| IST Undergrads Help to Solve Homeland Security Issues |
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| As a major project in Ken Sochats’ Information
Systems Analysis and Design (ISAD) course, students were
challenged by The Pittsburgh Regional Business Coalition
for Homeland Security (PRBCHS) to separate into groups
and analyze, design and create a web-based information
system that addresses preparedness, response and recovery
for an array of wide scale regional disasters. Disaster
topics included Chemical, Biological, Fire, Radiological,
Nuclear, High Explosives, Cyber and Earthquake. This
task tested the students’ retention of ISAD methods,
techniques and procedures but also proved their ability
to cohesively solve problems for a client. As the concluding
course task, student groups presented their research
and final product to Mike Comiskey, Executive Director
for the PRBCHS during their last class session. He was
so pleased with the work ethic of the students and the
consistency of their products he announced job offerings
and letters of recommendation to the class…and
to much joyous applause! The success of this endeavor
will undoubtedly encourage Mike and the PRBCHS to further
utilize future IST students’ talents! Bravo!
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