Course Schedule

Date Topic Activities Faculty
March 26 Introductions; course overview   Camp/Silverstein
March 28 Framework for Public Policy   Silverstein
April 2 Criteria for balancing science, values, and political process   Silverstein
April 4 OSHA Briefing memo topic due Camp
April 9 NEPA   Camp
April 11 Rulemaking as an Instrument of Public Policy: The Regulatory Process   Silverstein
April 16 Role of the media in public policy Briefing memo due C Smith
April 18 Research and Practice   B Silverstein
April 23 Economics and Public Policy Statue topic due Y Bauman
April 25 Discuss Briefing Memos   All
April 30 Enforcement as an Instrument of Public Policy Op-Ed assignment due Silverstein
May 2 Other Strategies for Addressing Injury: Workers' Compensation   G Franklin
May 7 Environmental and Occupational Statutes Discussion Statue Review Group 1 due All
May 9 Clean Water Act: Implementation and Future Directions   S Vedal
May 14 Environmental and Occupational Statutes Discussion Statue Review Group 2 due all
May 16 Clean Water Act: implementation and future directions   R Duff
May 21 Other Strategies for Addressing Injury: Tort Litigation   R Rabinowitz
May 23 Hearings Testimony Due All
May 28 Memorial Day - No School    
May 30 Hearings Testimony Due All