COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EFFECTIVE DISASTER ADMINISTRATION AND CURRENT EVENTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AFY 6067 EFFECTIVE DISASTER ADMINISTRATION AND CURRENT EVENTS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Disaster Administration

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Disaster Administration

Course Objective

Recognizing the basic principles of effective disaster administration and acquire the ability to analyze, on current disasters

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing the basic principles of effective disaster administration and model development
2   Recognizing basic principles of organizing for an effective disaster administration
3   To comprehend & interpret the basic stages of the types of risk and risk administration processes related to current disasters
4   Classifying the types of current natural disasters and evaluating the role of public authorities
5   Developing effective strategies and techniques for successful administration in disasters

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 The Concept Of Management/Administration, Effective Administration Principles And Modern Technical Approaches
3 Types Of Disasters And Disaster Administration Network In The Process
4 Risk Perception, Basic Principles Of Crisis And Disaster Administration
5 Administrative And Executive Responsibility, In Sampled Disasters
6 Case Studies And Disaster Administration Process Evaluation & International Reports
7 Successful Administrated Case Studies In Extreme Natural Disasters Depends On Climate Changes
8 Midterm Exam
9 Unsuccessful Administrated Case Studies In Extreme Natural Disasters Depends On Climate Changes
10 Geological Origin Natural Disasters (Avalanches, Floods, Freezing Rain, Tornado, Fire, Etc.) On Countries Experience And Successful Case Studies
11 Natural Disasters Centric (Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Etc.) Crisis Administration Depends On The Geological Structure And Country Experiences On Failed Case Studies
12 Terrorist Attacks In Disasters And Defense Measures
13 Problematic Articles On Disaster Legislation And Update Scenarios
14 New Scenarios On International Disaster Administration
15 Effective Disaster Administration Assessment And To Identify For Problem Area Of Turkey
16 FINAL

Recomended or Required Reading

Recomended or Required Reading
Bayındırlık ve Iskan Bakanlığı, Kentleşme Şurası ,2009, Kitap 4(Afetlere Hazırlık ve Kentsel Risk Yönetimi Komisyon Raporu)
Zerrin Toprak(2012); Çevre Yönetimi ve Politikası, Izmir
Ulusal ve Uluslar arası raporlar, internet kaynakları
Outcome Evaluation of Disaster Risk Management Programme UNDP 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 * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


*** 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)

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
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 26 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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