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	4.1 stars Average User Rating 4.1See what learners said

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Introducing Key Facts about Water and Sanitation Services

7 videos, 3 readings

Graded: Module 1

WEEK 2

Understanding the Political Economy of Water

5 videos, 3 readings

Graded: Module 2

WEEK 3

Supply-Side Costs of Water and Sanitation Services

7 videos, 4 readings

Graded: Week 3: Quiz

WEEK 4

Understanding Demand-Side Issues of Water Supply

6 videos, 3 readings

Graded: Module 4

WEEK 5

Exploring Health Benefits and Climate Change Issues

6 videos, 4 readings

Graded: Module 5

WEEK 6

Development Paths for Water and Sanitation Services

8 videos, 4 readings

Graded: A policy memo to propose four performance indicators to evaluate UNICEF water supply and sanitation programmes in Africa

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University of Manchester

Tracing its roots back to 1824, the University of Manchester is home to almost 40,000 students. The University has three Nobel laureates among its current staff – more than any other British university - and a total of 25 Nobel laureates have come from our past and present students and staff. We have three main goals: to undertake world-class research; to deliver an outstanding learning and student experience; and to be socially responsible.

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Rated 4.1 out of 5 of 16 ratings

its good course i personally get improvements and learn lot of new things from this platform.

Useful and interesting topics about real developing countries issues. I really enjoyed the way to evaluate colleagues in a participative manner. I also appreciated the flexibility to finalize sessions after their deadline because we all have other commitments so sometimes it is hard to do it on time.

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Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries Part 1: Understanding Complex Problems

Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries Part 1: Understanding Complex Problems

Water Supply and Sanitation Policy in Developing Countries Part 1: Understanding Complex Problems