LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completing the course the student
- Knows the water supply and wastewater infrastructure and understands their role as a part of critical infrastructure
- Knows the elements and importance of the infrastructure´s asset management
- Knows the legal framework and understands the management and performance requirements for the water supply and wastewater services
- Knows how to conduct a project and present the results
Credits: 5
Schedule: 25.10.2023 - 01.12.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Riku Vahala, Anna Mikola
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
This course gives an introduction to the urban water systems and services. Functions and basic technical components of the urban water systems. Technologies applied to operate, control and manage water supply and wastewater systems. Basic risk management and contingency planning measures of the water utility. Planning, procuring, constructing and commissioning the physical structures of urban water systems. Operation and maintenance of water supply and wastewater systems. General legal framework fro providing water services. Concept and functions of benchmarking: performance indicators of water supply and wastewater services. Organisational models of water services. Planning the finance of a water utility.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Assessment of the course is based on the individual homework assignments and the project work done in groups. Relative weights of the different components are informed in the beginning of the course.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures and exercises: 50 hours
Reading materials and preparing for lectures: 35 hours
Individual assignments: 25 hours
Project work: 25 hours
Total: 135 hours
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
6 Clean Water and Sanitation
11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn II
2023-2024 Autumn IIEnrollment :
Registration for courses takes place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi). A limited number of students will be accepted to the course, with preference given to our own WAT Master's Programme students. Other students may be selected based on Motivation Letter and/or other criteria. The course may not be organized if fewer than 5 students register to the course.