Course Name: Natural Hazards - Part-1

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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Teaching Assistant(s)

ESHAAN SRIVASTAVA

Ph. D. Earth Sciences

 Course Duration : Jan-Mar 2019
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 15-Nov-2018 to 28-Jan-2019
 Exam registration : 28-Jan-2019 to 22-Mar-2019
 Exam Date : 31-Mar-2019, 31-Mar-2019

Enrolled

2813

Registered

562

Certificate Eligible

495

Certified Category Count

Gold

1

Silver

14

Elite

134

Successfully completed

346

Participation

27

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




Legend

>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed
<40 - No Certificate

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 - Part-1 - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

C GANAPATHY 90%

GOVT. + PRIVATE COLLEGE

ABHISHEK KUMAR AGRAWAL 84%

ONGC LMITED

DR. M. SRINIVAS 80%

VASAVI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

OM RAJ SHRESTHA 78%

TEERTHANKER MAHAVEER UNIVERSITY

AKASH NAIR 78%

RAM LAL ANAND COLLEGE


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

AVIK KUMAR MANDAL 77%

LEA ASSOCIATES SOUTH ASIA PVT. LTD.

D.KALAIMANI 77%

CENTRAL POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

POMPI SARKAR 77%

VIDYASAGAR COLLEGE

SOUGATA BANERJEE 76%

UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

RAMANARAYAN SANKRITI 75%

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

DR SYED REHAN ALI 75%

TEERTHANKER MAHAVEER UNIVERSITY

ARNAB GUIN 75%

RAM LAL ANAND COLLEGE

DEVESH CHAUDHARY 75%

RAM LAL ANAND COLLEGE

RADHIKA K N 75%

EAST WEST INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SANTHI.S 75%

AMK TECHNOLOGICAL POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

DHANANJAY K SINGH 73%

NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE COLLEGE

RAVINDRA K JAIN 73%

TEERTHANKER MAHAVEER UNIVERSITY

ARCHAN PALUI 73%

JALPAIGURI GOVT. ENGINEERING COLLEGE

SANJANA A 72%

THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

HAIDER KHAN 72%

TEERTHANKER MAHAVEER UNIVERSITY

JAYKRIT ISHAAN SAHAY 72%

RAM LAL ANAND COLLEGE

LAXMINARAYAN NAYAK 72%

ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE

VADLAPALLY SAI KSHITENDRA REDDY 71%

VASAVI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

JAWADA FATHIMA 71%

GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, KOZHIKODE

MD AFNAN ALAM 71%

UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

SAKSHI GUPTA 71%

GRAPHIC ERA UNIVERSITY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 2813

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 562

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.