HAZM401-10S1 (C) Semester One 2010

Introduction to Hazards and Disasters

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2010
End Date: Sunday, 27 June 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 7 March 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 23 May 2010

Description

Analysis of the nature and management of hazards and disasters.

The HAZM401 course provides essential background concepts for a critical understanding of hazard and disaster management situations and practices. Although the course assumes no background in hazard management, topics such as natural system behaviour and statistics will be used so some background in geomorphology or environmental science would be advantageous. Students lacking such background should discuss course standards and expectations further before enrolling unless they have a sound background in Engineering, Geology or Physical Geography.

Learning Outcomes

* The context – sustainable development in the presence of natural system activity. How do disasters happen? Examples from practice
* Natural system behaviour
* Human responses to natural system behaviour
* Disasters and Recovery
* Hazard management framework

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Programme Director, Department of Geological Sciences

Course Coordinator

For further information see Geological Sciences Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
3 assessed paragraphs 09 Mar 2010 15% Assessed paragraphs - 5% each
5 lecture questions - 2% each 10% 5 pre/post lecture questions (2% each - 10% in total)
Assignment 1 09 Mar 2010 15%
Assignment 2 27 Apr 2010 20%
Assignment 3 01 Jun 2010 40% Major assignment 30% + 3 peer reviews 10%

Notes

In addition to the scheduled 2-hour seminars (Wednesdays 11-1 pm; Room 210;), a 2 day field trip will be held on the weekend of 14 & 15 March 2009 to examine natural hazards in the Franz Josef area of Westland. A field trip fee of $40 is payable on enrolment in the course.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $800.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Geological Sciences .

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