| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | FS0308.1 | Disaster Training and Environmental Awareness | Elective | 3 | 6 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of this course is to understand the importance of aiming students to classify disasters, to create disaster consciousness in students and to work in cooperation to reduce the damage of disasters. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | The awareness of the disaster concept and disaster types. | | 2 | Recognizes the importance of cooperating with emergency and disaster coordination centers | | 3 | Evaluate the effects of disasters on sustainable development | | 4 | Can make the necessary planning in the context of disaster management cycle for disaster preparedness | | 5 | Turkey is one of the most earthquake disaster affecting learns what measures will be taken as to reduce the effects of landslides and floods. | | 6 | Understands the importance of coordination in disaster management. | | 7 | Recognize the importance of cooperation with emergency and disaster coordination centers. | | 8 | Knows the importance of ethical values in disaster management. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Concepts of disaster and risk; disaster risk and mitigation; disaster training and its importance; preparation for disasters, intervention to disasters, disaster recovery; natural and human disasters; effects of disasters on Sustainable Development; climate change and meteorological disasters; studies in reducing disaster damages in Turkey and the world; earthquake regulations; effectiveness in disaster management; disaster management cycle; disaster terminology; coordination in disaster management; emergency and project presentations. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Concept of disaster and risk | | | | 2 | Disaster, risk and reduction of their damages | | | | 3 | Disaster education, the importance of disaster education and preparation for disasters | | | | 4 | Natural and human disasters | | | | 5 | The effects of disasters on sustainable development | | | | 6 | Climate change and meteorological disasters | | | | 7 | Midterm | | | | 8 | Damage caused by disasters in Turkey and in the world | | | | 9 | Earthquake regulation, efficiency in disaster management; disaster management cycle, disaster terminology; coordination in disaster management, emergency and disaster coordination centers | | | | 10 | Ethical values in disaster management | | | | 11 | Presentations | | | | 12 | Presentations | | | | 13 | Presentations | | | | 14 | Presentations | | | | 15 | Preparation to Final Exam | | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| 1--Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015), 2007, Building the resilience of Nations and Communities, United Nations, ISDR Publication 1037, Geneva.
2-Smith, K. 2000, Environmental Hazards, Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster, Routledge, 420p.
3-UDSEP (2012-2023), 2011, Ulusal Deprem Stratejisi ve Eylem Planı, T.C.Başbakanlık Afet ve Acil Durum Yönetimi Başkanlığı, 83 sayfa, Ankara.
4-Deprem Bölgelerinde Yapılacak Binalar Hakkında Yönetmelik, 2007, Resmi Gazete 6.Mart.2007, Sayı: 26454.
5- Özey, R., 2006, Afetler Cografyası. Aktif Yayınevi, _İstanbul
6- Şahin, C. ve Sipahioğlu Ş. (2002). Doğal Afetler ve Türkiye. Ankara: Gündüz Eğitim ve Yayıncılık. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Self Study | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 12 | 4 | 48 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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