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  • Graduate School of Sciences
  • Department of Geosciences
  • Master of Science (MS) Degree
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  • Geological Disasters
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title YBL532 - Geological Disasters
Course Type Elective Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 7.5
Course Instructor(s) DOKTOR ÖĞRETİM ÜYESİ Emir BALKAN
Mode of Delivery Distance Education
Prerequisites None
Courses Recomended None
Recommended Reading List See above.
Assessment methods and criteria 1 Midterm (presentation), Final (Homework)
Work Placement None
Sustainability Development Goals

Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Yerin İç Yapısı, Levha Tektoniği, Depremsellik
Week - 2 Earthquakes: Magnitude, Intensity, Structural and non-structural hazards
Week - 3 Seismic wave propagation, strong ground motion
Week - 4 Earthquake early warning
Week - 5 Seismic hazard and risk analysis, deterministic and probabilistic methods
Week - 6 Liquefaction and Landslide
Week - 7 Anthropogenic seismicity, seismic event identification and discrimination
Week - 8 Array seismology
Week - 9 Seismic event identification with waveform
Week - 10 Triggered and induced earthquakes
Week - 11 Tsunami: Generation, propagation and interaction with the shore
Week - 12 Tsunami hazard, tsunami preparedness and awareness activities, tsunami early warning systems
Week - 13 Volcanism and sismoloji
Week - 14 Disaster Risk Management: Global Trends and Holistic Approaches, Multiple Disaster Preparedness and Risk Assessment

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Question & Answer
  • Demonstration
  • Problem Solving
  • Report Preparation and/or Presentation
  • Competences
  • Productive
  • True to core values
  • Rational
  • Questoning
  • Follow ethical and moral rules
  • Civic awareness
  • Effective use of Turkish
  • Environmental awareness
  • Effective use of a foreign language
  • Eleştirel düşünebilme
  • Abstract analysis and synthesis
  • Problem solving
  • Applying theoretical knowledge into practice
  • Concern for quality
  • To work autonomously
  • Organization and planning
  • Elementary computing skills
  • Decision making

Assessment Methods

Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
Homework 1 40
Final Exam 1 60
Toplam (%) 100
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