| Record |
Author  |
Linda Plotnick; Murray Turoff; Starr Roxanne Hiltz; Julie Dugdale |
| Title |
Thumbs up? Attitudes of Emergency Managers to Proposed Masters Programs in EM With an IS Focus |
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Conference Article |
| Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
Iscram 2017 |
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Pages |
1030-1042 |
| Keywords |
Emergency Management Education; Master's curricula |
| Abstract |
Information Systems (IS) increasingly are used in Emergency Management (EM), so it is prudent to include IS study in EM education. This paper presents the results of analyzing the responses to a survey that proposed potential courses for programs at the master's level. The survey was completed by 373 practitioners, academics and/or researchers with EM experience. All proposed courses were rated above 4 on a 7-point scale for how essential they are to the curriculum. However, there were disagreements. Qualitative analysis of volunteered comments indicate that some low ratings were due to disagreement with the content of the course as described, or with the need for an entire course to cover the topic. An unexpected finding was that a substantial number of respondents spontaneously expressed opposition to the use of IS for EM in general. The findings are discussed and a preliminary curriculum is proposed. |
| Address |
Plotnick Consulting LLC; New Jersey Institute of Technology; University of Grenoble-Alps, LIG; University of Agder |
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| Publisher |
Iscram |
Place of Publication |
Albi, France |
Editor |
Tina Comes, F.B., Chihab Hanachi, Matthieu Lauras, Aurélie Montarnal, eds |
| Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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| ISSN |
2411-3387 |
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| Track |
Future Trends |
Expedition |
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Conference |
14th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response And Management |
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Serial |
2086 |
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