ISP 5101 Decision at the Interface of Science and Policy

3 units
Science, Society and Policy
Faculty of Social Sciences
This course explores a number of critical issues in the design and implementation of science (or, more generally, evidence)-based policy. Topics will include: the nature of scientific evidence; who has standing in the provisioning of scientific evidence; the science and non-science of risk assessment; ethical dimensions of policy design and implementation; the role of science in policy design and implementation; the policy making process; and science policy performance evaluation.

Components:

Lecture

Previously Offered Terms:

Winter

French Equivalent:

Organized

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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