Water Supply and Sanitation in International Development 4 (U03863)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EEL-4-CVWSS

This is a course that will demonstrate to students how engineers can make a difference in developing countries. This is an area where engineers have much to contribute through the potential to save lives by technology design and implementation. Given the complex socio-cultural as well as socio-economic diversity issues in this field, required approaches differ significantly from conventional engineering. This reflects strongly in the currently low success rate of solutions offered in developing countries or any other unusual conditions such as international conflicts and the increasing occurrence of natural disasters. The design and selection of appropriate technology is a core focus of this subject.

The course material is innovative and applied, and gives the students a very good start in a career in international development.

The variety of topics covered in the course brings together a number of approaches from the policy (operation and foundation principles of aid organisations), financing (world bank and charities/foundations), technology, socio-cultural issues, environmental and technological sustainability, and risk management and is hence an ideal course to address numerous graduate attributes.

? Keywords : Water Supply, International Development, Appropriate Technology, Environmental and Technological Sustainability

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : None, however students will need basic understanding of water and wastewater systems such as that provided by Water and Wastewater Systems 3 (U03194)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Civil, (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
08/01/2008	11:10	13:00			Classroom 1, Sanderson Building

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	KB

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this subject students will be able to:

- Understand the governance of international development
- Be familiar with the differences in system design and operation of water and sanitation technologies in remote and poor locations
- Appreciate how appropriate technology can be evaluated both for sanitation and water supplies
- Interact with various aid organisation to provide engineering support to relevant projects