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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MSI 2049 NATURAL DISASTERS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HASAN SÖZBILIR

Offered to

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

Course Objective

To make the engineering students conscious of natural disasters

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows about origin of the natural events like earth slidings, volcanic eplosions, floodings. 2   Understands relation between natural events and natural disasters. 3   Remembers always the risk of natural disaster in the engineering applications. 4   Makes team working about natural disasters and takes resposibility 5   Interests with humanistic to natural disastes.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 What is earthquake. Seismic waves and tsunami. Earthquake belts of Turkey and World. Prevents for earthquake. Social end economic dimensions of the earthquakes. Resposibilities of engineers for earthquakes. 2 What is flooding. Causes of the floodings.Prevents for floodings. Floodings in Turkey. Social and economic dimensions of the floodings. Resposibilities of engineers for floodings. 3 Active volcanoes and volcanic explosions. Prevents for volcanic explosions. Social and economic dimensions of the volcanic explosions. Resposibilities of engineers for volcanic explosions. 4 What are mass movements. Origin of the mass movements. Prevents for mass movements. Social and economic dimensions of the mass movements. Resposibilities of engineers for mass movements. 5 Soil erosion and aridity. Formation of soil. Soil horizons. Factors increasing the soil erosion. Social and economic dimensions of soil erosion and aridity. 6 Presentation of team working 7 Presentation of team working 8 Presentation of team working 9 Presentation of team working 10 Presentation of team working 11 Repeation of course topics 12 Mid-exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Sipahioğlu Ş., 2009. Doğal afetler ve Türkiye. Seçin Yayıncılık, 472 sayfa, 4. Baskı. Keys D., 2000. Catastrophe: An investigatin into origins of the modern world.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation 2. Team working homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 ASG ASSIGNMENT 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

A test quiz, student presentation and report about natural disasters.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To make team working is essential.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ugur.inci@deu.edu.tr 02323017317

Office Hours

Wednesday 13.00 - 15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 11 2 22 Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4 Preparation for final exam 1 6 6 Preparing presentations 1 10 10 Preparing assignments 1 4 4 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 5 LO.2 4 4 4 LO.3 3 5 LO.4 5 4 LO.5 2 3