The AOP Online Course is intended for researchers and risk and hazard assessors from academia, government, public, and private sectors who have an interest in submitting or using Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs), or who are generating data that can be used to develop AOPs. This course is freely available. Please download and share!

The AOP Online Course is designed to:

  • Provide an overview of the AOP development process
  • Provide a detailed tutorial on how to create and evaluate AOPs using the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Wiki
  • Allow self-assessment by exam
  • Facilitate AOP development across disciplines

For more information about the course, view this PDF.
For more information about AOPs, view the introduction to AOPs on the OECD website.

Course 1: AOP History and Overview
This course explores the history and importance of the pathway approach, the OECD AOP Program, general principles on the development and use of AOPs, and the quality criteria used to evaluate AOPs. This module can be included in a graduate or advanced undergraduate curriculum. Additional AOP-KB tools currently under development (Effectopedia, AOP Xplorer and Intermediate Effects Database) are also discussed.
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Course 2: AOP Wiki Tutorial
This course provides detailed step-by-step instruction on the information needed to develop and submit quality AOPs to the AOP-Wiki site.
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Self-Exam: AOP Wiki Tutorial
Complete a short quiz to see how well you have understood the material presented in the AOP Wiki Tutorial Course. If you receive a score of 84 percent or higher, congratulations–you’ve passed and are now ready to build your AOP!
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How to View a Course or Exam
To view a a course or exam on your computer (PC only): Download the corresponding zip file to your computer. Once the folder has  downloaded, right click on the folder and select “Extract All…” Once the files have been extracted, double-click on the folder to open it; then double-click on the “Launch_Story.exe” file to launch the course.

To view a course or exam in your browser (PC or Mac): Download the corresponding zip file to your computer. Once the folder has downloaded, right click on the folder and select “Extract All…” Once the files have been extracted, double-click on the folder to open it; then double-click on the “story.html” or the “story_html5.html” file to launch the course in your browser (runs best in Chrome, Safari, or Internet Explorer).

Questions/Suggestions
Please contact Kate Willett at kwillett@humanesociety.org.