| Week | Topic | PrOACT Step | Lecture | Skill check | Readings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motivation for Structured Decision Making -Quick proact story |
N/A | Lecture | Skill check | Gregory et al. 2012 Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Problem framing for natural resource decisions -Tools discussed: Problem framing |
Problem framing | Lecture | Skill check
Answer |
Runge et al. 2020 Chapter 2 (Smith) |
| 3 | Identifying and quantifying objectives for management
decisions -Tools discussed: Objectives hierarchy |
Objectives | Lecture | Skill check | Gregory et al. 2012 Chapter 4 |
| 4 | Developing management alternatives and using models to
identify the consequences of alternatives -Tools discussed: Influence diagram, portfolios and strategy tables |
Alternatives, Consequences |
Gregory et al. 2012 Chapter 7 | ||
| 5 | Making tradeoffs amongst objectives -Tools discussed: Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, swing weighting |
Tradeoffs | Runge et al. 2020 Chapter 5 (Converse) | ||
| 6 | Decisions under uncertainty part 1 -Tools discussed: Influence diagram, portfolios and strategy tables |
Alternatives, Consequences |
Gregory et al. 2012 Chapter 7 | ||
| 7 | Decisions under uncertainty part 2 and risk -Tools discussed: Adaptive management, risk profiles |
Advanced Topic | Gregory et al. 2012 Chapter 10 & Runge et al. 2020 Chapter 13 (Runge) | ||
| 8 | Rapid prototyping student presentation (Final Assignment) | All steps | None |