Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Afet Bilinci
	English	Disaster Awareness
Course Code	ITB 230	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Nilgün Okay
Course Objectives		1. Increase community disaster resilience 2. Teach basic principles of emergency management 3. To be prepared for disasters as an individual 4. To recognize hazards and risks
Course Description		Frequently encountered disasters in Turkey, introduction to principles of emergency management, our responsibilities as a citizen, steps necessary for preparedness, voluntariness, detecting risks and resources around us.
Course Outcomes		1. Understand the importance of disaster preparedness 2. Have assimilated the four phases of emergency management 3. Be able to determine the risks and resources around them and have an idea on how to use them 4. Have comprehended the basis for voluntariness
Pre-requisite(s)		-
Required Facilities
Other
Textbook		Building a Disaster Resilient Community, ITU Press 2001
Other References		Voluntary Resource Development, ITU Press 2001