Course # 41350 Section Number 1 Day(s) W Time(s) 1:30pm-4:20pm Term Spring 2025 Syllabus Syllabus 2/24/25 This course will provide the tools to analyze and evaluate various areas of public policy – including taxes, financial regulations, social safety nets, disaster preparedness and response, early warning systems, risk communications and education - through a risk management lens. Students will engage with questions including how policies encourage “good” risk taking and encourage “bad” risk-taking, how risk benefits and burdens are shared, and what trade-offs risk-related public policies must weigh. Participants will debate ways in which using a risk lens changes the way governments design policies and how favorably (or not) citizens view those policies. Through comparative analysis, case studies, class participation, and individual and group projects, and readings from practitioner and academic authors, students will gain a new understanding of and ability to discuss key aspects of risk policy issues and systems. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Spring 2025 Global Risk Policy Michele Wucker Wednesday 1:30pm-4:20pm Syllabus Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Megan Sanders, MPP’24 Mon., April 14, 2025 Alumni Profile: Brendon Krall, MPP’23 Thu., April 10, 2025 How Trump tariff whiplash could affect Illinois families and industry Wed., April 09, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris Credential Programs! A Virtual Information Session Tue., April 15, 2025 | 12:00 PM Credential Programs Roundtable with Senior Associate Dean Ranjan Daniels Tue., April 15, 2025 | 7:30 PM Harris Campus Visit Wed., April 16, 2025 | 9:30 AM Harris School of Public Policy - The Keller Center The University of Chicago 1307 E. 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States
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