Course Catalog 2011-2012
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Course Catalog 2011-2012

BIO-5256 Management Options of Water Services, 3 cr

Additional information

The course is organized every second year. The course will not be lectured in the academic year 2011-2012.
Suitable for postgraduate studies
Will not be lectured year 2011-2012

Person responsible

Pekka Pietilä, Tapio Katko

Requirements

Proactive attendance in lessons and essay seminars. Participants will prepare and present essay seminars on related topics or cases to be selected.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

The course is based on active student-student-teacher interaction. Lectures and other material form a knowledge base the students can utilize in classroom discussions and in their small research report. A vital part of the course is a small research project the students will carry out either individually or in groups.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will be able to distinguish various management options of water and sanitation services. The student will be able to analyze their differencies and similarities. The student will be able to analyze the reasons why management practices vary in different countries and within a country. A vital part of the course is a small research project, where the student will exercise the skill to analyze available knowledge and compile a report.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Water resources vs. water services, priorities of water use purposes, water services and related stakeholders  History: lessons to be learnt for the futures  Selected examples of historical development of water services 
2. Public-private and public-public partnerships  Various types of partnerships, why tradition is different in different countries, development trends  Classifications of partnerships, analysis of examples in a number of selected countries, major international players 
3. Regional and municipal cooperation in water services  Reasons for different arrangements in various countries/situations  Role of government policy 
4. Viability assessment tools, benchmarking, performance indicators  Utilization of tools in concrete cases   

Evaluation criteria for the course

The course is based on a) the active participation of students during classroom discussions, b) research reports (written document), and c) oral presentations of the research reports. To pass the course the student has to show activity during classroom situations, the report has to be properly compiled and the oral presentation on standard level. The course is assessed on scale 0-5.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
BIO-4100 Vesi- ja viemärilaitokset Advisable    

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
BIO-5256 Management Options of Water Services, 3 cr 5904023 Management Options of Water Services, 2 cu  

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