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SNE 001 - Disasters and Disaster Management

Faculty of Education · Primary School Teaching · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Field Education Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ayşe IŞIK ÖNER

Course Objective

The main objective of the course is to provide students with the basic knowledge about natural and non-natural disasters that have been increasing their influence all over the world.

Course Content

Disaster culture briefly; It is a concept that tells the individuals about all kinds of natural events and how they can be overcome with minimum damage, what kind of studies can be done before and after disasters. The course aims to educate students not as disaster experts, but as individuals who know how to learn about disasters and share this information with others. The course covers all natural and non-natural disasters and measures to be taken for the least damage to these disasters.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Students learn the reasons that turn nature events into a disaster.
  2. Have detailed information about all disasters.
  3. Acquire disaster culture and sensitivity.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%50 (22) Humanities%30 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%20

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussion

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period16232
Midterm11010
Quiz000
Assignment11010
Practice000
Final11616

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Sharing the course objectives and expectationsSyllabus
2The concept of disaster and risk, the dangers that may cause disasters and emergencies in our country.Resources
3Disaster education and its importance.Resources
4Disaster preparedness, disaster response, and disaster recovery.Resources
5Natural, Human-Induced and Biological DisastersResources
6Disaster Management CycleResources
7What to do before, during, and after an earthquake.Resources
8MidtermMidterm
9Fire, what to do during and after fireResources
10Landslides and avalanchesResources
11Tsunamis, floods and torrentsResources
12Basic first aid practicesResources
13First aid for injuriesResources
14First aid in cases of impaired consciousnessResources
15First aid for drowningResources
16FİNALFİNAL