For 66 students, you can divide the class into 13 batches as follows:
• Total = 66 students
Below are 13 different assignment topics covering all major concepts of Unit
I – Hazards, Vulnerability and Disaster Risks.
MX3084 – Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Unit I Assignment Topics
B.E. Computer Science and Engineering
Batch Assignment Topic Expected Outcome
Hazard, Disaster,
Vulnerability, Resilience Prepare a comparison table and
Batch
and Risk – Definitions, explain the relationship between these
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Differences and Real-world terms using Indian disaster examples.
Examples
Natural Disasters in India –
Explain causes, vulnerable regions,
Batch Earthquake, Flood, Cyclone,
impacts and mitigation measures with
2 Landslide, Drought and
maps and statistics.
Tsunami
Study structural collapse, industrial
Batch Human-Induced and accidents, chemical leaks, nuclear
3 Technological Disasters accidents and oil spills with Indian
case studies.
Explain causes, seismic zones of
Batch Earthquake Disaster India, earthquake-resistant
4 Management construction, preparedness and
emergency response.
Study river floods, flash floods and
Batch
Flood Disaster Management urban floods. Include Chennai (2015)
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and Kerala (2018) flood case studies.
Explain how climate change increases
Batch Climate Change and floods, droughts, cyclones, heat waves
6 Disaster Risk and sea-level rise. Suggest adaptation
measures.
Batch Assignment Topic Expected Outcome
Prepare hazard maps showing
Batch Disaster Vulnerability earthquake, cyclone, flood, drought
7 Profile of India and landslide-prone regions. Discuss
reasons for vulnerability.
Identify disaster-prone districts,
major disasters, vulnerable
Batch Disaster Vulnerability
communities and preparedness
8 Profile of Tamil Nadu
measures. Include recent cyclone and
flood events.
Discuss urban disasters, pandemics,
Batch complex emergencies, climate change
Global Trends in Disasters
9 and increasing disaster frequency
using global statistics.
Explain how disasters affect the 17
Batch Disasters and Sustainable SDGs and how Disaster Risk
10 Development Goals (SDGs) Reduction (DRR) supports sustainable
development.
Analyze social, economic, political,
Batch Impact Assessment of environmental, health and
11 Disasters psychosocial impacts of major
disasters with examples.
Explain applications of AI, GIS,
Role of Emerging Remote Sensing, IoT, Drones, Big
Batch
Technologies in Disaster Data, Cloud Computing and Mobile
12
Risk Reduction Apps in disaster management. (CSE-
oriented assignment)
Compare any two disasters (e.g.,
Tsunami vs Cyclone, Earthquake vs
Batch Comparative Study of Two
Flood, Pandemic vs Drought) based on
13 Major Disasters
causes, impacts, preparedness and
lessons learned.
Assignment Deliverables
Each batch should submit:
1. Report
o 10–15 pages (Hand written)
2. PowerPoint Presentation
o 10–15 slides
o Presentation duration: 10–12 minutes
3. Visual Content
o Minimum 5 figures/maps/images
o At least 2 tables or charts
o One flowchart or infographic
4. References
o Minimum 5 authentic references (books, journal articles,
government reports, UN/NDMA publications)
Suggested Report Structure
1. Introduction
2. Objectives
3. Background/Theory
4. Causes and Classification
5. Recent Case Studies
6. Impacts
7. Mitigation and Preparedness Measures
8. Role of Technology (especially for CSE students)
9. Conclusion
10. References