GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Disasters and Disaster Management/SEÖ309
Course Title: Disasters and Disaster Management
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Course Semester 5 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning of the basic concepts and types of disasters.
Understanding of the phases of disaster management and learning about the obligatory works to be done during each phase.
Learning how to receive information about the disaster management procedures in the World.
Information about the central and local disaster management organisations in Turkey.
Information about the problems raising due to the regulations and their implementations in Turkey.
Learning about the general drawbacks faced by the crises management centre and rescue and first-aid committees.
Understanding the problems faced in transportation for the rescue and first-aid works.
Learning about public order and security problems and drawbacks faced during human services.
Learning about infrastructure problems and temporary shelter drawbacks.
Learning about the after disaster problems faced in view of engineering activities.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  1. Basic concepts in relation to disasters.
2. Week  2. Types of disasters.
3. Week  3. Phases of disaster management. 3.1. Pre-disaster phase.
4. Week  3.2. Occurring instant and afterwards of disaster.
5. Week  3. Disaster afterwards phase.
6. Week  4. The disaster management studies and works in the word.
7. Week  5. Organisations of disaster management in Turkey. 5.1. Central Organization.
8. Week  5.2. Local organizations.
9. Week  6. Problems and drawbacks faced in disaster management in Turkey. 6.1. Problems faced due to legislation and regulations.
10. Week  6.2. Problems faced due to implementations. 6.2.1. General problems and drawbacks faced by Crisis management Centre and rescue and first-aid committ
11. Week   6.2.2. Problems and drawbacks faced by rescue and first-aid activities. 6.2.3. problems faced in transportation services.
12. Week  6.2.4. Security and public order problems. 6.2.5. Problems faced in humanitarian services.
13. Week  6.2.6. Temporary shelter problems. 6.2.7. Infrastructure problems.
14. Week   6.2.8. Engineering issues.
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
16
2
32
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
3
4
12
 Searching in Internet and Library
4
5
20
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
2
5
10
 Preparing a Presentation
1
4
4
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
4
4
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
6
6
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
89
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.56
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Understand relevant concepts, facts, principles and generalizations and the relationships between them in the teaching-learning process related to the field of primary teaching.X
2Have the knowledge of curriculum, teaching strategies, methods and techniques, evaluation and assessment related to the field of primary teaching.X
3Have the knowledge of primary school students’ development and learning characteristics and challenges.X
4Access to information sources related to primary education and uses them.X
5Regulate proper training situation which subject area requires that based on students’ individual differences and a developmental characteristic.
6Use various measurement and evaluation methods based on gains in learning and teaching process.X
7Take an active role in individual and team works to fulfill their responsibilities, produce solutions to the problems faced.X
8Evaluate knowledge, skills and issues related field of primary education that are based on the scientific process.X
9Identify learning needs and use effectively access ways to information.X
10Believe the importance of arts and cultural events, voluntarily participate activities.X
11Do planning projects and activities as awareness of social responsibility.X
12Communicate effectively with individuals and institutions about issues related to the field of primary education.
13Use at least one foreign language at B1 level in the European Language Portfolio to monitor information and communicate with colleagues.
14Use information and communication technologies at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License.
15Respect for different cultures, adapt to social life, be a model around with your attitudes and behavior.X
16Be aware of national and global consciousnesses which are expressed in the national education basic law.X
17Act in accordance with the legislation as individuals and related to the duties, rights and responsibilities relating to the laws, regulations.X
18Act in accordance with democratic and ethical values.X
19Interact with people and institutions according to the teaching and learning process related to the creation of safe and quality learning environment.X
20Have sufficient consciousness about subjects of environmental protection, occupational safety and first aid.X
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 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
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