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Kevin Pisciella posted a new activity comment 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/deadline-looms-for-hospitals-suppliers-to-set-emergency-plans
Data in emergency management, specifically tracking compliance with specific codes and regulations, is highly important to motivating stakeholders to spend time and resources to comply with these regulations. If data on this matter is not…[Read more] -
Kevin Pisciella posted a new activity comment 7 years, 5 months ago
I’ve made the mistake from “number 6: Miss the data type” quite a few times in Excel. I’ve had number of data entries accidentally be entered as dates instead of integers. Specifically, I’ve tried to enter a value and it automatically switches to a date and then changes the entire function outcome without me realizing because, well, I knew I…[Read more]
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Kevin Pisciella posted a new activity comment 7 years, 5 months ago
https://onthemap.ces.census.gov/em/
This page is all about having the opportunity to see different emergencies using a visual map. Each event is documented and described, and then mapped out. As a student entering a career in emergency management, this is relevant to me because it’s always important to be able to have access to data in order to…[Read more] -
Kevin Pisciella posted a new activity comment 7 years, 5 months ago
After reading the article, I feel that “simplify” is the most relevant. Data that cannot be processed is useless and I feel that the larger the audience is that data is able to impact, the more effective the data is. The simpler the data is, the larger the audience is that can process it is so therefore the usefulness is increased as simplicity is…[Read more]
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Kevin Pisciella posted a new activity comment 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2016/cb16-ff10.html
This article shows data on hurricanes and is a resource for emergency managers. This is relevant for me because I’m getting ready to enter a career in emergency management and it’s important to have access to recent data about any and all potential threats that might cause the…[Read more] -
Kevin Pisciella commented on the post, Weekly Question #11: Complete by April 27, 2017, on the site 7 years, 5 months ago
I feel that the most significant take-away was learning Tableau. Upon entering this course, I was proficient in using Excel but had never even heard of Tableau. I am blown away with how useful and relevant Tableau! I’ve used in it my current job and I’ve discussed it in multiple interviews purely because of this class – I would not have known of…[Read more]