Management Information Systems (English) | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | UNI360 | ||||
Course Name: | Disaster and Emergency Management | ||||
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Fall Spring |
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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, implementation of risk, hazard and SWOT analysyis 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. |
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 Aspets 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 ans 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 materials |
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.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. / Powerpoint presentations of the 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) It has a wide range of interdisciplinary approaches to management information systems, primarily business and computer engineering. | |||||||||||||
2) Comprehends the management information systems in terms of technical, organizational and managerial aspects and uses the current programming language by knowing the logic of programming. | |||||||||||||
3) Uses different information technologies and systems for understanding and solving various business problems. | |||||||||||||
4) Interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of management information systems with scientific and technological methods. | |||||||||||||
5) Analyze the needs for an information system and analyze the processes of analysis, design and implementation of the database. | |||||||||||||
6) Gains technical and managerial contributions to IT projects and takes responsibility. | |||||||||||||
7) Solve complex business and informatics problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and make analyzes using statistical programs effectively. | |||||||||||||
8) Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | |||||||||||||
9) Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. | |||||||||||||
10) Has universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and sufficient legal knowledge. | |||||||||||||
11) Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them. | |||||||||||||
12) Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | |||||||||||||
13) It uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | It has a wide range of interdisciplinary approaches to management information systems, primarily business and computer engineering. | 3 |
2) | Comprehends the management information systems in terms of technical, organizational and managerial aspects and uses the current programming language by knowing the logic of programming. | 3 |
3) | Uses different information technologies and systems for understanding and solving various business problems. | 2 |
4) | Interpret the data, concepts and ideas in the field of management information systems with scientific and technological methods. | 3 |
5) | Analyze the needs for an information system and analyze the processes of analysis, design and implementation of the database. | 3 |
6) | Gains technical and managerial contributions to IT projects and takes responsibility. | 2 |
7) | Solve complex business and informatics problems by using various statistical techniques and numerical methods and make analyzes using statistical programs effectively. | 3 |
8) | Uses a foreign language at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education. | 3 |
9) | Develops teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. | 3 |
10) | Has universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and sufficient legal knowledge. | 3 |
11) | Develops positive attitudes related to lifelong learning and identifies individual learning needs and carries out studies to correct them. | 2 |
12) | Students will be able to communicate their ideas and solutions both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms. | 3 |
13) | It uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. | 3 |
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 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 56 |
Midterms | 8 | 16 |
Final | 15 | 45 |
Total Workload | 117 |