Mayor's Youth Technology Corps - Creating Safe Communities Through Information Technology Training in Homeland Security Applications

Posted January 23rd, 2009 by yxie
One hundred high school students in two cohorts in Metropolitan Detroit are engaged in IT learning experiences focusing on geographic information system and technology (GIS/T) and information assurance (IA) coupled with hands-on internship experiences in homeland security applications.
Project Information
Cohort: 
5 (2007/2008-2010/2011)
Category: 
Youth-Based
Principal Investigator: 
Yichun Xie
Co-Principal Investigator(s): 
Randall Raymond
Sponsor: 
Eastern Michigan University
Primary Focus: 
Computer Science - Programming and Other
Organization Location City: 
Detroit
Organization Location Region/State: 
East North Central
Michigan (MI)
Where project work happens: 
East North Central
Michigan (MI)
Participant type: 
High School Students
Target Area: 
Urban
Award Number: 
07-37589
Overview Section

Eastern Michigan University (EMU), the City of Detroit Homeland Security and Emergency Management (CDHSEM), and Detroit Public Schools (DPS) are proposing the three-year Mayor's Youth Technology Corps (MYTC) Project in Detroit, MI. The MYTC project offers a collaboration of resources, support, and opportunities for strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education efforts. The MYTC project will recruit 100 students from all high schools in Metropolitan Detroit. They will receive about 250 hours training and hands-on experience in IT and geographic information system and technology (GIS/T) during a two-year period. They will also participate in a summer internship in a Detroit city department or contractor to work on a real-world project, through which they practice their skills. They will be supervised by distinguished GIS/T and IT researchers, technologists, and educators. Moreover, 130 hours advanced training in Computer Forensics will be provided as an option for those students who want to gain in-depth knowledge and skill.

Project Links
Project website: 
http://igre.emich.edu//dityp