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Information
| Code | JS208 |
| Name | Natural Disasters and Life |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 4. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 2 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. SEDAT TÜRKMEN |
| Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
To explain the formation and causes of natural disasters occurring on earth and to teach us how to protect them with minimum damage.
Course Content
General information about the course, Natural Disasters, Characteristics and Types, Earthquakes, intensity and magnitude of earthquakes, Seismic waves, Earthquake Parameters, Hyposantr and Episantr, Significant earthquake zones in our country and in the world, Earthquake Forecast and prediction, Earthquake Warning Systems, Protection from earthquake, Tsunami, Tsunami warning systems and precautions to be taken, Damaging Effects of volcanism and precations, Mass movements and affecting factors, Precautions to Reduce the Effect of Landslides.
Course Precondition
Being an undergraduate student
Resources
Lecture notes on natural disasters
Notes
Doğal afet videoları
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understands the natural disasters occurring in the world. |
| LO02 | Understands the causes of natural disasters development. |
| LO03 | Identifies ways of protection from natural disasters. |
| LO04 | Determination of natural events such as earthquakes, floods and landslides and methods of protection |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Have sufficient background in basic geological knowledge, mathematics and science related subjects. | 2 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Designs and performs experiments, collects data and interprets the results. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Realizes the social effects of identified solutions for geological problems. | 3 |
| PLO04 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Searches for underground and aboveground natural resources | 2 |
| PLO05 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Chooses and applies necessary methods and instruments for engineering applications. | 3 |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Works and undertakes responsibility in solving geological problems both individually and in multidiciplinary working groups | 4 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Has an awareness of life long learning; follows developments in science and technology to keep up to date | 2 |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Defines necessities in learning in scientific, social, cultural and artistic areas and improves himself/herself continuously. | 2 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Entrepreneurship has knowledge about innovation issues and the problems of the age. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Recognizes and solves geological and engineering problems. | 3 |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Knows job related and ethical responsibilities, project management, office applications and safety, and realizes juridical responsibilities of engineering applications. | 2 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Thinks, interprets, analyzes and synthesizes geological events in 3D. | 4 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Knows the formation of rocks, rock types, minerals. | |
| PLO14 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has an awareness of life long learning; follows developments in science and technology to keep up to date | 3 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Draws maps and extracts geological sections by using necessary techniques and tools for geological applications. | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Investigates and reports all kinds of natural resources and geological hazards | 4 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General information about the course | Reading of related sources and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Natural Disasters, Characteristics and Types, | Reading of related sources and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Earthquakes, intensity and magnitude of earthquakes, | Reading of related sources and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | Seismic waves, | Reading of related sources and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | Earthquake Parameters, Hyposantr and Episantr, | Reading of related sources and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Significant earthquake zones in our country and in the world, | Reading of related sources and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Örnek Olay |
| 7 | Earthquake Forecast and prediction, Earthquake Warning Systems, | Reading of related sources and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Örnek Olay |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Homework, Written Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
| 9 | Protection from earthquake, | Reading of related sources and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Örnek Olay |
| 10 | Tsunami | Reading of related sources and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Örnek Olay |
| 11 | Tsunami warning systems and precautions to be taken | Reading of related sources and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Örnek Olay |
| 12 | Damaging Effects of volcanism and precations, | Reading of related sources and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Örnek Olay |
| 13 | Mass movements and affecting factors | Reading of related sources and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Proje Temelli Öğrenme |
| 14 | Precautions to Reduce the Effect of Landslides | Reading of related sources and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | Topic repetition | Reading of related sources and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 16 | Term Exams | Written Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
| 17 | Term Exams | Written Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 54 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 2,16 | ||
| ECTS | 2 ECTS | ||