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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
AYA206B The Effects of Disasters on SocietyCompulsory243
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to give general information about disasters as well as urbanization and problems
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Sinan KUL
Learning Outcomes
1Knowledge about urbanization and problems brought about
2Have knowledge about methods of protection from disasters
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Disaster management, emergency action and evacuation plans, earthquake, fire, volcanic origin, flood, avalanche, disasters caused by mass movements and methods of protection from these, drought and global warming, search and rescue in disasters and medical intervention in disasters
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Basic Concepts Related to Disasters
2Urbanization and Problems
3Disaster Management
4Emergency Action and Evacuation Plans
5Natural Disasters and Prevention Methods
6Natural Disasters and Prevention Methods
7Natural Disasters and Prevention Methods
8Midterm
9Drought and Global Warming
10Drought and Global Warming
11Disaster Search and Rescue
12Disaster Search and Rescue
13Medical Intervention in Disasters
14Medical Intervention in Disasters
15Medical Intervention in Disasters
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Nilgün Sarp, Natural Disasters-Community Health Protection, Nobel Academic Publishing, Istanbul, 2014
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Practice144
Question-Answer000
Field Work144
Self Study248
Individual Study for Mid term Examination188
Individual Study for Final Examination188
Homework000
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)77
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
LO15      5 
LO24    4  5
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High