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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
AFY 5014	ARCHITECTURAL MANTRAPS AND DISASTER ADMINISTRATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Disaster Administration

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ZERRIN TOPRAK KARAMAN

Offered to

Disaster Administration

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to attain basic knowledge about the built environment and also architectural mantraps existed in these environment, to the students from different disciplines. Negative effects of these man made barriers for space users and also various problems at disasters depends up on these architectural barriers are main subjects in this course. Giving to the administrators the necessary information and the abilities in order to have them ready in case of the risks at disasters, may occur because of these type of architectural barriers is also the main purpose of this course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Get knowledge about built environment;
2	Obtain awareness about architectural traps;,
3	Become conscious in the subject of various users of spaces
4	Obtain awareness in the subject of interaction man and environment at disasters
5	Obtain awareness of importance the regulations on space and its
6	Assume the responsibility about these subjects

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Information about general architecture and built environment;
2	Architectural components of built environment;
3	Architectural barriers and mantraps
4	Varied users of spaces: kids, disabled people and elderlies;
5	Space and men interaction: viable problems in disasters and their solutions;
6	Design for all
7	Public spaces: Buildings for these functions such as health, education, tourism, commertial, cultural and recreational;
8	Mid term examination
9	Public spaces in disasters
10	Legal arrangements and regulations;
11	Students presentation: Public spaces in disasters, various users, and architectural mantraps, discussions;
12	Students presentation: Public spaces in disasters, various users, and architectural mantraps, discussions;
13	Students presentation: Public spaces in disasters, various users, and architectural mantraps, discussions;
14	General Assessments

Recomended or Required Reading

Articles, reports, books and thesis about basic architectural knowledge, public buildings, barrier free design, design for all, men and space.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures supported with slides;
2. Presentation of seminars supported with slides by student about their research subjects as participating discussion model;
3. Surveys for students researches.
4. Assesments and discussions on sample buildings

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

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilkim.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Practice (Reflection)	5	3	15
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparing assignments	1	10	10
Preparing presentations	1	20	20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			134

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.6
LO.1			4
LO.2			3
LO.3			4
LO.4			3	4
LO.5	3	3
LO.6	4		4	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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