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  • 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
Required or Recommended Resources An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes and Earth Structure-Seth Stein, Michael WysessionFluid-Induced Seismicity - Serge A. ShapiroForensic Seismology and Nuclear Test Bans - Alan DouglasIASPEI New Manual of Seismological Observatory Practice (NMSOP) – Ed. Peter BormannIntroduction to Seismology-Peter M. ShearerIntroduction to Volcanic Seismology - Vyacheslav M. ZobinModern Global Seismology – Thorne Lay, Terry WallacePhysics of Tsunamis - Boris Levin, Mikhail Nosov
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

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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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