IBS Hyderabad (Academic Year – 2021-22)

Course Handout
Program : BBA
Course Code : SHGM401
Course Title : Disaster Management Semester: II
Faculty Name : D.Saravanan Course Credits - 04
Room No : E205
Consultation Hours : Thursday 11.30-12.30
Mobile No : 9791119505 Email: devarajsaravanan@ibsindia.org

Course Description:

Demographic changes, human settlement patterns, land-use decisions, and political and social policy
dynamics have increased vulnerability to natural and man-made disasters. For many decades the prevailing
approach in dealing with disasters was focus on response and recovery, however lately pre-disaster actions
to minimize the disaster risks are encouraged. Planning and policy processes and interventions can help
reduce disaster vulnerabilities and increase resilience at every stage of the disaster management cycle:
disaster mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery.

Course Objectives:

The objectives of the course are -

● Understand the basics of disaster management Process and its causes.
● Demonstrate and discuss awareness of Disaster Risk Management institutional processes in India.

Expected Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to:
● Lists various types of disasters and its causes.
● What is the relationship between various hazards and associated natural/social phenomena?
● Explain institutional framework and its importance in disaster management.
● Student find out how unplanned development leads to disaster?

Recommended Text Book:

● Disaster Management - Mrinalini Pandey, 5th Edition 2016, Wiley & Sons.

Suggested reference books:

● Disaster Science and Management - Tushar Bhattacharya, Mc Graw Hill, 2012.

● Disaster Management - Saravana Kumar, 1st Edition, Himalaya Publishing House, 2017.

Course Outline
Case /Reading
Sessio Learning
Topic article/ Lecture / Chapters
n No. Outcomes
Activity
Introduction to disaster Management- Understand the Introductory Session – 1
1-6
Concept of Disaster, Causes and Types of basics of Class lecture; Video
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Disasters, Dimensions of Natural Disasters,
Aims of Disaster Management, Principles
disasters
and Components of disaster Management

Disaster Management and Planning-

Nature, Scope and Management Process;
Policy of Disaster management
Types of Plans: Management by Objectives;
SWOT Analysis; Hazard and Vulnerability Understand and
analysis; identifying Crisis Situation: A describe the
Framework; Organizational Structure and disaster
7-12 Class Lecture 2
Design; Authority, Delegation and management
Decentralization; Roles, Skills and process
Competencies; importance of Control
Process in Disaster Management, Group
Dynamics; understanding the importance
of team-building in Disaster management;
Capability Assessment
Sessions 1 to TEST-1
13 TEST-1
12 Chapters - 1, 2
Disaster Mitigation - Structural
Mitigation, Non-Structural Mitigation,
Disaster Mitigation Strategies; Discuss and
Importance of Information and analyze
Communication in Disaster Mitigation, Mitigation
14-19 policies and it’s Class Lecture 3
Emerging trends in Disaster Mitigation;
Strengthening Capacity for Reducing Risk, role in disaster
Role of Team and coordination; management
Sustainable Development for Disaster
Mitigation
Sessions 1 to TEST-2
20 TEST-2
19 Chapters – 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Disaster Preparedness-
Introduction to Disaster Preparedness;
The three A’s of Disaster Preparedness,
Principles of Disaster Preparedness, Steps
Understand and
of Disaster Preparedness; Organizational Class Lecture and
discuss the
Structure for Disaster Preparedness, NDMA videos -
Preparedness
Essential Services Preparedness and
21-26 and its https://ndma.gov.in/ 4
logistical Readiness; Contingency
Planning, Importance of Building Team
importance in en/awareness-
disaster films.html
and Community Relations for
management
Environmental and Emergency Managers,
Training Needs Analysis and HR
development Plan; Emergency
Operational Plan.
27-31 Disaster Response - Discuss and Class Lecture and 5
Aims of response; Control Process and describe NDRF videos -
Measurement, Security issues; Profile of Response and its http://www.ndrf.go
Effective Crisis Leader; Leading at the importance in v.in/videogallery/sa
Time of Crisis: Competencies and disaster
challenges, Evacuation and Migration; ving-lives-building-
management
Administering First-Aid; Handling of nation-13th-raising-
injured at Hospitals: Challenges and day-video-gallery
Issues, Mobilization and restoration of
Essential Services; Search and Rescue
work, Modern and Traditional Methods of
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Response; A Model of an Ideal Command
Centre
Disaster Recovery-
Introduction to Medium and Long term
Recovery Aspects; Community
Participation in Defining Objectives and
Their Priorities, Identifying and
Understand
Ascertaining Impact of Disaster;
Recovery and its
participative Rehabilitation – Physical and
32-36 importance in Class Lecture 6
Social Infrastructure, Social and Economic
disaster
rehabilitation: capacity Building for
management
reconstruction and Rehabilitation;
Recovery and Rebuilding Works,
Facilitating Compensations to be Paid
through Insurances and Government;
Coping Strategies
Ascertaining Roles and Responsibilities Understand and
- Roles and responsibilities of Agencies; analyze the roles
International and national Agencies; State and
37-39 and Local Bodies;, Philanthropic responsibilities Class Lecture 7
Organizations; Role of Stakeholders; of stakeholders
impact and Role of Media, Community in disaster
Based Approach to Disaster Management management
Insights on Challenges in Management
of Disaster - Education on Disasters;
Public Awareness, Public Health System: Understand and
Its role in Disaster Management; identify the
40-42 Addressing Challenges through Triage Challenges in Class Lecture 8
Process, Charting a Hazard Map; Effect of management of
Culture and Disaster Management; disasters
Environmental Degradation and
Disasters: Addressing Challenges,

Presentation to evaluate the learning

43-48 Test 3 - Project Presentations Session 1 to 42
outcome of course

Expectations from Students

a. Students must report to the respective sessions well before the announced time. Latecomers will not
be permitted to join the class after the scheduled time. If late, the attendance for that session will be marked
as absent.
b. Read the Case Study / material well prior to the class discussion. He/she is also expected to read the
chapter indicated in the course plan as the faculty directs.
c. In the class discussion student is expected to participate actively and contribute to individual and
group learning. Evaluation is based on active participation.
d. Evaluation is a continuous process at IBS. Every student needs to be aware of the timelines given in
the section below. Absence from these evaluations will mean non awarding of marks in that particular
component
e. Each faculty has been given a scheduled consultation hour. Utilize this time to meet the faculty and
clarify doubts if any, seek explanations and get mentored if needed.

Evaluation Timelines
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Keeping in line with continuous evaluation at IBS the following evaluation schedule has been drawn.
Students are expected to go through the dates / sessions mentioned and prepare accordingly.
Component Component Expected slot / Marks Weightage
Number due date declaration by
Class Participation 1 Session No.12 Session No. 15 05
Test I 2 Session No. 12 Session No. 15 15
Test II 3 Session No. 20 Session No. 23 20
Test III 4 Session No. 43 to Session No. 48 15
48
Class Participation 2 Session No 42 Session No. 44 05
End exam At the end of the semester 40
Total 100

Electronic and Web resources: Swayam Videos, Syndicated Databases