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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 2436yesCoursera

The Syllabus

Videos
  • Trailer - Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management
  • 1.1 Course Overview
  • 1.2 The Global Situation
  • 1.3 Sanitation research in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • 1.4 Systems Based Approach
  • 1.5 What is faecal sludge?
  • 1.6 What is working?
  • 1.7 Wrap-up
Readings
  • Important information to succeed in this course / How to succeed in this course? 
  • Further reading
  • Sandec COVID Factsheet 
  • Connect with your peers
  • Further reading - Week 1
  • Slides - Week 1

Videos
  • 2.1 Treatment Objectives
  • 2.2 Overview of Treatment Mechanisms
  • 2.3 Resource recovery
  • 2.4 Market-driven approach to select treatment products
  • 2.5 Characterization
  • 2.6 Quantification
  • 2.7 Collection and transport technologies
  • 2.8 Wrap-up
  • 2.9 Spotlight video - Methods for Faecal Sludge Analysis
Readings
  • Further reading - Week 2
  • Slides - Week 2
  • What is a bonus module? / What is an additional module?
Practice Exercise
  • Week 1&2

Videos
  • 3.1 Overview of treatment technologies
  • 3.2 Settling-thickening tanks
  • 3.3 Unplanted drying beds
  • 3.4 Planted Drying Beds
  • 3.5 Co-composting
  • 3.6 Co-treatment with Wastewater
  • 3.7 Effluent treatment technologies
  • 3.8 Design example of a treatment plant
  • 3.9 Wrap-up
Readings
  • Further reading - Week 3
  • Slides - Week 3
Practice Exercise
  • Week 3

Videos
  • 4.1 Integrated planning approach
  • 4.2 Assessment of the Initial situation
  • 4.3 Stakeholder Analysis and Engagement
  • 4.4 Institutional Frameworks
  • 4.5 Financial transfers and flows models
  • 4.6 Operation and maintenance of treatment plans
  • 4.7 Engineering Economics
  • 4.8 Wrap-up
Readings
  • Further reading - Week 4
  • Slides - Week 4
Practice Exercise
  • Week 4

Videos
  • 5.1 Innovations in collection
  • 5.2 Innovations In transport
  • 5.3 Innovations in anaerobic digestion
  • 5.4 Innovations in conditioning
  • 5.5 Innovations in solid fuels
  • 5.6 Innovations in vermi and fly larvae composting
  • 5.7 Innovations in ammonia and lime treatment
  • 5.8 Innovative, adaptive and integrated case Study of Durban
  • 5.9 The Way Forward
Readings
  • Slides - Week 5
  • Further reading - Week 5
Practice Exercise
  • Final exam

Instructors

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