Course Schedule: (Subject to change)

Jan 4 15 min Introduction by each professor
Jan 6 Prof Shachter: Cost Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis
Jan 11 Prof Dough Owens on HIV/AIDS
Jan 13 Prof Shachter: Introduction to Decison Analysis
Jan 18 Prof. Margeret Brandeau on Bioterrorism
Jan 20 Prof Shachter: Helicobacter pylori Vaccines
Jan 25 Prof North: Applications of Decision and Risk Analysis to Public Policy, Assignment #1 Due
Jan 27 Prof Weyant: Introduction to Energy Economics
Feb 1 Prof Shachter: Student Presentations from Assignment #1
Feb 3 Prof Perry: Assignment #2 handed out.
Feb 8 Prof Perry: North Korea
Feb 10 Prof Perry: Assignment #2 due on Feb 11th (for extra credit opportunity) or Feb 14th. Drop off location: Encina Hall C229 by 4:45pm.
Feb 15 Prof Perry: Assignment #2 presentations.
Feb 17 Prof North: Introduction to Lithuania Energy Case Study, Assignment #3 Handed out.
Feb 22 Prof Weyant: Energy Economics, Energy Modeling, and Background on European Energy
Feb 24 Class cancelled.
Mar 1 Prof North, Guest Lecturer Dale Nesbitt: Energy Modeling, with Application to Lithuania's Energy Future
Mar 3 Prof North and Guest Lecturer Robert Budnitz: Nuclear Safety and Lithuanian RBMK Reactors
Mar 8 Assignment #3 Due
Mar 10 Wrap-Up