Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
GEOLOGICAL DISASTERS	UADA1108	2. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	5.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Associate's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals	Paleo-natural disasters, active natural disasters and potential natural disasters to be identified and taken into account in order to teach them to relate to natural disasters such as topographic, morphological and geological features, earthquakes, tsunami, landslide, slip, rock fall, rubble-mud flow, flood, volcanic eruption and pollution. Topographical, morphological and geological information to be used in the measures.
Course Content	Basic terminology, disaster classification, earthquake, landslide, rockfall, mining, energy and environmental problems, volcanic activities, excursion
Learning Outcomes	1) Has knowledge about general definitions 2) Understand natural disasters and geological structure relation 3) Understand and interpret danger and risks.

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	general information about the course
2. Week	earthquakes and earthquake risk to geological maps and items.
3. Week	The use of geological maps and geological maps in settlement and habitat selection in earthquake regions.
4. Week	Relation of landslides and slopes to geomorphology, geological maps and geological maps.
5. Week	Relation of rock fall and overturning, collapse and settlement mass movements to geomorphology, geological map and scorpion
6. Week	Relation of mudflow, grain flow, rubble flow, soil flow and ground mass movements to geomorphology, geological maps and items.
7. Week	Relation of river movements, seller and floods to geomorphology, geological map and scorecard.
8. Week	To be associated with volcanic explosion-related disasters (pyroclastic flow, lava flow, rainfall, ash rains, volcanic sedimentary flows) and volcanic varieties.
9. Week	Relating the disaster risk due to the volcanic eruption to the geological map and the ancestor.
10. Week	Associating marine movements and coastal disasters with geomorphology, geological maps and scorecards.
11. Week	Disasters related to natural and waste (garbage) pollution are related to geological maps and waters.
12. Week	Disasters related to natural and waste (garbage) pollution are related to geological maps and waters.
15. Week	Major disasters in the world

Recommended Sources

Güleç, K. Mühendislikte Jeoloji, Matbaa Teknisyenleri Basımevi, 1980,İstanbul.

Keller, E.A., Çevre Jeolojisine Giriş, Pearlson Education, Inc., New York, 2005.

Ketin, İ. Genel Jeoloji, Cilt 1, Yerbilimlerine Giriş, İ.T.Ü. Matbaası, 1977, Gümüşsuyu, İstanbul.

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	2	28
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	2	28
Homework	10	2	20
Midterm Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	7	2	14
Final Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Final Exam	14	2	28
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30