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Associate	TR-NQF-HE: Level 5	QF-EHEA: Short Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

UNI359

Course Name:

Disaster and Emergency Management

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Associate

TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Short Cycle

EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator:

Prof. Dr. OYA ÇAKIN

Course Lecturer(s):

Prof. Dr. Oya Çakın

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Flow Plan

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

Sources

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.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
Program Outcomes
1) Has the ability to understand, comprehend and use what he / she reads as the basic legal concepts.
2) Has knowledge about the main differences and consequences of private law and public law.
3) Learns the analytical thinking method and has the ability to compare and use legal concepts.
4) Gains the ability to use theoretical knowledge in practical application through case studies.
5) Comprehensive knowledge of the structure and functioning of the judiciary can be done in order to determine the authorities in which legal problems can be solved.
6) Has the ability to access and use the information sources of the law effectively and has the ability of self-improvement in the vocational field by adapting to the changes.
7) Have comprehensive knowledge and skills about information technologies required by judicial mechanism.
8) To be able to have knowledge about the structure, duties and functioning of the state organization and follow the necessary legislation.
9) Have comprehensive knowledge about the individual's rights and obligations arising from the domestic law as well as the international law and is capable of reflecting this knowledge to the practical application.
10) Express the legal knowledge effectively both in written and oral form in accordance with the requirements of the profession.
11) It uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer use license required by the field.
12) Has knowledge about pen legislation and can use forensic correspondence by using a quick keyboard.
13) Have knowledge about the specific rules and professional ethics of the professions in the field of law and have the competence to apply them to his / her profession.
14) He / She assimilates the structure and rules of the Turkish language and is competent to apply this knowledge to the accepted standards of legal texts.
15) He / she follows developments in his / her field and communicates with his / her colleagues at the A2 level in terms of European Language Portfolio criterion according to education level.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Has the ability to understand, comprehend and use what he / she reads as the basic legal concepts.
2)	Has knowledge about the main differences and consequences of private law and public law.
3)	Learns the analytical thinking method and has the ability to compare and use legal concepts.
4)	Gains the ability to use theoretical knowledge in practical application through case studies.
5)	Comprehensive knowledge of the structure and functioning of the judiciary can be done in order to determine the authorities in which legal problems can be solved.
6)	Has the ability to access and use the information sources of the law effectively and has the ability of self-improvement in the vocational field by adapting to the changes.
7)	Have comprehensive knowledge and skills about information technologies required by judicial mechanism.
8)	To be able to have knowledge about the structure, duties and functioning of the state organization and follow the necessary legislation.
9)	Have comprehensive knowledge about the individual's rights and obligations arising from the domestic law as well as the international law and is capable of reflecting this knowledge to the practical application.
10)	Express the legal knowledge effectively both in written and oral form in accordance with the requirements of the profession.
11)	It uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer use license required by the field.
12)	Has knowledge about pen legislation and can use forensic correspondence by using a quick keyboard.
13)	Have knowledge about the specific rules and professional ethics of the professions in the field of law and have the competence to apply them to his / her profession.
14)	He / She assimilates the structure and rules of the Turkish language and is competent to apply this knowledge to the accepted standards of legal texts.
15)	He / she follows developments in his / her field and communicates with his / her colleagues at the A2 level in terms of European Language Portfolio criterion according to education level.

Assessment & Grading

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