Training the Masses: Teaching ICS over the World Wide Web

2001 ◽  
Vol 2001 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-63
Author(s):  
David Anderson ◽  
Mark Dix
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
Management System ◽  
World Wide ◽  
The United States ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Incident Command ◽  
The World ◽  
Marine Safety ◽  
The U.S

ABSTRACT In March 2000, instructors from the Marine Safety Port Operations School at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown in Yorktown, Virginia delivered Incident Command System (ICS) 200-level training over the World Wide Web. The ICS Web-based training was part of an ensemble of courses that were offered over the Web to evaluate a software package developed by an independent contractor and to measure the effectiveness of Web-based training in the U.S. Coast Guard. Students throughout the United States, including Alaska, participated in the training using their personal or work computers. A number of students successfully met the objectives of the ICS 200 training without leaving their locale. To evaluate the efficacy of delivery, students were given pretests and posttests to measure their knowledge of ICS both before and after the training. The course consisted of two 4-hour Web-based delivery sessions using the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) curriculum for ICS 200. The U.S. Coast Guard adopted NIIMS ICS as the standardized response management system for all Coast Guard response operations and faces the task of providing the appropriate ICS training to all its members. Currently, Coast Guard ICS training is being provided at resident courses within the Coast Guard Marine Safety Schools and by field instructors. The advantages, foibles, and lessons learned from this Web-based training experiment as well as the future of using the Internet for delivery of ICS courses are discussed.

Challenges and Issues in Web-Based Information Retrieval System

2017 ◽  
pp. 176-194
Author(s):  
Sathiyamoorthi V.
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Information Retrieval System ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Average Speed ◽  
Great Demand ◽  
The World

It is generally observed throughout the world that in the last two decades, while the average speed of computers has almost doubled in a span of around eighteen months, the average speed of the network has doubled merely in a span of just eight months! In order to improve the performance, more and more researchers are focusing their research in the field of computers and its related technologies. Internet is one such technology that plays a major role in simplifying the information sharing and retrieval. World Wide Web (WWW) is one such service provided by the Internet. It acts as a medium for sharing of information. As a result, millions of applications run on the Internet and cause increased network traffic and put a great demand on the available network infrastructure.

scholarly journals Technical Considerations in Remote LIMS Access via the World Wide Web

2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 (4) ◽  
pp. 217-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Ulma ◽  
David M. Schlabach
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Wide Area Network ◽  
Production Environment ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The World ◽  
Analytical Result

The increased dependency on the World Wide Web by both laboratories and their customers has led LIMS developers to take advantage of thin-client web applications that provide both remote data entry and manipulation, along with remote reporting functionality. Use of an LIMS through a web browser allows a person to interact with a distant application, providing both remote administration and real-time analytical result delivery from virtually anywhere in the world. While there are many benefits of web-based LIMS applications, some concern must be given to these new methods of system architecture before justifying them as a suitable replacement for their traditional client-server systems. Developers and consumers alike must consider the security aspects of introducing a wide area network capable system into a production environment, as well as the concerns of data integrity and usability.

MEXUSPAC: MEXICO/U.S. PACIFIC REGIONAL RESPONSE COORDINATION TEAM1

1995 ◽  
Vol 1995 (1) ◽  
pp. 959-960
Author(s):  
Daniel Whiting
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Hazardous Substances ◽  
Contingency Plan ◽  
Marine Safety ◽  
The U.S

ABSTRACT The Agreement of Cooperation Between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Regarding Pollution of the Marine Environment by Discharges of Hydrocarbons and other Hazardous Substances, signed in Mexico City in 1980, provides a framework for cooperation in response to pollution incidents that pose a threat to the waters of both countries. Under this agreement, MEXUSPAC organizes Mexican and U.S. response agencies to plan for and respond to pollution emergencies in the marine environment. The MEXUSPAC contingency plan designates the commandant of the Mexican Second Naval Zone and the chief of the U.S. Coast Guard 11th District Marine Safety Division as the MEXUSPAC Cochairmen, and defines on-scene commanders, joint operations centers, and communications protocols that would be needed to coordinate the response to pollution incidents affecting both countries.

A Web-Based Teaching Program for Laboratory Diagnosis of Coagulation Disorders

2000 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 588-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy N. D. Nguyen ◽  
Margaret O. Uthman ◽  
Kathy A. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Laboratory Diagnosis ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Coagulation Disorders ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
The World ◽  
Personal Computer Software

Abstract Objective.—To implement an interactive program for teaching coagulation disorders on the World Wide Web. Design and Results.—The core materials in this program were derived from a personal computer software program previously designed by the authors. Three modules were developed in this program: (1) a coagulation profile to display typical results of coagulation screening tests for each disorder; (2) a differential diagnosis module to generate a list of diagnoses that fit the test results in a given case; and (3) a synopsis of coagulopathy and therapy to provide essential information on disorders and therapeutic options. A total of 41 coagulation disorders were included in the knowledge base. Conclusions.—Since the World Wide Web is increasingly more accessible to computer users, it has become an ideal medium for teaching purposes. Our experience with this program in teaching medical students and pathology residents at our institution has been very encouraging.

Classifying Web Usage Behavior in the Workplace

2011 ◽  
pp. 211-234
Author(s):  
Murugan Anandarajan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Web Usage ◽  
The World ◽  
International Data ◽  
Data Group ◽  
The Web

The ubiquitous nature of the World Wide Web (commonly known as the Web) is dramatically revolutionizing the manner in which organizations and individuals alike acquire and distribute information. Recent reports from the International Data Group indicate that the number of people on the Internet will reach 320 million by the year 2002 (Needle, 1999). Studies also indicate that in the United States alone, Web commerce will account for approximately $325 billion by the year 2002.

Conditional Branching in Computerized Self-Administered Questionnaires on the World Wide Web

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (14) ◽  
pp. 1241-1245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kent L. Norman ◽  
Timothy Pleskac
Keyword(s):  
World Wide Web ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Focus Of Attention ◽  
Web Based ◽  
The World ◽  
Paper And Pencil

Conditional branching is used to direct respondents to skip inappropriate questions or to answer follow-up questions. When surveys are implemented on the World Wide Web, branching can be automated in different ways. Three implementations of conditional branching in Web-based surveys were compared: (a) a manual form which replicated the paper-and-pencil version in a scrollable window, (b) a semi-automatic form which also showed the whole survey but auto-scrolled to the next question, and (c) an automatic form that displayed only one item per screen and implemented all branching. The surveys used involved one, two, or three follow-up questions. The automatic item-by-item implementation proved significantly faster than either the manual or the auto-scrolling versions. Respondents found the auto-scrolling to be disorienting. These results suggest that automatic branching should be used but with graceful jumps that guide the respondents' focus of attention without loosing it.

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