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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
  • 1.1 Introduction to the course
  • 1.2 Global burden of disease
  • 1.3 Water-borne pathogens
  • 1.4 How does drinking water become unsafe?
  • 1.5 What is HWTS?
  • 1.6 SDG Baselines: Drinking Water Services
  • 1.7 WHO/UNICEF International Network on HWTS - Guest Lecturer: B. Majuru
  • 1.8 Key messages - Week 1
Readings
  • Important information to succeed in this course
  • Readings
  • Connect with your peers
  • Recommended resources related to COVID-19 and HWTS 
  • 1.6b Readings - SDG's
  • How to give feedback to the course team?
  • Slides - Week 1
Practice Exercise
  • Week 1

Videos
  • 2.1 A Framework for Water Safety
  • 2.2 Sedimentation
  • 2.3 Filtration : Synthetic membranes
  • 2.4 Filtration : Ceramic filters
  • 2.5 Biological filtration
  • 2.6 Key messages - Week 2
Readings
  • Slides - Week 2
  • Bonus reading - Logarithms
Practice Exercise
  • Week 2

Videos
  • 3.1 Heat
  • 3.2 Ultraviolet radiation
  • 3.3 Chemical disinfection
  • 3.4 Safe storage
  • 3.5 Combinations
  • 3.6 Key messages - Week 3
Reading
  • Slides - Week 3
Practice Exercise
  • Week 3

Videos
  • 4.1 Implementation models - Guest Lecturer: H. Gebauer
  • 4.2 Targeted approaches
  • 4.3 HWTS in emergencies - Guest Lecturer: D. Lantagne
  • 4.4 Roles of government bodies
  • 4.5 Key messages - Week 4
Reading
  • Slides - Week 4
Practice Exercise
  • Week 4

Videos
  • 5.1a Evaluation and validation of household water treatment technologies - Guest Lecturer: M. Montgomery
  • 5.1b WHO International Scheme to Evaluate Household Water Treatment Technologies - Guest Lecturer: B. Majuru
  • 5.2 Effective and consistent use
  • 5.3 Health impact assessment - Guest lecturer: S. Boisson
  • 5.4 Economic analysis of HWTS
  • 5.5 HWTS selection
  • 5.6 Testing for E. coli in the field
  • 5.7 Case Study: Water Quality Monitoring in Nepal
  • 5.8 Conclusion
Reading
  • Slides - Week 5
Practice Exercise
  • Final exam

Instructors

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