Course Name: Natural Hazards

Course abstract

The course introduces students to natural disasters and their phenomenon, ground deformations, land-level changes, event recurrence intervals, associated environmental and depositional changes, sedimentation patterns, and all the related hazards. Some of the well-known natural disasters are earthquakes, landslides, floods, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, storms, and cyclones etc. which cause different types of natural hazards in the associated environment and landscape. This course will emphasize their mechanism, origin, and impacts in the associated regions such as mainland, hilly terrain, floodplain/alluvial plain, and coastal regions etc., and also focus on the approaches for mitigating and minimizing hazards along with related hazard assessment.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Javed Malik

- The instructor earned his Ph. D in 1998 from M. S. University Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat (Geology), did Post-Doctorate (Japan Society for Promotion of Science) from (1999-2001) Hiroshima University, JAPAN. - Joined IIT Kanpur in 2001. Area of Specialization: Active Tectonics, Paleoseismology and Paleo-tsunami Current Areas of Research: - Active fault mapping and Paleoseismological studies along NW Himalaya and Kachchh - Paleo-Tsunami studies in Andaman & Nicobar Islands - Collaboration with Japan, US and France – related to earthquake and tsunami studies Research Projects: - Active tectonic investigation along northwestern Himalayan foothill zone, sponsored by DST - Active fault mapping and paleoseismic investigations in Kachchh region. Gujarat, by OYO International Japan. - Active Tectonic investigations around South-Middle Andaman and Car Nicobar Islands, A&N Islands, sponsored by INCOIS, Hyderabad, MoES.
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 Course Duration : Jan-Mar 2020
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 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2019 to 03-Feb-2020
 Exam registration : 16-Dec-2019 to 21-Feb-2020
 Exam Date : 29-Mar-2020

Enrolled

2871

Registered

120

Certificate Eligible

91

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

12

Elite

43

Successfully completed

36

Participation

9

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




Legend

AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 6 out of 8 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Natural Hazards - Toppers list

MITHILESH KUMAR 86%

SAHARSA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

JEENA JOSE 85%

CARMEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DHARANI N 83%

PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

MUSHTAQUE AHMAD 83%

B. P. MANDAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

PALLAVI C J 81%

Government Polytechnic, Bagepalli

PA.SURIYA 81%

VINAYAKA MISSIONS UNIVERSITY /AARUPADAI VEEDU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

AUSTIN SALIN 81%

ST. THOMAS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 2871

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 715

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

Exam score

Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.