Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3ESN051Disasters and Disaster Management2+0+02410.08.2025
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Primary Education Teaching
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course
The main purpose of the course is to provide students with basic knowledge about the root causes and classification of natural and human disasters, as well as to predict risks related to disasters and reduce their damage.
Course Content Disaster and risk concepts; disaster, risk and harm reduction; disaster trainings and their importance; disaster preparedness, disaster response, disaster recovery; natural and human disasters; impacts of disasters on sustainable development; climate change and meteorological disasters; disaster mitigation activities in Turkey and the world; earthquake regulations, disaster management effectiveness; disaster management cycle, disaster terminology; coordination in disaster management, emergency and disaster coordination centers; ethical values in disaster management, project presentations.
Course Methods and Techniques Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Asist Prof.Dr. Ragıp Kalelioğlu
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. MEHMET RAGIP KALELİOĞLU
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Erkal, T. ve Değerliyurt, M. (2009). Türkiye’de afet yönetimi. Doğu Coğrafya Dergisi, 14(22), 147-164.
Şahin, Ş. (2019). Türkiye’de afet yönetimi ve 2023 hedefleri. Türk Deprem Araştırma Dergisi, 1(2), 180-196.

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 6 84
Mid-terms 1 1 1
Final examination 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 114

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Natural and human disasters; geological and geomorphological based natural disasters, climate change and meteorological disasters; Examples are produced about the effects of disasters on sustainable development.
2 Disaster and risk concepts; Have information about disaster, risk and damage reduction.
3 The importance of disaster training; Learn about disaster preparation, disaster response, and disaster recovery.
4 Disaster mitigation efforts in Turkey and around the world; Learn about earthquake regulations and effectiveness in disaster management.
5 Disaster management cycle; Learn about coordination in disaster management, emergency and disaster coordination centers.
6 Gain the ability to solve the problems encountered in daily life with a scientific method
7 Will gain scientific process skills.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Dersin tanıtımı (İzlence) ve tanışma
2 Jeolojik zamanlar, yerin yapısı ve oluşumu.
3 Afet nedir? Afet türleri. Doğal afetlerin büyüklüğü ve etkisine etki eden faktörler.
4 Yer temelli (jeolojik-jeomorfolojik) afetler: Depremler ve Tsunami
5 Yer temelli (jeolojik-jeomorfolojik) afetler: Volkanik faaliyetler ve kütle hareketleri
6 Klimatik-Meteorolojik afetler: Sel, Taşkın, Erozyon ve Kuraklık. Klimatik-Meteorolojik afetler: Aşırı kar yağışı, çığ, dolu, sis ve don olayları.
7 Klimatik-Meteorolojik afetler: Şiddetli rüzgarlar, Kasırgalar, kum ve toz fırtınaları
8 Vize Sınavı
9 Beşeri afetler: Açlık, kıtlık, bulaşıcı hastalıklar ve salgınlar ile yangınlar
10 Ramazan Bayramı Tatili
11 Beşeri afetler: Nükleer ve endüstriyel kazalar
12 Küresel ısınma ve iklim değişikliği
13 Dünya, AB ve Türkiye’nin yeşil müktesebata hazırlık ve uyum süreci
14 Afet yönetimi ve riski azaltma

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 P18 P19 P20 P21 P22 P23 P24
C1 2 2
C2 2 2
C3 2 2
C4 2 2
C5 2 2
C6 2 2
C7 2 2

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant