TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explain how disaster situations can affect children during childhood 2) Explains emergency response methods to childhood children and their families in disaster situations. 3) Explains skills in using educational strategies when working with childhood children in disaster areas. 4) Knows ways to work in coordination with other disciplines within the framework of his/her professional field in disaster situations. 5) Defines crisis management and problem solving skills needed in disaster situations 6) Knows how to use strategies to protect and strengthen oneself from risks while fulfilling one's responsibilities in disaster situations.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course covers the issues to be addressed for children and their families who are directly or indirectly faced with natural disasters. Creating safe areas for children in disaster areas, approaches to psychological first aid work for children, effects of children's development due to disasters and studies to support development, emotional and behavioral problems that occur in children after disasters and treatment studies for children, principles of sustainable education support studies in disaster areas. and practices include planning and carrying out studies with family participation in disaster areas, support work for educators working in disaster areas, coping with emerging problems and crisis management, and coordination studies with different disciplines working in disaster areas.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction, discussion of course content, importance of the course 2nd Week What is a disaster? Disaster risks in the world and in Turkey 3rd Week Emergency response issues in disaster situations 4th Week Psychosocial support and empowerment of field workers in disaster situations 5th Week The place and importance of early childhood educators in disaster situations 6th Week How are children in early childhood affected in disaster situations? Needs analysis regarding security developmental risks 7th Week Preventive studies on safety and developmental risks for children in early childhood in disaster situations 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Monitoring and evaluation of children in early childhood after disaster 10th Week Working principles with family and caregiver participation in disaster areas 11th Week Qualifications that preschool teachers should have in disaster situations 12th Week Working with public institutions and organizations related to disasters 13th Week Principles of volunteer work in post-disaster regions 14th Week Protective and preventive studies on early childhood in disaster risk areas
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	UNICEF, Çocuk durum endeksi İlgili araştırma makaleleri İlgili kamu kurum ve kuruluşları dökümanları
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Case Study,Problem Solving,Practice,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 6 8 48 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Total Workload 122 Total Workload / 30 4,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No