PAULA D. GORDON: RECENT PRESENTATIONS AND MEDIA APPEARANCES
"National Issues of Governmental Transparency and a National Alliance for Transparency in Governments," panelist at the Conference on Advancing Excellence and Public Trust in Government presented by The Center for Governmental Services of Auburn University in partnership with The National Endowment for The Public Trust and The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, National Press Club, Washington, D.C., September 17, 2007.
"The State of Emergency Management and Homeland Security ~ The Need for a Common Sense of Direction," Keynote Presentation at the Indiana Emergency Management/Homeland Security Higher Education Advisory Board's Third Annual Emergency Management/Homeland Security Higher Education Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 10 - 11, 2007.
"Transforming Organization Culture," Presenter, Chesapeake Bay Organization Development Network (CBODN), Conference Washington, DC, March 7, 2008.
"Recommendations for Presidential Candidates for Improving the Nation's Homeland Security Efforts," an interview for the public radio program "Homeland Security: Inside & Out" aired April 29, 2008. http://users.rcn.com/pgordon/homeland/recommendations.html
"Integrating Homeland Security into Emergency Management Courses: Some Grounding Concepts and Some Suggested Materials and Approaches," FEMA Higher Education Conference, Emmitsburg, MD, June 5, 2008. http://users.rcn.com/pgordon/homeland/fema.ppt
PAULA D. GORDON: RECENTLY OR CURRENTLY TAUGHT OR SCHEDULED COURSES
Virginia Commonwealth University
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Program
Online Course
HSEP 620 - Private Sector Issues in Security and Preparedness
Fall 2008 (Also taught in Spring 2008)
Course Description: This course is a survey of the private sector's dilemmas and responsibilities in homeland security and emergency preparedness. The course will focus on issues such as the critical emergency management functions for private industry (resumption, recovery, restoration, continuity); the question of "how much security is enough"; and the central dilemma of private sector-public sector security and preparedness: the overwhelming majority of critical infrastructure is privately owned, yet it is the government's responsibility to prepare, protect and reconstitute it. Information sharing, communications and regulatory issues are examined. From http://www.pubapps.vcu.edu/vcucourses/?m=detail&s=HSEP&c=620
For information concerning enrolling in this course, contact Dr. John M. Aughenbaugh, Coordinator, VCU's Graduate Program in Homeland Security & Emergency Prepardedness at jmaughenbaug@vcu.edu
AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOR GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES
UNMET NEEDS AND CHALLENGES: Some Key Challenges Facing Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Post 9/11 and Post Katrina CPEM-C-03 (3 CEU Units)*
October 13 - November 9, 2008
Course Description: The online course is one of several courses being offered as part of an emergency management certificate program through Auburn University's Center for Governmental Services. It is being offered in asynchronous time. The course is being taught by Dr. Paula D. Gordon and is designed to help develop a deeper understanding of some continuing challenges relating to homeland security and emergency management since 9/11 and since Hurricane Katrina. The course is designed to help expand the knowledge and capabilities of those currently in roles of public responsibility in homeland security and emergency, as well as those aspiring to such roles. The course will also be of interest to those teaching courses relating to these concerns.
The course has been designed to increase overall awareness and understanding concerning the implications of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. The course is designed to introduce those taking the course to a wide array of accompanying issues and concerns relevant to homeland security and emergency management in a post 9/11, post Katrina world.
After 9/11 and before Hurricane Katrina, the Department of Homeland Security appeared to be focusing primary attention on preventing and responding to possible attacks involving weapons of mass destruction. Since Hurricane Katrina, greatly increased attention has been placed on an all-hazards approach to prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery, and continuity of operations. DHS is now emphasizing an all-hazards approach to that incorporates a concern for catastrophic events. Some specific areas that will be addressed during the course include the following:
- the cultural divide between homeland security and emergency management that has evolved since 9/11 and that has become even more apparent in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the role this cultural divide has played before and after Hurricane Katrina;
- the post-Katrina efforts on the part of DHS to embrace an all-hazards approach to homeland security and emergency management, an approach that includes attention to potentially catastrophic events;
- the need to refocus efforts on prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery, and continuity of operations in a way that will help ensure the reliability, resilience, stability, and continuity of critical infrastructure;
- in light of the wide range of challenges and threats facing the nation, the need to include an emphasis on the development of disaster resistant communities and regions, including disaster resistant infrastructure within those communities and regions and within the nation as a whole ; and
- organizational culture and intergovernmental challenges involving public sector efforts to address homeland security and emergency management challenges.
For information concerning enrollment in this course, contact Lisa Powell at the Center for Governmental Services at (334) 844-1918 (powelli@auburn.edu) or access the website link: http://www.auburn.edu/outreach/cgs.
*CPEM Courses Previously Taught in This Certificate Program:
CPEM-C-01: Planning & Preparedness: Homeland Security and Emergency Management Planning and Preparedness Post 9-11 and Post Katrina - (Fall 2006)
CPEM-C-03: Unmet Needs and Challenges: Some Key Challenges Facing Homeland Security and Emergency Management Post 9-11 and Post Katrina - Spring 2007
CPEM-E-02: Key Elements of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Continuity Post 9-11 and Post Katrina - Fall 2007
CPEM-C-01: Planning & Preparedness: Homeland Security and Emergency Management Planning and Preparedness Post 9-11 and Post Katrina - Summer – 2008
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Carey School of Business
Management and Organizational Behavior
(Part of Combined Course on
Course Number: 761.731, Summer 2008
Dates: 8/16/2008 - 10/25/2008
Class Meeting Location: Washington DC Center (WCT)
Course Description:
This course is a part of a combined course on Business Statistics/Management and Organizational Behavior for Cohort 11 of the Saturday MBA Program). In this part of the course, students examine organizational behavior, management, and leadership from diverse perspectives. The units of analysis and comparison include the individual, group, and organization, climate and culture, industry and society, and the global environment. All units are studied as contributing factors to the success of complex organizations. Experiential in design, the course draws on the organizational life of students and encourages practical application of the theories and ideas considered. High levels of participation are maintained through the use of videos, film excerpts, discussions, online resources, exercises, and exchanges and a team project.
For further information about the Saturday MBA Program, contact Lawrence Waudby, Jr. , Academic Advisor, Department of Management, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University at lwaudby@jhu.edu.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Carey School of Business
Organization Development and Systems Theory
Course Number: 782.636
Section Number: 51
Dates: 10/28/2008 - 12/09/2008
Class Meeting Location: Washington DC Center (WCT)
Course Description:
This course provides an in-depth focus on the foundations of organization development, including the classical theories and models underlying the organization development field. Applied behavioral science theories are drawn from organizational behavior, sociology, psychology, and economics.
This course builds upon the OD theory framework for working at the individual and group level, developed in 782.625 Self as Change Agent. This course provides an in-depth focus on foundations of organization development, socio-technical systems, and the latest thinking on organizations as complex systems. The impact of macro-level environmental factors on organizational positioning and success is explored. The course includes the classical theories and models from the core literature in OD and affiliated fields such as organizational behavior, sociology, psychology, and economics that underpin the field of OD, and tracks their evolution into the more modern organization sciences, such as complexity and chaos theories.
For information concerning enrollment in this course and the Carey School Program in OD contact Lawrence Waudby, Jr. , Academic Advisor, Department of Management, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University at lwaudby@jhu.edu.
