Overview
MORS’ Certificate in Gaming Homeland Security will cover basic game design principles, but through the lens of homeland security. Specific topics include emergency response games, how to support the DHS Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), local, state, and national level games, the National Exercise Program games, and games to explore the dynamics of response operations. Topics to be covered include natural and man-made disasters, transportation events, terrorism and public health response, mass casualties, active shooters and active policing.
The course will consist of lectures and exercises, with the exercises designed to help build confidence in the topic of homeland security game design.
Course Sections:
- Game Design for Federal, State, and Local Response, including the HSEEP program
- Games for Homeland Security and the National Exercise Program
- Terrorism, Bio-security, and Public Health
- Student Game Design Final Project
Our instructors have years of experience with designing homeland security games at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Combined, they have worked for multiple government agencies and have experience with a wide range of homeland security challenges. Visit the Instructor tab to view the full bios of the Instructors.
Agenda
Monday, March 14 - Introduction and Game Design
- Welcome, Course Overview, Introductions
- Introduction: How Does Homeland Security Operate?
- Designing Games for Homeland Security
- Types of Games and Exercises
- Tools of the Game Designer
- Example Game: Case Studies
Tuesday, March 15 - Specific Domains and Problems
- Welcome, Review of Yesterday, Introduction of Today
- Specific Domains and Problems
- Game Design Issues
- Technical Issues
- Topic Specific Modeling
- Tips for Success
- What Does Not Work
- Exercise: Case Studies
Wednesday, March 16 - National Level Games
- Welcome, Review of Yesterday, Introduction of Today
- Types of Games: Operations, Logistics, and Management
- DHS Games from Local to National
Thursday, March 17 - Terrorism and Law Enforcement Games
- Welcome, Review of Yesterday, Introduction of Today
- Gaming CT and LEA
- Gaming CT With and Without WMD
- CT/LEA: Strategic, Operational, and Tactical
Friday, March 18 - Practicum
- Welcome, Review of Yesterday, Introduction of Today
- Game Design Practicum
Instructors
Dr. Roger Mason
Dr. Roger Mason retired after 29 years of public safety experience in Los Angeles County. For the past fifteen years he has specialized in emergency management and the development of wargames and exercises. He has designed over 50 emergency management and public safety wargames and hybrid game/functional exercises. His clients include National Defense University, Penn State University, the University of Hawaii, the US Army, and the CNA Corporation. Dr. Mason has served as the wargaming professor for the Institute for Intelligence Analysis, Juan Carlos University, Madrid Spain. Read More
Dr. Roger Mason retired after 29 years of public safety experience in Los Angeles County. For the past fifteen years he has specialized in emergency management and the development of wargames and exercises. He has designed over 50 emergency management and public safety wargames and hybrid game/functional exercises. His clients include National Defense University, Penn State University, the University of Hawaii, the US Army, and the CNA Corporation. Dr. Mason has served as the wargaming professor for the Institute for Intelligence Analysis, Juan Carlos University, Madrid Spain. Mason is a published author on the topic of wargames. He is the co-founder of LECMgt, a strategic management firm based in Camarillo, California. He holds a Ph. D in Management and Decision sciences from Walden University and an M.A. in Public Administration from the California State University, Northridge. He retired after 37 years of service with the Air National Guard/ USAF Reserve.
Dr. Ed McGrady
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for New American Security Instructor and Course Coordinator on Gaming, Military Operations Research Society Principal, MonksHood Media LLC
Dr. McGrady writes, speaks, and teaches on the design of professional games.
He is an adjunct senior fellow in gaming at CNAS, teaches and manages game design
courses for MORS/Virginia Tech, and runs a business devoted to using games and game
techniques to bring innovative experiences in new areas. His recent book, Roll to
Save: Gaming Disease Response, describes designing games in support of public health
professionals.
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Dr. McGrady writes, speaks, and teaches on the design of professional games. He is an adjunct senior fellow in gaming at CNAS, teaches and manages game design courses for MORS/Virginia Tech, and runs a business devoted to using games and game techniques to bring innovative experiences in new areas. His recent book, Roll to Save: Gaming Disease Response, describes designing games in support of public health professionals.
In the past Dr. McGrady built and directed a team of 10-20 analysts at CNA devoted to the design and execution of professional games. Dr. McGrady has written, taught, and presented on the topic of games and their use in organizational and individual learning. He has designed and run games for many different clients ranging from the White House to the Department of Agriculture to the automotive industry. Dr. McGrady has also built a team at CNA devoted to chemical and biological response operations, including domestic response operations.
Dr. McGrady has deployed as an analyst with US Forces in Haiti during operation Uphold Democracy, onboard USS Nimitz for Desert Storm and with operational E-2C squadrons. Dr. McGrady holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He has published extensively in the Chemical Engineering, physics, and national security literature and is widely cited for his work on the mathematics of aggregation and fragmentation.
Registration
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| Employer
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Member
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Non-Member
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| MORS Government Sponsor*
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$2700
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$2800
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| U.S. Federal Government
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$2800
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$2900
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National Research Partner
(IDA Employees Only)
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$2755
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$2850
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| All Others
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$2900
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$3000
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*Government Sponsor organizations include Center for Army Analysis, HQDA/DCS Program G-8; Marine Corps Combat Development and Integration; Naval Operations, N81; SAF/SA, Studies and Analysis; OSD, A&S; and DHS S&T/OSE/ORA