Course Catalog 2007-2008

BIO-4406 WATER RISK MANAGEMENT, 3 cr
Water Risk Management

Courses persons responsible
Tuula Tuhkanen

Lecturers
Gerald Keck
Ilkka Miettinen
Simon Pollard
Tom Frisk
Tom Hatfield

Implementations
Programs: Environmental and Energy Technology
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Online work 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Assignment 2 h/week 2 h/week - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
Connecting risk assessment to risk management. Familiarize the students to the different methods of evaluation, selection and implementation of risk control actions. Enhance interaction between different countries, academic institutions, industry and end users by providing channel to exchange of results and ideas (workshops, training courses and virtual mobility via Internet ¿courses)

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Environmental Risk Assessment  Water risk assessment    
2. From risk assessment to risk management  Water risk management - review of drivers, tools and techniques    
3. EU legislation releted to water risk management       
4. Risk perception and communication  Water related outrage factor    
5. Control of microbial and chemical risks, Multibarrier technique   Water safety plans
HACCPs 		   

Requirements for completing the course
Successful completion of the weekly assignments.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • 90 % of the final mark is based on the weekly assignments, 10% on other activity in the course (discussion groups, comments...)

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Other online content WHO Guidelines for drinking water         No  English 
    Lecture slides           No  English 
    Other online content Video lectures         No  English 

    Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc
    - In the visualization of objects and phenomena, e.g. animations, demonstrations, simulations, video clips
    - In interaction and discussion, such as online discussions, chat
    - In video conferences, video lectures
    - In exams or assessment of knowledge and skill/learning
    - The course utilizes a learning platform, which? A&O

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 0 %
    - Distance learning: 100 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Assignments 46
    Seminar reports 6
    Information and communication technology 28
    Total sum 80

    Additional information related to course
    This is a distance learning internet course. Students will watch video lectures, read provided material, answer weekly assignments, and participate to discussions in the internet. The course will be organized 15.10.-17.12.2007.

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    Last modified 22.08.2007
    Modified byOuti Kaarela