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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İD102Climate and DisasterElective126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To learn the effects of climate change and meteorological disasters and to enable them to effectively manage meteorological disasters
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Hayriye Şengün
Learning Outcomes
1Ability to understand and learn the concept of Disaster and Climate Change
2Understanding and analyzing the relationship between disaster and climate change
3Having information about and analyzing climate change mitigation action plans
4Having information about international disaster and climate change framework action plans
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
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Course Contents
The content of this course; Disasters, global warming, meteorological disasters, climate change, economic effects of climate change, energy use, disaster and climate relationship, climate change risks faced by cities, disasters caused by climate change in cities, management of the effects of climate change on human health, action to reduce the effects of climate change plans, international disaster and climate change framework action plans, disaster risk and climate change risks in coastal cities, international cooperation, international climate change prevention policies.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction of the course, introduction of concepts
2Learning and discussing the concepts of disaster, climate, global warming and climate change
3Understanding meteorological disasters and disaster management
4Economic impacts of climate change
5Disaster and climate relationship
6Greenhouse gas emissions, energy use
7Climate change risks threatening cities
8Midterm
9Management of the effects of climate change on human health
10The nature of the climate change problem and its international impact
11The international nature of global climate change and the studies carried out
12International efforts on disaster and climate change policies
13International disaster and climate change framework action plans
14General discussion
Recommended or Required Reading
Çevre Yönetimi ve Politikaları, Özgür Önder, Murat Yaman ve Hayriye Şengün Çevre ve İklim Değişikliği, Ferhan Can, Son Buzul Erimeden, Levent Kurnaz İklim Adaleti, Şükrü Karatepe Related articles
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)
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Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Discussion10110
Brain Storming10110
Writing Paper6318
Criticising Paper616
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination4312
Individual Study for Final Examination428
Reading14342
Homework10110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)188
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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