COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DISASTERS ADMINISTRATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSI 2059 DISASTERS ADMINISTRATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YUNUS EMRE ÖZER

Offered to

Environmental Engineering
Mining Engineering
Geological Engineering
Textile Engineering
Civil Engineering
Geophysical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Civil Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Geological Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Course Objective

Natural disasters are events that negatively affect livability and sustainability. Thus, recognizing the types and characteristics of natural disasters and primarily earthquakes and knowing what kind of effects they have especially in urban areas are considered necessary for the management strategies likely to be implemented. In addition, the primary objectives are considered as having knowledge about the developments in new management strategies and modern approaches in public administration,evaluating the position of Turkey by examining the experience of developed countries.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the crisis types and the basic stages of the crisis management process
2   To be informed about the basic legislation on disaster management
3   to gain the ability to compare current applications with past practices in disaster issues
4   Taking account of the relationship between disaster management and crisis management, to gain the ability to compare the institutions and organizations which have responsibility for disaster management decision-making and implementation activities with best practice examples in the world

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 A General Overview of the Course and Introduction Presentation of a general overview on the subjects of the course `Natural Disaster-induced Crisis Management Definition of the basic terminology of the course
2 Crisis and crisis management, historical development and etymological structure of the concept of crisis, characteristics of crisis, crisis process, types of crisis, purpose and importance of crisis management, stages of crisis management and integrated crisis management
3 The phases of disaster and crisis management, and integrated disaster management
4 Country examples of natural disaster management experiences
5 The development process of disaster legislation in Turkey
6 The institutional and administrative building in disaster management in Turkey
7 Related legislation
8 Related legislation
9 Emergency Law and disaster management
10 Local Governments and Disaster Management Applications
11 Relationship between Development Plans and disaster management
12 Regulation on Shelter

Recomended or Required Reading


Hikmet Yavaş (2005); Doğal Afetler Yönüyle Türkiye de Belediyelerde Kriz Yönetimi, Orion Yayınları.
National and international plans and programs
Related National and international legislation texts.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To remind the topics of the previous lesson for 15 minutes.
To give a general overview on the topic of the current week.
To give a lecture accompanied by a presentation prepared using the materials provided by the basic course book and other resources.
To make control-oriented brainstorming practices during some weeks.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students must have the course book.
Students must attend at least 70% of the course timetable during the term.
Students are expected to be prompt at all times and to participate in all intra-class activities during class sessions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gokhan.tenikler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Every time by appointment.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 58

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.155444
LO.2344
LO.3554
LO.4544

CONTACT INFORMATION
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