Acerca de este curso: Our course explores what can be done to solve the complex problem that half a billion people worldwide do not have improved water supplies and two billion do not have improved sanitation. We look forward to you joining us. We want to help you develop the skills you need to address this major global challenge of the 21st century. Our course has informative video lectures and guest interviews with leading water policy scholars and practitioners. We will provide you with discussion forum topic prompts, which will invite you to engage with other learners from around the globe. Our MOOC will also ask you to attempt weekly quizzes and a challenging assignment that tackles a real water and sanitation problem in a difficult setting. Please watch this trailer: https://youtu.be/Q-HmaCZNd0k
Para quién es esta clase: This course is aimed at Under Graduate and Post Graduate students with an interest in this topic area.
Creada por: University of Manchester
Enseñado por: Prof Dale Whittington, Professor
Manchester Business SchoolEnseñado por: Dr Duncan Thomas, Lecturer
Alliance Manchester Business School
| Nivel | Principiante |
| Compromiso | 1-3 hours per week |
| Idioma | English |
| Cómo aprobar | Aprueba todas las tareas calificadas para completar el curso. |
| Calificaciones del usuario |
Programa
SEMANA 1
Introducing Key Facts about Water and Sanitation Services
7 videos, 3 lecturas
- Vídeo: Video 0.1: Welcome to AMBS - Fiona Devine
- Vídeo: Video 1.0: Facts About Water
- Reading: More Detail
- Vídeo: Video 1.1: Global Water and Sanitation Coverage
- Vídeo: Video 1.2: Infrastructure Coverage (Electricity, Sewerage, Water, Telephone)
- Vídeo: Video 1.3: Forecasts of Coverage
- Reading: 'Conversation' of the week
- Vídeo: Video 1.4: Conversation with Clarissa Brocklehurst
- Discussion Prompt: This Week
- Reading: Readings List and Wrap-up
Calificado: Module 1
SEMANA 2
Understanding the Political Economy of Water
5 videos, 3 lecturas
- Reading: Introduction
- Reading: Moving on...
- Vídeo: Video 2.2: Types of Vendors, Vendor Prices
- Vídeo: Video 2.3: Money and Water Flows, Onitsha, Nigeria
- Vídeo: Video 2.4: An Introduction to Corruption
- Vídeo: Video 2.5: Corruption in South Asia
- Discussion Prompt: This Week
- Reading: Readings List and Wrap-up
Calificado: Module 2
SEMANA 3
Supply-Side Costs of Water and Sanitation Services
7 videos, 4 lecturas
- Reading: Introduction
- Vídeo: Video 3.1: Solution to Cost Calculation
- Reading: More on costs
- Vídeo: Video 3.2: Cost Components and More on Costs
- Vídeo: Video 3.3: Costs of Non-Piped Technologies
- Vídeo: Video 3.4: Condominial sewers, desalination
- Reading: Interview with Donald T. Lauria
- Vídeo: Video 3.5: Conversation with Don Lauria - Part One
- Vídeo: Video 3.6: Conversation with Don Lauria - Part Two
- Discussion Prompt: This Week
- Reading: Readings List and Wrap-up
Calificado: Week 3: Quiz
SEMANA 4
Understanding Demand-Side Issues of Water Supply
6 videos, 3 lecturas
- Reading: Introduction
- Vídeo: Video 4.2: Households With Piped Connections, Price and Income Elasticities
- Vídeo: Video 4.3: Households With Water Sources Outside the Home
- Vídeo: Video 4.4: Household Demand for Drinking Water Quality Improvements
- Vídeo: Video 4.5: Effect of Social Norms on Household Water Use
- Reading: Marc Jeuland Interview
- Vídeo: Video 4.6: Conversation with Marc Jeuland
- Discussion Prompt: This Week
- Reading: Readings List and Wrap-up
Calificado: Module 4
SEMANA 5
Exploring Health Benefits and Climate Change Issues
6 videos, 4 lecturas
- Reading: Introduction
- Vídeo: Video 5.2: Estimating the Economic Value of Health Benefits
- Reading: More Detail
- Vídeo: Video 5.3: Exercise on Health vs. Non-Health Benefits for Households With Water Sources Outside the Home
- Vídeo: Video 5.4: Climate Change, Water and Health
- Vídeo: Video 5.5: Effects of Climate Change on Water Utilities
- Reading: More Detail
- Vídeo: Video 5.6: Conversation with Clive Agnew
- Discussion Prompt: This Week
- Reading: Readings List and Wrap-up
Calificado: Module 5
SEMANA 6
Development Paths for Water and Sanitation Services
8 videos, 4 lecturas
- Reading: Water Development Path (I)
- Reading: Water Development Path (II)
- Vídeo: Video 6.1: A Historical Development Path – UK, London and Manchester
- Vídeo: Video 6.2: Changing Knowledge, Practices and Perceptions
- Vídeo: Video 6.3: Path Dependency
- Vídeo: Video 6.4: Changing Course
- Vídeo: Video 6.5: Capital intensity (England and Wales)
- Reading: More Detail
- Vídeo: Video 6.6: Conversation with Marie Hart
- Discussion Prompt: This Week
- Vídeo: Video 6.7: Wrap-up and Reflections
- Reading: Readings List
Calificado: A policy memo to propose four performance indicators to evaluate UNICEF water supply and sanitation programmes in Africa
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Great course, great instructors. I like the chronological order of how policies evolved, how countries adapted to change, and the look at current and future challenges. I'll recommend this course to anyone ineterested in a career in policy development.
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Good course to understand how water and sanitation sector works, and to learn, through the history and analysis ex-post, key issues to consider. It also give you some tools and new skills to improve your ability as a policy analyst.
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Interesting course and definitely brings to light some unexpected problems and concepts facing the WASH sector around the world. The lecturers and selection of guest speakers is also excellent. I would just regret that at times the course can feel long and so some break with quiz questions to keep students alert would have been welcomed.