1 Course Title: Water management -Rules and Regulations in International
as well as national context
Target Group / Level of Course Unit: 1 year studies Recommended Year of Study and Semester: 1 st year Number of ECTS Credits: 1 ECTS- Nugget
Learning Outcomes: After teaching nugget the student will be able to identify and recognize the different rules and regulations applied in various levels and regions for water management. The student will also be familiar how the various solutions are having an impact on different levels( community ,area or country level)
Pre-requisites: Non
Course Contents: The student will be using various examples to picture the scenarios and observe the world around them self. They will be following up what is happening with different internationally sensitive areas. The various methods for reporting the impacts, including circular economy and sustainable development in practice will be implemented and reviewed.
Course Material: Study materials are compiled mainly from online material on the basis of supervisors’ instructions.
Additional Material / Recommended Reading Material :
Rocha Loures F & Rieu-Clarke A (eds) (2013) The UN Watercourese Convention in Force: Strengthening international law for transboundary water management
https://iwa-network.org/projects/water-policy-and-regulation/
Student Workload in Hours: 27 h
Mode of delivery: Face-2-face, tutoring and distance learning
Learning activities and Teaching Methods: The courses will be started with intensive focus on contact time with the student and the teacher. Continuous assessment applied throughout the course.
Assessment Methods and Criteria: Assessment methods are based on learning objectives. Assessment is qualitative, based on a criteria and the student's self- assessment plays an important role in it. The learning outcomes of individual are assessed in relation to the objectives. Unless otherwise defined in the curriculum, a course accepted as completed is assessed either on the following five-step scale: 5 (Excellent), 4 (Very Good), 3 (Good), 2 (Satisfactory), 1 If the student does not meet the minimum criteria set for the course, the grade is 0 (Fail).
2 Lecturer in Charge: Kaj Lindedahl
Further Information: Kaj Lindedahl
