Juniper Publishers Annals of Social Sciences and Management studies

                       Annals of Social Sciences & Management Studies-Juniper Publishers Introduction Within just three months, the coronavirus crisis has hit all continents with, after China, Europe becoming the new center of propagation. As indicated by Figure 1, in the Annex, the number of deaths is spiraling – virtually out of control. The US is affected. Africa and Latin American countries are lagging behind. In this note, three critical issues, related to the on-going crisis, are discussed. In the first section, the seemingly lack of crisis management with adequate forecasting tools is discussed. The next section concentrates on the social dimensions of health when pandemics prevail. The influence of the big pharmaceutical companies and major countries is briefly presented in the third section. Go to Tools for Assessing Risks The role of think tanks The RAND Corporation, a leading US think tank, has developed a number of tools to analyze and prepare for crisis management, inc

  Annals of Social Sciences & Management Studies-Juniper Publishers Introduction The COVID19 coronavirus led the World Health Organization (WHO) to identify a global pandemic in 2020 which forced the closure of thousands of schools, colleges and universities across the United States and abroad [1]. As the WHO reports, this is the first time in recorded history where “technology and social media are being used on a massive scale to keep people safe, productive and connected while being physically apart” [1]. This has led colleges and universities across the world to scramble to attempt to complete courses online without face to face community spread in the classroom. This global pandemic [1] has forced instructors to adopt radical approaches to complete their courses online potentially neglecting their own unique outcomes but rethinking how their courses can be implemented in the future. This article offers a glimpse into how self-selection of instructional delivery could assist in