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Homeland Security course offered, Spring 2007
By: Nicole Elischer
Issue date: 12/11/06 Section: News
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PUC is introducing a class on the foundation of Homeland Security in spring 2007 to increase emergency preparedness for disaster.
The organizational leadership and supervision course, titled The Foundation of Homeland Security, will meet on Mondays from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and is open to seniors and graduate students, as well as students pursuing a certificate in emergency management. The course is currently being offered at Purdue West Lafayette. A follow-up course at PUC is planned for fall 2007.
Wes Lukoshus, assistant vice chancellor for advancement and university relations, said the consequences from national disasters like Sept. 11 and Hurricane Katrina spurred a national awareness and people must do all they can to prepare themselves for emergencies and crisis.
"While we hope the lessons of this course never have to be implemented, teaching students to be anticipatory, proactive and as prepared as possible is consistent with the education Purdue Calumet is committed to delivering during our ever-changing 21st century society," said Lukoshus.
Dean Larson, a visiting assistant OLS professor, said the purpose of this course is to provide a multidisciplinary approach to address the fundamental issues relating to preparing for, responding to and recovering from major catastrophic events. These include intentional and unintentional events that threaten the security and well-being of private and public sector resources and infrastructures.
He said the course was created through a grant from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to Purdue West Lafayette's Homeland Security Institute.
Some of the topics covered in the course include how businesses and organizations plan for and recover from a disaster, how people communicate risks to the public and manage the risks to prevent dire consequences for the organization, the historical background and purpose of Homeland Security, issues with information security and emergency management.
Larson said one of the main course components besides a take home midterm and a final exam is a semester group project. In the group project, students will be assigned to groups based on their majors and given a simulated disaster problem for them to solve as a team.
In West Lafayette, some of the activities included- planning an emergency with people with disabilities, dealing with threats to personal medical information and security and transporting food and supplies to a town if a bridge was destroyed by the Mississippi River.
Mohammand Zahraee, head of the department of manufacturing engineering technologies and supervision, said the importance of this course is the need for people to work together in times of disaster and being able to prepare for them will save lives.
The organizational leadership and supervision course, titled The Foundation of Homeland Security, will meet on Mondays from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and is open to seniors and graduate students, as well as students pursuing a certificate in emergency management. The course is currently being offered at Purdue West Lafayette. A follow-up course at PUC is planned for fall 2007.
Wes Lukoshus, assistant vice chancellor for advancement and university relations, said the consequences from national disasters like Sept. 11 and Hurricane Katrina spurred a national awareness and people must do all they can to prepare themselves for emergencies and crisis.
"While we hope the lessons of this course never have to be implemented, teaching students to be anticipatory, proactive and as prepared as possible is consistent with the education Purdue Calumet is committed to delivering during our ever-changing 21st century society," said Lukoshus.
Dean Larson, a visiting assistant OLS professor, said the purpose of this course is to provide a multidisciplinary approach to address the fundamental issues relating to preparing for, responding to and recovering from major catastrophic events. These include intentional and unintentional events that threaten the security and well-being of private and public sector resources and infrastructures.
He said the course was created through a grant from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to Purdue West Lafayette's Homeland Security Institute.
Some of the topics covered in the course include how businesses and organizations plan for and recover from a disaster, how people communicate risks to the public and manage the risks to prevent dire consequences for the organization, the historical background and purpose of Homeland Security, issues with information security and emergency management.
Larson said one of the main course components besides a take home midterm and a final exam is a semester group project. In the group project, students will be assigned to groups based on their majors and given a simulated disaster problem for them to solve as a team.
In West Lafayette, some of the activities included- planning an emergency with people with disabilities, dealing with threats to personal medical information and security and transporting food and supplies to a town if a bridge was destroyed by the Mississippi River.
Mohammand Zahraee, head of the department of manufacturing engineering technologies and supervision, said the importance of this course is the need for people to work together in times of disaster and being able to prepare for them will save lives.
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