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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | UNI359 | ||||
| Course Name: | Disaster and Emergency Management | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | University Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Prof. Dr. OYA ÇAKIN | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Prof. Dr. Oya Çakın | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | Disaster and emergency management is a kind of multi-disciplinary subject which includes engineering, social and health sciences and has great importance in Turkey where natural disasters, earthquakes in particular, are the major threats. That’s why, it is aimed to teach the phases of disaster managements, concepts of emergency and risk managements, the responsibility and jurisdictions of the stakeholders, legislations for the disaster managements, implications of risk, hazard and SWOT analysis to the students of all disciplines. |
| Course Content: | What are the Disasters? How can they classified? What are their properties? Vision, Mission and Principles of Integrated Disaster Management. Phases of Disaster Management – Introduction to Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Mitigation Phases, Risk and Emergency Management Concepts, their advantages and disadvantages. Preparedness Phase – Rapid Response ans Early Warning Systems, Disaster Scenarios, Emergency Action Plans. Response Phase – Search and Rescue, First Aid, Sire Safety, Security Systems. Incident Command System. Recovery Phase – Temporary Residences, Housing, Repairment or replacement of roads,public buildings and bridges, Implementation of Mitigation Measures. Mitigation Phase – Economical Aspets of Disasters, Risk Transfer Systems: Disaster Funds and Insurance, DASK as an example. SWOT /Risk Analysis – Information, Methods and Examples. Stakeholders in Disaster Management Systems (Central and Local Governments, Private Sector, NGOs and Citizens) – Their responsibilities and duties. Legisletion of Disaster Management System in Turkey, evaluation of the situation after 1999 and 2023 Earthquakes. Evaluation, Comparison and Examples of Disaster Management Systems from different Countries over the World and Turkey. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Knows the phases of Disaster Management System, Emergency and Risk Management concepts, 2) Recognizes Stakeholders in disaster management system, their jurisdiction and responsibilities, 3) Learns risk transfer methods 4) Knows Legislation of disaster management system in Turkey, 5) Understands the Incident Command System and its applications. 6) Defines Risk, hazard and SWOT Analysis and applications. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | What are the Disasters? How can they classified? What are their properties? | www. preventionweb.net www.emdat.be |
| 2) | Vision, Mission and Principles of Integrated Disaster Management | FEMA, Principles of Emergency Management, September 11, 2007. |
| 3) | Phases of Disaster Management – Introduction to Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Mitigation Phases, Risk and Emergency Management Concepts, their advantages and disadvantages. | -Fundamentals of Emergency Management, Independent Study, May 25, 2011, FEMA -Introduction to Disaster Management , Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC), Disaster Management, Version 1.0 -Nilgün Okay, Online Natural Disaster Risk Management Program, World Bank Institute. |
| 4) | Mitigation Phase – Economical Aspects of Disasters, Risk Transfer Systems: Disaster Funds and Insurance, DASK as an example. | -Fundamentals of Emergency Management, Independent Study, May 25, 2011, FEMA -Introduction to Disaster Management , Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC), Disaster Management, Version 1.0 -F. Bendimerad and Louise Comfort, Reducing Vulnerability and Improving Sustainability of the World’s Megacities, The EMI Experience, A Presentation to the US Agency for International Development, Washington DC, 5 December 2002 -www.gndr.org- 2018 Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction. |
| 5) | Preparedness Phase – Rapid Response and Early Warning Systems, Disaster Scenarios, Emergency Action Plans | -Fundamentals of Emergency Management, Independent Study, May 25, 2011, FEMA -ABC Temel Afet Bilinci, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Kandilli Rasathanesi ve Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü, Afete Hazırlık Eğitim Birimi, www.aheb.org |
| 6) | Response Phase – Search and Rescue, First Aid, Sire Safety, Security Systems | -Fundamentals of Emergency Management, Independent Study, May 25, 2011, FEMA -M. Kadıoğlu, Afet Yönetimi, Beklenilmeyeni Beklemek, En Kötüsünü Yönetmek, T.C. Marmara Belediyeler Birliği Yayını, 2011. -Community Volunteers Training Program, Boğaziçi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Disaster Preparedness Education Unit, www.aheb.org |
| 7) | Incident Command System and its applications. | -Community Volunteers Training Program, Boğaziçi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Disaster Preparedness Education Unit, www.aheb.org |
| 8) | Midterm Exam | 7 weeks lecture material |
| 9) | Recovery Phase – Temporary Residences, Housing, Repairment or replacement of roads,public buildings and bridges, Implementation of Mitigation Measures. | -Fundamentals of Emergency Management, Independent Study, May 25, 2011, FEMA -M. Kadıoğlu, Afet Yönetimi, Beklenilmeyeni Beklemek, En Kötüsünü Yönetmek, T.C. Marmara Belediyeler Birliği Yayını, 2011. |
| 10) | Disasters and Development Gender Mainstraeming in Disaster Management United Nations Hyogo and Sendai Framework for Action. | www.preventionweb.net |
| 11) | SWOT /Risk Analysis – Information, Methods and Examples | |
| 12) | Legislation of Disaster Management System in Turkey, Stakeholders in DM (Central and Local Goverments, Private Sector, NGOs andividuals), Evaluation of the situation after 1999 and 2023 Earthquakes. | www.afad.gov.tr www.akom.ibb.istanbul |
| 13) | Evaluation, Comparison and Examples of Disaster Management Systems from different Countries over the World and Turkey | www.bousai.go.jp www.fema.gov |
| 14) | Evaluation and Discussion on the concepts and gains of the lecture |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | • Derste sunulan slaytlar / Presentations of lecture |
| References: | -FEMA Independent Study, “Principles of Emergency Management”, February 2006. -“Natural Disaster Risk Management Program”, World Bank Institute, On-Line Course Material, 2004. -DEMETER, K., A. GÜNER and N. EKİN ERKAN, “The Role of Local Governments in Reducing the Risk of Disasters, The World Bank, USA, 2006. -“Perspectives in Disaster Management”, METU Disaster Management Implementation and Research Center, METU Press, Ankara, Turkey, 2009. -Prof. Dr. Mikdat Kadıoğlu, “Afet Yönetimi; Beklenilmeyeni Beklemek En Kötüsünü Yönetmek; Marmara Belediyeler Birliği Yayını, İstanbul, 2011. |
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| 1) They will have the theoretical and practical knowledge to comprehend, evaluate and direct the operation of the health systems and its subsystems. | ||||||||||||||
| 2) They will have the knowledge of factors about society-individual health and its development. | ||||||||||||||
| 3) They will apply the theoretical and practical knowledge of health management in related institutions and organizations. | ||||||||||||||
| 4) They will analyze, evaluate the developments in health management by using scientfic methods and techniques and develop solutions. | ||||||||||||||
| 5) They will follow the developments in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1. | ||||||||||||||
| 6) They will use health terminology and grammar according to the rules in spoken and written communication. | ||||||||||||||
| 7) They will share their thoughts about health management and solution proposals with internal and external parties written and orally. | ||||||||||||||
| 8) They will use information and communication technologies with computer software at least at the level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. | ||||||||||||||
| 9) They will constantly develop professional knowledge and skill; know ways to access information and apply them. | ||||||||||||||
| 10) They will show mangement philosophy and management functions in health management applications. | ||||||||||||||
| 11) They will behave sensitve to health problems in the country and around the world with sociak responsibility and sustainability and they will evaluate solution suggestions to maximize social benefits. | ||||||||||||||
| 12) They will act in accordance with legal regulations in the field of health management and with social, scientific and professional ethical principles. | ||||||||||||||
| 13) They will show leadership characteristics in health management applications. | ||||||||||||||
| 14) They will take responsibility individually and as a team member in health management applications. | ||||||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | They will have the theoretical and practical knowledge to comprehend, evaluate and direct the operation of the health systems and its subsystems. | |
| 2) | They will have the knowledge of factors about society-individual health and its development. | |
| 3) | They will apply the theoretical and practical knowledge of health management in related institutions and organizations. | |
| 4) | They will analyze, evaluate the developments in health management by using scientfic methods and techniques and develop solutions. | |
| 5) | They will follow the developments in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1. | |
| 6) | They will use health terminology and grammar according to the rules in spoken and written communication. | |
| 7) | They will share their thoughts about health management and solution proposals with internal and external parties written and orally. | |
| 8) | They will use information and communication technologies with computer software at least at the level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. | |
| 9) | They will constantly develop professional knowledge and skill; know ways to access information and apply them. | |
| 10) | They will show mangement philosophy and management functions in health management applications. | |
| 11) | They will behave sensitve to health problems in the country and around the world with sociak responsibility and sustainability and they will evaluate solution suggestions to maximize social benefits. | |
| 12) | They will act in accordance with legal regulations in the field of health management and with social, scientific and professional ethical principles. | |
| 13) | They will show leadership characteristics in health management applications. | |
| 14) | They will take responsibility individually and as a team member in health management applications. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| total | % 100 | |