Risk Assessment, Risk Management, and Decision Making - NOLS

University of Utah College of Health Dept. of Parks, Recreation, & Tourismevaluation and grading form by the end of the course. Students must successfully complete the course and earn the gradeaccording to their evaluation.PRT 6043 Graduate CreditEligible students: College baccalaureate graduates who register in advance.The University of Utah grade will be composed of:1. 80%, the NOLS instructor’s written and numerical evaluation of the student at the successful completionof their NOLS course or semester, converted to the University of Utah grade point system.2. 20%, the student’s grade on a written paper, as graded by a PRT faculty member.The paper will be:- Follow the topic guidelines as described for each specific course number (a sheet separate from this page).- At least 10 standard pages in length, word-processed or typed with double spacing and a 10 or 12 point font.- Evaluated according to its logic, organization, grammatical construction, and support (references).- Written in a format used by scholarly journals in the student's discipline. APA format is preferred; if written in another format, theidentity of the format must be stated.- The paper should be mailed or faxed within 4 weeks of NOLS course completion date to the Admission office of NOLS. It will beforwarded and evaluated by graduate faculty, and a grade submitted to the NOLS office.Domain specific Text Resources:Canoeing and Kayaking – Instruction Manual (1987) Gullion, L.Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation (1993) Burch, D.Learning to Rock Climb (1981) Loughman, M.Mountaineering: The freedom of the hills (1992) Graydon, D.NOLS Climbing Instructor Notebook (1997) ed. Powers, P.NOLS Leadership Toolbox (2001) ed. Gookin, Doran, and GreenNOLS Mexico Sailing Instructor Notebook (1997) ed. Sickle and BurkeNOLS Sea Kayaking Instructor Notebook (1997) ed. Conlan and PeabodyNOLS Wilderness Educators’ Notebook (1999) ed. GookinNOLS Wilderness First Aid (2000) Schimelpfenig and LindseyNOLS Wilderness Mountaineering (1993) Powers, P.River Rescue: A manual for whitewater safety (1997) Bechdel and RaySea Kayaking: A manual for long-distance touring (1988) Dowd, J.The Complete Whitewater Rafter (1996) Bennett, J.The National Outdoor Leadership School’s Wilderness Guide (1999) Harvey, M.Wilderness Educator’s Notebook (1999) Ed. Gookin, J.Note: This syllabus has been created as a guide to the class and is as accurate as possible. However, all information issubject to change as the semester progresses. Any changes will be discussed during class and will be documented inwriting. It is your responsibility to keep track of any changes.Curriculum Contacts:NOLS: John Gookin,Univ. of Utah: Kirk Nichols