HAZM403-08S2 (C) Semester Two 2008

Hazard and Disaster Investigation

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2008
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2008
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2008
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 October 2008

Description

Investigation, solution and reporting of hazard and disaster management situations.

Supervised group projects that provide opportunities for students to become involved with real-life hazard management situations; obtain information; analyse problems and synthesise solutions; integrate scientific, societal, legal, institutional, environmental and political considerations; and consult and communicate outcomes. Hazard assessment, vulnerability assessment, disaster management planning and recovery from disaster. Seminars on aspects of hazard and disaster management.

Course Content
The course utilises knowledge gained from completing HAZM401 on the nature of hazards and disasters. The investigation, synthesis and reporting in HAZM403 require application of the material in HAZM401 to real-life situations, and further require the student to seek, acquire, assimilate and use additional material from a variety of sources. Students are required to complete the projects both as individuals and also as groups, to gain experience of the benefits and difficulties of working in a team situation.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students successfully completing this course will:
  • Be experienced and confident in carrying out hazard and vulnerability assessments
  • Know how to communicate with both experts and lay persons in hazard and disaster situations
  • Know how to approach novel problems of hazard and disaster management
  • Know how to assess information needs, and access and assess information from a range of sources world-wide
  • Have experience in reporting hazard and disaster management situations and solutions

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
Report 22 Aug 2008 40% Individual report
Report 17 Oct 2008 60% Group report

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $665.00

* 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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