segments of risk assessment-risk calculation
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Framework Parts 3 and 4 |
7
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Tuesday, April 22 | Monte Carlo simulation Communication with Stakeholders and Decision makers.
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Framework Parts 3 and 4 |
8
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Thursday, April 24 | Stakeholders and risk communication Regional Scale risk assessment reviewed
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Framework Parts 3 and 4 RRM Intro w/comp to EcoRA Landis and Wiegers 2005 |
9
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Tuesday, April 29 | Case Studies presented Review for Mid-Term |
Mid-terms from past years are available on the CD |
10
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Thursday,May 1 | Mid-Term exam or research paper. Grad students turn in mid-term paper. Project Proposals Due on Friday May 2 by 4PM |
Exam is scheduled for 1.5 hours |
11
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Tuesday, May 6 |
Assignment of Risk Assessment Projects How to make and present a risk assessment presentation. |
Reading and preparing 490 |
12
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Thursday, May 8 | Risk assessment, sustainability, and long-term decision making
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To be posted on Blackboard |
13
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Tuesday, May 13 | Sudent reviews of the literature (4)
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Papers posted on Blackboard. |
14
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Thursday, May 15 | Student reviews of the literature (4) |
Papers posted on Blackboard. |
15
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Tuesday, May 20 | Student reviews of the literature (4)
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Papers posted on Blackboard. |
16
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Thursday, May 22 | Student reviews of the literature (4) Papers due
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Papers posted on Blackboard. |
17
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Tuesday, May 27 | Preparation of Scenarios
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18
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Thursday, May 29 | Presentation of Scenarios (3)
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19
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Tuesday June 3 | Presentation of scenarios (2)
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20
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Thursday June 5 | Final Exam handed out. | Exam will be posted on Blackboard as a .pdf file. |
| Exam | Take Home Exam |