JS208 Natural Disasters and Life

2 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 4. Semester- 2 National Credit

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
1 2
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AHMET CAN AKINCI (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


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

Update Time: 13.05.2024 02:41