COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STRATEGIC CRISES ADMINISTRATION IN DISASTER AND EMERGENCY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AFY 6023 STRATEGIC CRISES ADMINISTRATION IN DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Disaster Administration

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ZERRIN TOPRAK KARAMAN

Offered to

Disaster Administration

Course Objective

This course focuses on crisis management from the point of view of disaster and emergency states. Anticipates to manage crises successfully, combining strategic thinking with an awareness of the importance of the ethical dimensions of business, to understand the motivations and strategic capabilities of stakeholders, but also to appreciate the importance of value-based management in preventing and managing corporate crises. It focuses on enhancing urban infrastructure and public-private cooperation to respond to disasters and emergency. It acquaintes the students with knowledge of disaster management to handle critical situations through practical application of strategies of control and prevention

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   understand to use practices for reputational, political, and regulatory risks.
2   explore techniques for successfully solving problems in high-pressure crisis situations characterized by complex decision environments, time-pressure, high stakes, unanticipated events, and information overload
3   develop strategies for managing stakeholders, public opinion, media relations, and
4   evaluate the degree to which a properly formulated and implemented strategy will provide an organization with a sustainable competitive advantage design reputation management strategies and processes
5   integrate crisis management approach into overall business strategy
6   analyze how the market for corporate strategy and control is related to corporate governance and relate their knowledge to emerging trends of the global world
7   develop learning and analytical skill to solve crises cases and provide strategic solutions
8   improve their strategic thinking as well as team management and communication skills in high-stress situations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Overview
2 Evaluate the key components of potential crisis
3 Strategic administration process in disasters and emergency, components
4 Strategic Thinking, principles, altrnatives, strategies
5 Loses due to disasters: Economic, social, individual
6 Plans, policies, rules, budgets
7 Disater recovery and reconstruction planning
8 Strategic ways of managing disasters at the National, State, District levels
9 Disaster management strategies in global context
10 Strategies for preventing disasters and preparedness measures
11 Coolaboratin and coordinatin in strategies
12 Strategic alliances, corporate strategy and corporate governance
13 Emerging Trends in global business environment
14 Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Eren, E., 2005 Straejik Yönetim ve Işletme Politikası. Beta. Istanbul
Tüz, M., 2009. Kriz Yönetimi:Uygulamalar için Temel adımlar. Alfa.Istanbul.
Ülgen, H., Mirze, K., 2014. Işletmelerde Stratejik Yönetim. Beta. Istanbul
Wheelen, T. L., Hunger, J. D., Hoffman, D., Bamford, C. E., 2014. Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy. Prentice Hall
Yabancı Dilde bilimsel dergiler
Mülki Idare Amirleri Semineri Ders Notları, Ankara
Türk Idare Dergisi, T.C. Içişleri Bakanlığı Yayınları.
Ulusal ve Uluslar arası raporlar, internet kaynakları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

-Lecture
- Being prepared to the course
- Discussion
- Case analysis, role playing
- Applications

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.20 + PRJ* 0.20 + PRS* 0.20 + FIN* 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + PRJ * 0.20 + PRS * 0.20 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

master the content of the readings,
make constructive contributions to class discussions,
successfully participate in group exercises and
presentations
perform adequately or better on a final examination

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

. Participants should come to the class by reading all course materials
2. Participating to the class discussions is must.
3. Attending at least 70% of lectures is must
4. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

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 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 10 4 40
Preparing assignments 3 5 15
Preparing presentations 5 6 30
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 181

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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