COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEGISLATION IN DISASTERS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AFY 7007 LEGISLATION IN DISASTERS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 6

Offered By

DISASTER ADMINISTRATION, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ZERRIN TOPRAK KARAMAN

Offered to

DISASTER ADMINISTRATION, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Course Objective

Obtaining knowledge about the concept and characteristics of disaster, earthquake regulations, flood water legislation, disasters authority, local and central supervisors, division of labour, civil servants in charge during disasters and temporary appointments, duties and powers of the administration in the prevention of disasters, duties and powers of the administration during disaster, duties and powers of the administration after disaster, financial liability arising from disasters, collection and distribution of aids after disaster, voluntary participation in disaster services, urban transformation and property issues in disaster risk areas, examples of public services related to disaster, judicial review relating to disaster.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The ability to know legal foundations of disaster administration
2   The ability to know property issues in disaster risk areas
3   The ability to learn administrative responsibilities arising from disasters
4   The ability to review judicial decisions relating to disasters
5   The ability to perform social trust by voluntary work and by providing the effectiveness of collection and distribution of aids after disasters.
6   The ability to plan the labour force and the division of powers during, before and after the disaster

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concept and characteristics of disaster
2 Earthquake regulations
3 Flood water legislation
4 Disasters authority, local and central supervisors, division of labour
5 Civil servants in charge during disasters and temporary appointments
6 Duties and powers of the administration in the prevention of disasters
7 Duties and powers of the administration during disaster
8 Duties and powers of the administration after disaster
9 Financial liability arising from disasters
10 Collection and distribution of aids after disaster
11 Voluntary participation in disaster services
12 Urban transformation and property issues in disaster risk areas
13 Examples of public services related to disaster
14 Judicial review relating to disaster

Recomended or Required Reading

Yavaş, H.; Doğal Afetler Yönüyle Türkiye de Belediyelerde Kriz Yönetimi, Izmir 2005.
Gündüz I., Dünyada ve Türkiye de Afet Yönetimi, Erdem Yayınları, Istanbul, 2009.
Sancakdar Oğuz, Belediyenin Imar Planını Yapması-Değiştirmesi ve Iptal Davası, Ankara 1996.
Kalabalık Halil, Imar Hukuku, Ankara 2012
Karavelioğlu Celal, Imar Kanunu ve Mevzuatı, Ankara 2002
Yaşar Hasan Nuri, Imar Hukuku, Istanbul 2008

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)

oguz.sancakdar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 140

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.1433
LO.2433
LO.344334
LO.44444
LO.543334
LO.643444