i. Understand the concepts of Disaster and Disaster management ii. Understand the meaning, nature, scope and importance of Disaster Management. iii. Know about the various approaches to Disaster Management iv. Know about the various types of disasters. v. Understand the Phases of Disaster Management. vi. Know about the Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies. vii. Know about the Stake Holders of Relief and Rehabilitation.

Syllabus

"MOOC - Rerun - July - Dec 2024 Course: Disaster Management start Date: 15th July 2024 & End Date : 16th Oct 2024" Sl.No Title Date Day 1 Disaster and Disaster Management - Concepts 7/15/2024 Monday 2 Issues Concerned with Disaster Management 7/16/2024 Tuesday 3 Phases of Disaster Management 7/17/2024 Wednesday 4 Bhopal Disaster : A Case Study 7/18/2024 Thursday 7/19/2024 Friday Assignment 5 Types of Disasters-An Introduction 7/22/2024 Monday 6 Natural Disaster 7/23/2024 Tuesday 7 Man-made Disaster 7/24/2024 Wednesday 8 Slow onset Disasters & Rapid onset Disasters 7/25/2024 Thursday 7/26/2024 Friday Assignment 9 Simple and Complex Disasters 7/29/2024 Monday 10 Tsunami : A Case Study 7/30/2024 Tuesday 11 Cyclone Phallin 2013: A Case Study 7/31/2024 Wednesday 12 Evolution of Disaster Management in India 8/1/2024 Thursday 8/2/2024 Friday Assignment 13 Disaster and Disaster Management in India 8/5/2024 Monday 14 National institute of Disaster Management 8/6/2024 Tuesday 15 National Disaster Management Act 2005 8/7/2024 Wednesday 16 The National Policy on Disaster Management, 2009 8/8/2024 Thursday 8/9/2024 Friday Assignment 17 National Plan on Disaster Management 2016 8/12/2024 Monday 18 Refugee Problems 8/13/2024 Tuesday 19 Impact of Disaster on the lives of Refugees 8/14/2024 Wednesday 20 Problems of Women and Children during disasters 8/15/2024 Thursday 8/16/2024 Friday Assignment 21 Principles Of Psychosocial Care, Issues And Recovery During Emergency 8/19/2024 Monday 22 Relationship between Disasters, Development and Vulnerabilities 8/20/2024 Tuesday 23 Equity Issues in Disasters 8/21/2024 Wednesday 24 Issues of Rehabilitation and Resettlement among the Disaster Survivors 8/22/2024 Thursday 8/23/2024 Friday Assignment 25 Stakeholders in Disaster Relief Management - An Introduction 8/26/2024 Monday 26 Central Government 8/27/2024 Tuesday 27 State Government 8/28/2024 Wednesday 28 District Administration 8/29/2024 Thursday 8/30/2024 Friday Assignment 29 Armed Forces 9/2/2024 Monday 30 Para-Military Forces 9/3/2024 Tuesday 31 Fire Services 9/4/2024 Wednesday 32 Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies 9/5/2024 Thursday 9/6/2024 Friday Assignment 33 Risk Reduction Preparedness Plans 9/9/2024 Monday 34 Action Plans and Procedures 9/10/2024 Tuesday 35 Early Warning Systems 9/11/2024 Wednesday 36 Components of Disaster Relief 9/12/2024 Thursday 9/13/2024 Friday Assignment 37 Factors contributing to Vulnerability 9/16/2024 Monday 38 Disaster Risk Reduction - Master Planning for the Future 9/17/2024 Tuesday 39 Capacity Building Rehabilitation measures and long term reconstruction 9/18/2024 Wednesday 40 Understanding Kerala Disaster 2018 9/19/2024 Thursday 9/20/2024 Friday Assignment 41 Approaches to Disaster management 9/23/2024 Monday 42 Disaster impact analysis 9/24/2024 Tuesday 43 Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies and Approaches 9/25/2024 Wednesday 44 Uttarakhand Flood -2013 9/26/2024 Thursday 9/27/2024 Friday Assignment 45 Social work and Disaster Management 9/30/2024 Monday 46 Community Based Disaster Management 10/1/2024 Tuesday 47 Role of Social Workers in Disaster Management 10/2/2024 Wednesday 48 Community Social Work and Disasters 10/3/2024 Thursday 9/4/2024 Friday Assignment 49 Role of Social Workers in Disaster Relief& Rehabilitation 10/7/2024 Monday 50 Role of Voluntary Organisations in Disaster Relief &Rehabilitation 10/8/2024 Tuesday 51 Social Impacts of Disasters 10/9/2024 Wednesday 52 Types of Natural Disasters 10/10/2024 Thursday 10/11/2024 Friday Assignment 53 Types of Man made Disasters 10/14/2024 Monday 54 Rehabilitation Reconstruction and Social Development 10/15/2024 Tuesday 10/16/2024 Wednesday Assignment