In this class, students will practice framing and solving actionable, human-centered problems from a complex systems space: Disaster Response. Students spend the class immersed in a semester- long project to design a technology-based intervention that address specific needs identified through the process of the class. This year, we are pleased to be coordinating with the National Security Innovation Network to focus student projects on challenges identified in national security issues sourced from across the US Department of Defense.

Students will develop fluency in key concepts in disaster response, while developing expertise in four toolkits: design thinking, systems thinking, and emerging technologies. Interventions will be contextualized and rigorously assessed for their relevance as a technology-based venture, and presented to a committee of stakeholders for feedback at the end of the course.

Application & Enrollment Instructions: Please complete this application and return it ASAP (link: https://forms.gle/q1dNEj8zG9wkwKdw7); you do not have to be on the official department waitlist for the class - don't worry about using your Phase 1. If you are admitted and commit to adding the course to your schedule, we will provide you with a permission code to get into the class. show less