Water Engineering and Development Centre

Management of Water and Environmental Sanitation Services

The aim of this module is to introduce you to the principles, concepts and key issues of managing sustainable water and environmental sanitation services for low-income consumers in developing countries.

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YOUR MODULE TUTOR

Welcome to the Management of Water and Environmental Services distance learning module. I'm Sam Kayaga, Senior Lecturer at WEDC, part of the Loughborough Engineering Water Group at the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering. You can find out more about me from my staff profile.

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UNIT GUIDES & MODULE RESOURCES

This module is comprised of 15 units. Please note that module resources are provided from within the unit guides.

  1. Poverty and development

  2. Benefits, progress and plans for improved WASH

  3. Stakeholders in WASH

  4. Governance, accountability and the enabling environment

  5. Institutions, capacity development and institutional change

  6. Service delivery approaches

  7. Project planning, monitoring and evaluation

  8. Basic economic and financial concepts relevant to WASH services

  9. The project cycle, results framework and the theory of change

  10. Project and people management

  11. Introduction to solid waste management

  12. Solid waste storage and primary collection

  13. Solid waste transfer and final disposal

  14. Recycling and reuse 

  15. Human rights, equity and inclusion for WASH

ASSIGNMENTS

Assignments will be sent to you by email through the University's learning management system 'LEARN'.

Submitting assignments

When you log on to Learn (http://learn.lboro.ac.uk/) you will see your ‘timeline’. Submission dates are listed here in date order. Scroll to find the submission point for the assignment you are submitting. Click ‘Add submission’ and follow the process to submit your assignment. You will receive a receipt when you have submitted successfully.

You can also go to the module page on Learn and submit your assignments there. Scroll down the module list to find the relevant module and click on it. This takes you to the module page where you will find submission points and resources for the module.

In addition to submitting your assignments as instructed above, you and your guarantor must also complete, scan and email to wedc.distl@lboro.ac.uk the Assignment Submission Form for every assignment. The form is available from the link below.

The University is strict about assignments being received on time, so ensure you do not miss deadlines. Assignments received even a day late will initially receive a zero mark. For further information, refer to the University’s regulations at https://www.lboro.ac.uk/governance/regulations/

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This module will run next during Semester 1: 30 September 2019 – 31 January 2020