COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLIMATE CHANGES AND METEOROLOGIC DISASTERS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AFY 7021 CLIMATE CHANGES AND METEOROLOGIC DISASTERS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

DISASTER ADMINISTRATION, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ZERRIN TOPRAK KARAMAN

Offered to

DISASTER ADMINISTRATION, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Course Objective

Global climate change affects all countries in the world. Therefore, the problem of climate change should be addressed with a common dialogue by all countries in the world. This course encompasses issues such as the institutional and convention-based developments in international dimension regarding climate change, the common strategies to be developed, and the impacts of climate change on development. In addition, preventive technical developments towards meteorological disasters such as flood and heat change the types of disasters resulting from climate change will be addressed within the scope of the course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To Know The Basic Reasons For Climate Change,
2   To Be Able To Cope With Climate-Induced Disasters And To Comprehend The Importance Of Technology,
3   To Acquire The Skill Of Knowing And Developing Preventive And Damage Reducing Strategies On The Types Of Disasters Resulting From The Changes In Climate,
4   To Analyze The Relationship Between Climate Change And Development,
5   To Reveal The Responsibilities Of Managers Concerning Climate Change,

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
2 Environment and Development Relations and Sustainable Development
3 Environmental Disasters Caused By Climate Changes
4 Case of Disaster and Climate Changes in the International Conventions
5 UN Climate Change Convention and the Montreal Protocol
6 The Kyoto Protocol
7 Climate Change and Technological Scenarios
8 Climate Change Policies in International Organizations
9 EU Environmental Policy and Climate Changes EU 2020 Targets
10 Policies Developed And Less Developed Countries And The Preferred Technologies And Analysis On Climate Changes
11 Responsibilities of Local and Central Level Administrators on Climate Change
12 Economic Impacts of Climate Change
13 National and International Responsibility for Climate Change Action Plans in Turkey
14 Disaster and Threat Mitigation Strategies and Typologies for Turkey, in the Aegean Region and Izmir Provincial Area.

Recomended or Required Reading

Zerrin Toprak (2012); Çevre Yönetimi ve Politikası, Birleşik Yayınları.
National and International Documents.and reports

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.
To support the course topics with sample event examinations.
To analyze the given case studies.
To internalize the knowledge of students through homework applications.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Ayşe Filibeli

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 130

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.14443
LO.233
LO.3334
LO.433
LO.533

CONTACT INFORMATION
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