Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
DISASTER ANTHROPOLOGY BAU216 4. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals This course is aimed at understanding and effectively using the role of disaster management in the logistics and resource management applications with a systematic approach to planning, organization, implementation and finance.
Course Content Introduction to logistics and resource management; logistics strategy, planning, logistics services; logistics and resource management in disaster management; logistics planning and control in disaster management, basic crisis management in terms of logistics and resource management; evaluation of logistics and resource management for different types of disasters; disaster management process and examination of a management model; emergency logistics and resource management; humanitarian logistics and resource management; logistics and resource management activities in disaster preparedness process; logistics and resource management activities in disaster response process; logistics and resource management activities in post- disaster response; logistics and resource management plan for disasters; logistics and resource management planning for emergency and disaster in the world and in Turkey.
Learning Outcomes 1) It disasters the level of adequate education to understand the effects
2) Emergency aid and disaster management gain professional ethics and social responsibility
3) Learning about the long term social effects of disasters

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week general information about the course; Introducing Disaster Anthropology Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Six Hats Thinking
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Disasters in the history of humanity and their relation to the culture and lifestyle of the societies Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Six Hats Thinking
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Natural disasters Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Six Hats Thinking
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Man-made disasters Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Six Hats Thinking
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week The knowledge and experiences learned from the disasters in the past and how they can be used in today's disasters. Lecture; Question Answer
Six Hats Thinking
Play Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week The effects of disasters on human nature Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Midterm exam Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework
8. Week Human adaptation in different topics Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Physiological limits of people in disasters Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework
10. Week Perspective and acceptance for disasters Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Disasters that have occurred in different geographies of the world and their analysis; their effects on society Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Student presentations Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week How can we evaluate disasters in the context of disaster anthropology? Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week What is the role of anthropologists in disaster studies and disaster management? Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Hoffman, S. M. (2005). “Katrina and Rita: A Disaster Anthropologist’s Thoughts”. In Anthropology News
Hoffman, S. M. (2010). “Of Increasing Concern Disaster and the Field of Anthropology”. In Anthropology News.
Oliver-Smith, A. (1995). “What is a Disaster?” Anthropological Perspectives on a Persistent Question (ch. 1) in The Angry Earth.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY35000
PY45000
PY55000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 7 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 12 1
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 12 1
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload