“Understanding and Communicating Risk” Course

Course Description

People make decisions in the face of uncertainty every day, whether trivial or life-changing. This course explains what lies behind individual risk perceptions and provides tools to help individuals and communities communicate about risk more effectively. Register for free here.

Highlights

• Introduction to key concepts and metrics of risk
• Drivers that lead people to exaggerate or under-estimate certain risks
• Application of concepts in three domains: health, climate and environment and technology.

Format 

Led by the team from the LRF Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk at NUS, this course features videos, real-life examples and quizzes to help make learning accessible and engaging. You will also access exclusive lectures from global experts in the field, Paul Slovic and Robin Gregory.

Learning Outcomes

1. How to interpret risk information to make better informed decisions and manage risks in everyday situations
2. The language and metrics of risk assessment to convey risk accurately to stakeholders
3. The factors that shape people’s risk perceptions
4. Techniques and strategies to communicate risk creatively and engagingly
5. What people around the world consider their top risks right, based on the latest research
6. How to gather information about public risk perceptions
7. Key lessons from decades of research and experience in communicating risks
8. Methods to design and evaluate effective risk communications
9. Application of understanding and communicating risks in the health, climate and technology sectors

Downloads

• eBrochure-UCR-Course
• Course Team