Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
7	IE464	OPERATIONS RESEARCH MODELS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT	3+0+0	3	5	15.08.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	To provide an understanding of basic concepts in disaster management, definitions and terminology used in disaster management, types and categories of disasters. To identify decision-making problems at various stages of disaster management. To investigate operations research models used to solve several problems in disaster operations management. To provide an understanding of the important role of logistics and supply chain management in different phases of disaster management cycle.
Course Content	The course is intended to provide a general concept in the dimensions of disasters caused by nature beyond the human control as well as the disasters and environmental hazards induced by human activities with emphasis on disaster preparedness, response and recovery. The course mainly investigates operations research models used to solve several problems in disaster operations management. The models span issues in mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery phases of disaster management.
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Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Asist Prof.Dr. Betül Çoban betul.coban@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof.Dr. BETÜL ÇOBAN YELKEN
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Humanitarian Logistics Cross-Sector Cooperation in Disaster Relief Management, Alessandra Cozzolino
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Course Category

Engineering

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı	1	% 25
Proje/Çizim	1	% 15
Final examination	1	% 35
Uygulama Çalışmaları (Laboratuar,Sanal Mahkeme,Stüdyo Çalışmaları vb.)	2	% 20
Diğer (Staj vb.)	1	% 5
Total	6	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Proje	1	15	15
Senkron Ders	14	3	42
Ders dışı çalışma	14	3	42
Takım/Grup Çalışması	2	15	30
Final Sınavı	1	20	20
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 5 149

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Defines and explains disaster and disaster types.
2	Defines and explains disaster management and phases.
3	Risk yönetimi sürecini tanımlar ve açıklar.
4	Classify decision-making problems at various stages of disaster management.
5	Explain the work that can be done for decision making problems at various stages of disaster management and which operational research techniques can be used.
6	Design a team project to solve real-life problem related to disaster management by applying an appropriate OR technique and share the results of a real-world problem related team project (written and orally) with peers in a meaningful and professional manner.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Materials
1	Overview of Humanitarian Issues and Humanitarian Logistics
2	Disasters and Disaster Management
3	Location Problems
4	Preparedness Phase: Pre-positioning Inventory	Preparedness Phase: Pre-positioning Inventory
5	Preparedness Phase: Shelter Site Location	Preparedness Phase: Shelter Site Location
6	Response Phase: Relief Distribution	Response Phase: Relief Distribution
7	Modeling Challenge: Case Study	Modeling Challenge: Case Study
8	Discussion Session: Case Study	Discussion Session: Case Study
9	Response Phase: Drones for relief logistics after an earthquake	Response Phase: Drones for relief logistics after an earthquake
10	Response Phase: Evacuation	Response Phase: Evacuation
11	Recovery Phase: Debris Removal During Disaster Response Phase: A Case for Turkey	Recovery Phase: Debris Removal During Disaster Response Phase: A Case for Turkey
12	Blood Logistics: Selective vehicle routing for a mobile blood donation system	Blood Logistics: Selective vehicle routing for a mobile blood donation system
13	Challenges and Gaps in Humanitarian Logistics Research	Challenges and Gaps in Humanitarian Logistics Research
14	Project Final Presentations	Project Final Presentations

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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