COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DISASTERS ADMINISTRATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSH 0186 DISASTERS ADMINISTRATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Civil Aviation and Cabin Services

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

SUAT YILDIRIM

Offered to

Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Tourism and Hotel Management
Civil Aviation and Cabin Services
Civil Aviation Transportation Management
Food Technology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the basic philosophy of disaster management and information about management processes; To develop effective strategies for administrative processes in disaster and crisis management.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to equipped with general necessary knowledge about the basic organization of disaster management.
2   To be able to comprehend and interpret the types of crisis and the basic stages of the crisis management process.
3   To be able to recognize the changing and strengthening role of the public manager in crisis and disaster management.
4   To be able to develop effective strategies for managerial processes in disaster and crisis management, based on the ability to demonstrate leadership skills.
5   To be able to gains competence in new and contemporary disaster management models in the perspective of the future by comparing past practices with current practices in disaster issues.
6   To be able to gain the ability to know and compare good practice examples in the world.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Introduction of the Course, Presentation of the general framework of the subjects of the Disaster Management course, Definition of the basic terminology of the course
2 The concept of management, developments in management strategies and contemporary approaches to cooperation in public administration,
3 Disaster Types and Disaster Management process relations,
4 Crisis and crisis management, historical development and etymological structure of the concept of crisis, characteristics of crisis and integrated crisis management
5 Emergency management powers and place of crisis management in Turkish Public Administration, crisis management practices
6 Disaster mitigation and preparedness management
7 Disasster mitigation and preparedness mNgement
8 Midterm Exam
9 Organizational Structures in the Private Sector and Cooperation with Public Administration
10 Early warning systems in disasters, training and exercises in disasters
11 Intervention, search, rescue and protection actions according to disaster types Country experiences of climate-related natural disasters (avalanche, flood, freezing rain, tornado, fire, etc.)
12 Intervention, search, rescue and protection actions according to disaster types Country experiences, (earthquake, tsunami, etc.)
13 Intervention, search, rescue and protection actions according to disaster types Country experiences, (earthquake, tsunami, etc.)
14 Meteor showers, volcanic activities (events and future scenarios)
15 Epidemics (bird flu, locust epidemic, etc.) and crisis planning
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1)Hikmet Yavaş (2005); Doğal Afetler Yönüyle Türkiye de Belediyelerde Kriz Yönetimi, Orion Yayınları.
2)Bayındırlık ve Iskan Bakanlığı, Kentleşme Şurası ,2009, Kitap 4(Afetlere Hazırlık ve Kentsel Risk Yönetimi Komisyon Raporu)
3)Zerrin Toprak(2012); Çevre Yönetimi ve Politikası, Izmir

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face, Lecture, Homework, Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exams: There will be held on two in class exams; midterm exam and final exam during the semester.
Grades: 50 % Midterm Exam, 50 % Final Exam, 50 % Make-up Exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1) Attending at least 70 percent of lectures and fulfill the requirements of the course are mandatory.
2) Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

irfan.yildiz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00 - 16:30, Ground Floor, No: Z-08, Efes Vocational School, Selçuk / IZMIR.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation about subject 12 1 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 6 1 6
Preparation for final exam 6 1 6
Preparing assignments 6 1 6
Preparing presentations 2 2 4
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.12524
LO.22534
LO.3254
LO.4255
LO.5255
LO.6255