IU at Oxford Program – Summer 2008
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Morning (10:00) |
Afternoon (1:00) |
Evening (TBA) |
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July |
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5 Saturday |
Arrival and Check in – 8:00 to 5:00 |
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6 Sunday |
Arrival and Check in – 8:00 to 1:00 |
3:30: Punting on the Thames |
4:30 Orientation and Dinner at Head of the River |
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Week 1 |
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7 Monday |
Topic: “Introduction: What is a Decision?” |
Topic: “The Principal-Agent Relation: Let’s Cooperate – You Go First” |
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8 Tuesday |
Topic: “The Utility Function: What Do You Like?” |
Topic: “Performance Monitoring: I’m Watching You.” |
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9 Wednesday |
Topic: “Optimization and Decisions” Guest: Delores Romero-Morales |
Topic: “The Role of Information and Signaling – Why You Don’t Have to Learn Anything in the MBA Program” |
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10 Thursday |
Topic: “Heuristics and Biases” Guest: Owen Darbishire |
Topic: “The Theory of Governance” |
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11 Friday |
Field Trip to London and Parliament |
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12 Saturday |
Free time |
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13 Sunday |
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Week 2 |
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14 Monday |
Topic: “Limitations of Voting as a Group Decision-Making Mechanism” Guest: Ian McLean |
Topic: “Learning to Deal with Wicked Problems: The Role of Institutional Incentives” Guest: Krister Andersson |
Dinner: Chiang Mai |
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15Tuesday |
Topic: “Multi-Objective Decision Making: Complexity is a Pain in the Assumptions” Special time: 10:30 -12:30 |
Topic: “Public Governance and Climate Change” Guest: Cameron Hepburn Special time: 2:00 – 4:00 |
Dinner: Quod
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16 Wednesday |
Topic: “Uncertainty – Deal with It” |
Topic: “Principal-Agent Theory and Research Policy” Guest: Chris Caswill |
Mini Field Trip: Oxford Museum
Dinner: Eagle and Child |
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17 Thursday |
Topic: “Bargaining and Negotiations: Let’s Make a Deal” |
Topic: “The Theory of the Firm: Other People’s Money” |
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18 Friday |
Topic: “Third Party Intervention: I’ll Sue”
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Topic: "Constitutions and Articles of Incorporation: Let's Agree in Principle" |
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19 Saturday |
Field Trip to Blenheim Palace, Woodstock and Battle Prom |
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20 Sunday |
Free Time |
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Week 3 |
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21 Monday |
Topic: “Social Choice Theory: If Not Voting…” |
Topic: What was the European Constitution All About? Is it Dead? Guest: Kalypso Nicolaïdis |
Dinner and a Movie: Thirteen Days |
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22 Tuesday |
Topic: “Theories of Group Decision Making: The Cuban Missile Crisis” |
Topic: “Transaction Cost Analysis – Make or Buy?” |
Dinner: Aziz |
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23 Wednesday |
Topic: “Organizational Decision Making and Implementation” Guest: Sue Dopson |
Topic: “Congress, Bureaucracies, and Accountability” |
Dinner: Picnic in the Park Mini Field Trip: Animal Farm |
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24 Thursday |
Topic: “The Role of Leadership and Communication in Public Decisions” |
Topic: “The Tools of Public Governance” |
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25 Friday |
Topic: "Applications in Decision Making" |
Topic: Ethics in International Negotiations Guest: Tim Cullen |
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26Saturday |
Field Trip to Salisbury, Bath and Beyond
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27 Sunday |
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28 Monday |
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Week 4 |
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29 Tuesday |
Topic: “Effective Heuristics for Cognitive Efficiency” Guest: Peter Todd |
Topic: “Applications in Governance” |
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30 Wednesday |
Topic: “Scientific Uncertainty in Complex Public Decisions” Guest: Jerome Ravetz |
Topic: “Wicked Problems and Clumsy Solutions” Guest: Steve Rayner |
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31 Thursday |
Topic: “Wrap up discussion: Let’s Integrate” |
Topic: “Wrap up Discussion: Let’s Integrate” |
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August |
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1 Friday |
8:00 to 4:00 Combined Final |
8:00 to 4:00 Combined Final |
Farewell Banquet |
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2 Saturday |
Check out of flats – 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
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3 Sunday |
Check out of flats – 8:00 AM to Noon |
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