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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
AYA309B3.3Elective354
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Examining the progress and altering aspects of Turkish disasters management system s administrative strategies historically and evaluating the activities of institutional constructions after this process by using modern disaster management approaches; analysis good practices about which are basic administrative functions related to disaster management from planning to budgeting in the world and evaluating the relation between the available institutional buildings and legislative arrangements by enhancing solution oriented strategies which are tackled with general problems about disaster management.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Sinan KUL
Learning Outcomes
1Learning the progress of institutional structures of disaster management in Turkey
2Comprehending the best practises in the world, analysing existing Turkish constructions comparatively.
3Learning and able to solve the problems of disaster management which is related to centralized and local managements.
4Teaching the importance of willingness mechanism concerning disaster management.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Disaster and crisis management phase and integrated disaster management, natural disaster management experiences, development of disaster legislation in Turkey, enterprise related to disaster management in Turkey and administrative structure, basic disaster legislation in force, local authorities and disaster management applications, development plans and disaster management relationship, structure control and disaster relationship, disaster management and ethics.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Presentation of a general overview on the subjects of the course `Integrated Administration during Natural Disasters , Definition of the basic terminology of the course
2Crisis and crisis administration, historical development and etymological structure of the concept of crisis, characteristics of crisis, process of crisis, types of crisis, purpose and importance of crisis administration, stages of crisis administration and integrated crisis administration
3Extraordinary administration authorities, place of crisis administration and practices of crisis administration in Turkish Public Administration
4Related legislation
5Related legislation
6Administartive and institutional structuring relating to Natural Disaster Management
7Administartive and institutional structuring relating to Natural Disaster Management
8Midterm Exam
9The authorities of emergency power during the Natural Disaster. Significance of Natural Disaster management and Natural Disaster Management enforcements in Turkey
10Country experiences by development level in climate-dependent natural disaster-induced crisis administration (Avalanche, flood, freezing rain, tsunami, tornado, fire and etc.)
11Country experiences by development level in the administration of geological structure-dependent natural disaster-induced crises (such as earthquake and tsunami)
12Analysing except for Country experiences by development level in climate and geological structure dependent natural disaster.
13Potential natural disaster scenario about Turkey
14Evaluation
15General Assesment
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Hikmet Yavaş, Doğal Afetler Yönüyle Türkiye'de Belediyelerde Kriz Yönetimi, Orion Yayınları, 2005.
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
Field Work2816
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Homework Problems414
Individual Study for Mid term Examination224
Individual Study for Final Examination224
Homework414
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)105
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO15 22 22  
LO25 22 22  
LO35 22 22  
LO45 22 24  
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High