About this course: 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
Who is this class for: This course is aimed at Under Graduate and Post Graduate students with an interest in this topic area.
Created by: University of Manchester
Taught by: Prof Dale Whittington, Professor
Manchester Business School
Taught by: Dr Duncan Thomas, Lecturer
Alliance Manchester Business School
| Level | Beginner |
| Commitment | 1-3 hours per week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
| User Ratings |
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Introducing Key Facts about Water and Sanitation Services
7 videos, 3 readings
- Video: Welcome to the course - Introduction
- Video: Video 0.1: Welcome to AMBS - Fiona Devine
- Video: Video 1.0: Facts About Water
- Reading: More Detail
- Video: Video 1.1: Global Water and Sanitation Coverage
- Video: Video 1.2: Infrastructure Coverage (Electricity, Sewerage, Water, Telephone)
- Video: Video 1.3: Forecasts of Coverage
- Reading: 'Conversation' of the week
- Video: Video 1.4: Conversation with Clarissa Brocklehurst
- Discussion Prompt: This Week
- Reading: Readings List and Wrap-up
Graded: Module 1
WEEK 2
Understanding the Political Economy of Water
5 videos, 3 readings
- Reading: Introduction
- Video: Video 2.1: Outrage Versus Strategy?
- Reading: Moving on...
- Video: Video 2.2: Types of Vendors, Vendor Prices
- Video: Video 2.3: Money and Water Flows, Onitsha, Nigeria
- Video: Video 2.4: An Introduction to Corruption
- Video: Video 2.5: Corruption in South Asia
- Discussion Prompt: This Week
- Reading: Readings List and Wrap-up
Graded: Module 2
WEEK 3
Supply-Side Costs of Water and Sanitation Services
7 videos, 4 readings
- Reading: Introduction
- Video: Video 3.0: The Cost of Serving Households With Piped Networks
- Video: Video 3.1: Solution to Cost Calculation
- Reading: More on costs
- Video: Video 3.2: Cost Components and More on Costs
- Video: Video 3.3: Costs of Non-Piped Technologies
- Video: Video 3.4: Condominial sewers, desalination
- Reading: Interview with Donald T. Lauria
- Video: Video 3.5: Conversation with Don Lauria - Part One
- Video: Video 3.6: Conversation with Don Lauria - Part Two
- Discussion Prompt: This Week
- Reading: Readings List and Wrap-up
Graded: Week 3: Quiz
WEEK 4
Understanding Demand-Side Issues of Water Supply
6 videos, 3 readings
- Reading: Introduction
- Video: Video 4.1: Introduction to Modeling Household Water Demand
- Video: Video 4.2: Households With Piped Connections, Price and Income Elasticities
- Video: Video 4.3: Households With Water Sources Outside the Home
- Video: Video 4.4: Household Demand for Drinking Water Quality Improvements
- Video: Video 4.5: Effect of Social Norms on Household Water Use
- Reading: Marc Jeuland Interview
- Video: Video 4.6: Conversation with Marc Jeuland
- Discussion Prompt: This Week
- Reading: Readings List and Wrap-up
Graded: Module 4
WEEK 5
Exploring Health Benefits and Climate Change Issues
6 videos, 4 readings
- Reading: Introduction
- Video: Video 5.1: Facts About Water and Health
- Video: Video 5.2: Estimating the Economic Value of Health Benefits
- Reading: More Detail
- Video: Video 5.3: Exercise on Health vs. Non-Health Benefits for Households With Water Sources Outside the Home
- Video: Video 5.4: Climate Change, Water and Health
- Video: Video 5.5: Effects of Climate Change on Water Utilities
- Reading: More Detail
- Video: Video 5.6: Conversation with Clive Agnew
- Discussion Prompt: This Week
- Reading: Readings List and Wrap-up
Graded: Module 5
WEEK 6
Development Paths for Water and Sanitation Services
8 videos, 4 readings
- Reading: Water Development Path (I)
- Video: Video 6.0: Possible Solutions to the Water Development Paths Exercise
- Reading: Water Development Path (II)
- Video: Video 6.1: A Historical Development Path – UK, London and Manchester
- Video: Video 6.2: Changing Knowledge, Practices and Perceptions
- Video: Video 6.3: Path Dependency
- Video: Video 6.4: Changing Course
- Video: Video 6.5: Capital intensity (England and Wales)
- Reading: More Detail
- Video: Video 6.6: Conversation with Marie Hart
- Discussion Prompt: This Week
- Video: Video 6.7: Wrap-up and Reflections
- Reading: Readings List
Graded: A policy memo to propose four performance indicators to evaluate UNICEF water supply and sanitation programmes in Africa
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Ratings and Reviews
How to formulate water supply and sanitation policy in poor countries.
Great lectures from Professors Dale and Duncan. Good use of graphs and photos in the videos to vary the media. Also, great choices for examples, extra reading and external videos. This is an ideal introductory course for anyone interested in diving into this sector.
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Well presented course. Has got good relevant information to set the fundamentals of the topic.