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MIWM Syllabus 2019.compressed
MIWM Syllabus 2019.compressed
MIWM Syllabus 2019.compressed
Table of contents
Introduction
List of modules
Foundation
7900ENV - New perspectives on project management ................................................................................................................................................. page 8
7901ENV - Science of water ............................................................................................................................................................................................. page 10
7902ENV - Water, sustainability and development ...................................................................................................................................................... page 12
7903ENV - Water governance and policy ....................................................................................................................................................................... page 14
Integration
7920ENV - Catchment and aquatic ecosystem health ................................................................................................................................................. page 16
7921ESC - Economics for Water Resource Management ........................................................................................................................................... page 18
Specialisation streams
Stream 1: ‘WASH and development’
7940ESC - Community, livelihoods, development and water ....................................................................................................................................... page 20
7941ESC - WASH: Water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) ............................................................................................................................... page 22
Final project
7930ENV - Final project .................................................................................................................................................................................................. page 32
Master of Integrated
Water Management
Program at a glance
Institution coordinating the program: International WaterCentre (IWC) The program draws on the expertise of international leaders in
teaching, research and practice across a wide breadth of disciplines,
University hosting the program: Griffith University (GU), Nathan taking a transdisciplinary ‘whole-of-water-cycle’ approach that equips
Campus, Brisbane (Faculty of Engineering, Architecture & Information participants with practical tools and skills for developing and
Technology) delivering effective water management solutions. Through this
Co-taught degree delivered by IWC founding member universities: program you’ll develop effective leadership capacity as well as the
strategic, managerial and technical skills you need to advance in the
water sector.
Program participants learn to (a) use and integrate social and natural
science with engineering skills and knowledge to diagnose water
management problems from whole of watercycle and systems
Delivery modes: full-time (internal, on-campus) or part-time (external,
perspectives; (b) apply the principles and methods of integrated water
distance)
management to achieve sustainable development outcomes; (c)
Start semester: Semester 1 intake (February) each year - no mid-year provide leadership, managerial and technical input into the planning
intake and implementation of water policies, projects, programs and
infrastructure; (d) integrate relevant social, economic and
environmental factors to more effectively plan and manage water
Entry requirements management projects and programs, and; (e) collaborate and
communicate for better cross-sectoral, transdisciplinary and multi-
• A completed undergraduate degree in a related field of study
stakeholder outcomes. The program focuses on building the skills of
from an internationally-recognised institution;
participants in critical thinking, systems thinking and team work.
• English language skills as demonstrated by an officially
recognised test of English language proficiency (see Griffith
University’s specific requirements) Teaching staff
The International WaterCentre adopts a collaborative teaching
• Professional experience in a water related field is preferred but
approach, bringing together lecturers from leading Australian
not essential to enrol in the program
universities, industry, government and NGOs. They are all highly
regarded experts (academics and professionals) in a range of
disciplines which combine biophysical sciences and socio-economic
disciplines for sustainable water management outcomes.
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Program structure
Full-time Part-time/distance
International students come to Australia to study the program full-time Domestic students can study the program either full-time or part-time/
(1.5 years). Exit points exist at the Graduate Certificate and Graduate distance (3 years). With the part-time option, they undertake two
Diploma levels. The program commences in Semester 1 (February) modules per semester. At the beginning of each semester, they join
each year. Full-time students undertake four modules per semester. the full-time cohort for a short period of field trips and on-campus
workshops. The rest of the modules are taught online, using the best
principles of flexible delivery.
Semester 5
Professional placement or research project (in Australia or overseas)
Semester 6
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Specialisation streams
At the end of Semester 1, students select one of three available specialisation streams.
Participants learn to work with communities to establish effective and sustainable water and sanitation
services and to improve lives and livelihoods. They gain the skills to develop and implement behaviour
change strategies for improved hygiene, and to develop sustainable livelihood strategies for
overcoming poverty. They learn about the strengths and weaknesses of alternative governance
models for development. They also come to understand the financing mechanisms and institutional
capacity required to ensure lasting impact.
Graduates of this stream are well-equipped with the skills to join the many NGOs, governments, aid
agencies and consultancies working to improve access to safe water and sanitation globally, and to
alleviate poverty through empowerment and capacity building.
2. Urban water
This specialisation stream develops design, planning and engagement skills and prepares students to play
a significant role in delivering 21st century urban sustainability.
Participants learn a range of conceptual frameworks and methods to better integrate water into urban
planning and design, to improve aquatic ecosystem function in and around cities, to promote the use of a
range of alternative water supplies, to manage water-related energy use, and to enhance the liveability of
urban places. They gain skills in water sensitive urban design and resource efficient urban development to
make our cities more resilient to climate change.
Both modules involve a range of classroom based learning and field trips around innovative and key
infrastructure, urban development and building scale sites.
Graduates of this stream are well-equipped with the skills to work in government agencies, water utilities,
urban development, landscape architecture and consultancies organisations.
Participants learn to characterise and assess the trade-offs involved in allocating increasingly scarce
water resources across competing uses, including urban areas, agriculture, industry and the
environment. They learn how to design, implement and evaluate strategic and collaborative
planning skills to navigate the potential tensions between competing interests across agriculture,
mining, industry, cities and the environment.
Graduates of this stream are well-equipped with the skills to work in government, catchment
planning agencies, not-for-profit organisations, agriculture, mining, water utilities and environmental
regulators.
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Through a number of case studies, workshops, field trips and Problem-Based Learning projects (PBL’s) program participants can integrate their learning
from the co-requisite modules by applying transdisciplinary knowledge and skills to specific water-related problems. They also participate in an
‘Integrated Water Management Capacity Building Workshop’ and a one-day ‘Water Leadership Masterclass’ which assist in the development of
higher-order water management skills.
The culminating experience in the Masters program is the Final Project, undertaken over one semester for full-time students or two semesters for
part-time students - please refer to “Final project (8 units)” on page 32 for further information.
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Module delivery
• Full-time (on-campus) students, including international students,
are required to enrol in the internal offering in Semester 1.
Semester 1 begins with a three-day field trip to North Stradbroke
Island.
Assumed background
This module is one of four foundation modules for the Master of
Integrated Water Management. Participants are expected to have the
requisite undergraduate and/or workplace knowledge to enable them
to conduct postgraduate study.
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For a complete list of field trips that participants undertake during the
Teaching staff Foundation semester, please refer back to “Field trips” on page 7 of
Lead Lecturer: Professor Helen Johnson (University of Sassari, Italy) this syllabus.
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• Understand the principles of water storage and treatment. Most Field trips
of the world’s freshwater systems have been modified for human
use with water storage for human consumption a major use. Students begin the Foundation semester with a three-day field trip to
Understanding the principles of water storage and its subsequent North Stradbroke Island. The cost of the trip (including transport from
treatment for human use is a major component of integrated Brisbane, accommodation and meals) is included in the tuition fees.
water management, particularly with respect to sustainable water As part of this module (Science of water) students also participate in
use; the following activities:
• Be aware of larger issues of water security, such as climate • One-day trip on the Brisbane River
change. In the current context of climate change it is important
• Half-day field trip to an Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant
to understand issues relating to water security. Climate change
(Queensland)
models can be used to assess water supply changes and also
• Half-day water sampling field trip (Griffith University, Nathan Campus,
model changes in water quality;
Brisbane)
• Have improved (1) their ability to manage their own study and (2)
For a complete list of field trips that students undertake during the
their ability to work effectively in an engineering team; and
program, please refer back to “Field trips” on page 7 of this syllabus.
should particularly be able to:
- reflect on own learning and improve study approaches on
basis of this learning;
- work in a team to solve a large complex problem and
communicate the solution effectively;
- identify and overcome issues/problems in a team to make
the team result better than the sum of the individuals;
- have participated in an integrated group project exploring
detailed aspects of integrated water management.
Teaching staff
Lead Lecturer: Dr Wade Hadwen (School of Environment and
Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University)
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Teaching staff
Florent Vetillart – France
Lead Lecturer: Mr Akhter Hamid
When I go back to Europe, I want to apply
my new understanding of the multi-
dimensional nature of water challenges to
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) projects the human and environmental crises that
PBL projects and field trips run through the semester, comprising water issues are shaping.
roughly 50% of the assessment weight. These enable participants to
develop skills that complement the content delivered in the four
Foundation modules.
Field trips
Participants begin the Foundation semester with a three-day field trip
to North Stradbroke Island. The cost of the trip (including transport
from Brisbane, accommodation and meals) is included in the tuition
fees.
For a complete list of field trips that participants undertake during the
Foundation semester, please refer back to “Field trips” on page 7 of
this syllabus.
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Problem-Based Learning (PBL) projects For a complete list of field trips that participants undertake during the
Foundation semester, please refer back to “Field trips” on page 7 of
PBL projects run throughout the semester, comprising roughly 50% of this syllabus.
the assessment weight. These enable participants to develop skills
that complement the content delivered in the four Foundation
modules.
Assumed background
Module introduction The following modules are pre-requisites for this module: ‘New
perspectives on project management’ and ‘Science of water’.
The aim of this module is to take a whole-of-water-cycle approach to
ecosystem health and catchment management. Participants gain an
understanding of catchment management including hydrology,
Learning objectives
riparian restoration and ecosystem health through the lens of a
real-world case study in Cairns. After successfully completing this module participants are able to:
• Have improved (1) their ability to manage their own study and (2)
their ability to work effectively in teams including the ability of
the student to: reflect on own learning and improve study
approaches on the basis of this learning; work in a team to solve
a large complex problem and communicate the solution
effectively; and identify and overcome issues/problems in a team
to make the team result better than the sum of the individuals;
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Teaching staff
Lead Lecturer: Dr Wade Hadwen (Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith
University)
Parallel PBL projects and field trips run through the semester,
comprising roughly 50% of the assessment weight. Full-time students
complete two PBL projects per semester, while part-time students
complete one PBL per semester.
This module provides an introduction to the inter-related areas of • Apply the essential elements of water resource planning and
water resources planning and economics. It introduces participants to economics in developed and developing countries in appropriate
the goals, objectives and principles of water planning and the oral and written formats
challenges of integrating social, economic and environmental
• Show how relevant theories and assessments presented in this
perspectives in water planning. The module provides a broad
module can inform the analysis of case studies and help to
introduction to water resource economics and participants gain
identify practical, integrated solutions to problems of water
familiarity with economic concepts pertinent to water management
planning and management
and planning.
• Participate successfully in an integrated group project exploring
detailed aspects of integrated water management.
Module delivery
• Full-time (on-campus) students, including international students,
are required to enrol in the internal offering in Semester 2.
Assumed background
The following modules are pre-requisites for this module: ‘New
perspectives on project management’, ‘Science of water’, ‘Water,
sustainability and development’, Water governance and policy’.
Students inspecting
Mt. Crosby Water
Treatment Plant
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Teaching staff
Lead Lecturer: Dr Jim Smart (School of Environment, Griffith
University)
Parallel PBL projects and field trips run through the semester,
comprising roughly 50% of the assessment weight. Full-time
students complete two PBL projects per semester, while part-time
students complete one PBL per semester.
Field trips
Participants live with local families and experience the realities of Participants are hosted by the CBO Villagers’ Committee for the
water in village life, learning about how it relates to culture, livelihoods Rehabilitation of Life and Livelihood on the Mun River and local
and health, and how the construction and operation of the nearby Pak villages along the river. This CBO has become well known in Thailand
Mun Dam is leading to profound changes to lives and livelihoods. and around the world for its activites and campaigns against the
human and ecological impacts of the Pak Mun Dam, constructed on
This field trip is partially subsidised by IWC.
the Mun River in 1994. It also played a leading role in the Assembly of
the Poor, the first nation-wide grassroots movement to emerge in
Thailand.
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of river ecology and local people’s livelihoods. detailed aspects of water sustainability at the community level;
While in Khong Jiam participants are accommodated in ‘homestays’ • Demonstrate the use of personal reflection and social learning to
with village families to gain an insight into their day-to-day lives and improve their ability, individually and as part of a team, to analyse
their perspectives on water, local livelihoods, water resources and explore integrated solutions to practical water planning and
development and community development. management problems exemplified in case studies presented in
this module.
During the field trip, participants learn about village water supply
systems in the past and present, the role of water in local rice
cultivation, villagers’ relationships with the Mun River and fishing
Teaching staff
ecology and the cultural meanings of rivers and waterways. They learn
some local skills from villagers such as rice harvesting, fish net and trap Lecturer: Dr Kanokwan Manoram (Ubon University)
making, and helping their homestay hosts prepare a local meal and
other household tasks.
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) projects
They also learn from villagers through dialogue and discussion,
participatory research methods such as PRA, visits to the river, the Pak Parallel PBL projects and field trips run through the semester,
Mun Dam, village walks, and learning by doing with villagers. They comprising roughly 50% of the assessment weight. Full-time students
explore the sustainable livelihoods approach and asset-based complete two PBL projects per semester, while part-time students
community development, and critically examine the roles of the state complete one PBL per semester.
and NGOs to develop a critical understanding of local responses to PBL projects for the Integration semester comprise:
dam development, environmental, economic and cultural change.
• PBL3: Integrated catchment management – developing
Finally, participants link the local experience of the Mun River strategies for change (Individual project)
communities with development issues across the whole Mekong
Region, and consider how local lessons about water and development • PBL4: Learning lessons from integrated water management in
can be related to development issues across the Mekong. practice (Individual project)
Assumed background
The following modules are pre-requisites for this module: ‘New
perspectives on project management’, ‘Science of water’, ‘Water,
sustainability and development’, ‘Water governance and policy’.
Learning objectives
After successfully completing this module participants are able to:
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Learning objectives
After successfully completing this module participants are able to:
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) projects
Parallel PBL projects and field trips run through the semester,
• Demonstrate understanding of the wide range of health and
comprising roughly 50% of the assessment weight. Full-time students
wellbeing issues related to water, sanitation and hygiene, how
complete two PBL projects per semester, while part-time students
WASH diseases are transmitted and can be prevented through
complete one PBL per semester.
improvements in the use of sanitation, hygiene and water
systems; PBL projects for the Integration semester comprise:
• Explain the inequalities that presently exist in access and use of
• PBL3: Integrated catchment management – developing
WASH, and the political, socio-economic and technical principles
strategies for change (Individual project)
underlying the development of appropriate, sustainable water
supply and sanitation services in low-income contexts; • PBL4: Learning lessons from integrated water management in
• Demonstrate understanding of the elements of sanitation service practice (Individual project)
chains, including systems for sanitary collection, storage,
treatment and disposal of human waste, both on-site and off-site,
their function, design and modes of operation, and suitability in Field trips
different settings (urban, informal, rural and schools);
As part of this module (Water supply, sanitation and hygiene), full-time
• Discuss the need for and fundamental principles involved in participants undertake a two day field experience in well digging,
establishing a hygiene behaviour change program alongside emergency water tank construction, concrete sanitation platform
other components of WASH improvements; construction and water quality testing (Pinjarra Hills, Queensland).
• Explain the principles involved in designing simple water supply
systems which aim to provide sustainable and safe water for For a complete list of field trips that participants undertake during the
health and wellbeing outcomes; program, please refer back to “Field trips” on page 7 of this syllabus.
• Show knowledge of the range of suitable technologies and
management approaches for domestic water supply in low- and
middle-income countries, considering risk management and
resilience for disasters;
• Show knowledge of the range of suitable technologies and
management approaches for domestic water supply in low- and
middle-income countries, considering risk management and
resilience for disasters;
• Show how relevant theories, integration tools and approaches
presented in this course can inform the analysis of case studies
and help to identify practical, integrated solutions to water
planning and management problems.
Module introduction
Challenges confronting cities and towns around the world include Module developed in collaboration with the Cooperative
climate change, population growth, demographic shifts, ecosystem Research Centre (CRC) for Water Sensitive Cities:
degradation, resource limitations and evolving societal expectations.
These challenges have implications for almost every aspect of water in
our urban environments and it is now widely recognised that
traditional water systems, based on large-scale centralised
infrastructure, are no longer capable of meeting all societal needs While there is not yet an example of a Water Sensitive City in the
related to urban water. In this context, governments, practitioners and world, the concept is being explored and deepened through research
scientists are exploring new approaches for the planning, design and and industry experience. The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for
management of urban water systems. The concept of a Water Water Sensitive Cities provides a fundamental platform for these
Sensitive City has emerged in science, policy and practice in response activities. This module brings together insights from the CRC program
in Australia and beyond. to enable the adoption of water sensitive planning and design
principles in support of cities making the transition towards liveable,
sustainable, productive and resilient water futures.
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Module description
As more than half of the global population live in urban environments, Assessment and Input / Output modelling; water recycling and reuse;
the sustainability of water dependent services including water supply, energy and nutrient recovery technologies; water-energy interactions
food and energy generation to urban areas is crucial. There is a need in cities; issues surrounding the best scale for the recovery and re-use
to reduce the linear flow through of water, material resources and of water, energy and nutrients; urban agriculture and alternative
energy, by promoting technologies and practices which achieve production and consumption models as ways of improving the urban
recovery, re-use and demand reduction. metabolism and consequently sustainability. A number of participatory
approaches include an “integrated water-energy planning
This module challenges current patterns of water, energy and nutrient
tournament” and hands on city building exercises are used together
use in cities as inefficient and unsustainable. Emphasis is placed on
with field visits to build experience, understanding and tangible
understanding and evaluating the ‘water’ mass balance - a
practical skills.
fundamental and powerful new way of quantifying the hydrological
performance of cities. Through this course, this balance is used The aim of this module is to equip participants to be able to critically
together with the coverage of technologies and management assess the resource efficiency and sustainability of cities across a range
approaches to manipulate urban systems so as to improve of scales; to be able to systematically quantify physical flows in
‘metabolism’ by reducing raw water intake and recovering and using complex urban systems; to construct and use urban metabolism
the resources that wastewater carries, particularly energy, nitrogen and models to characterise and evaluate options for improving urban
phosphorous. In doing so the course covers urban metabolism theory sustainability.
and more broadly resource efficiency and how they relate to
This course comprises key skills that are important for a rigorous
sustainability, cities and water; mass balance modelling; Life Cycle
understanding of integrated water management problems.
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Key topics include: resource efficiency, urban metabolism and state and dynamic models;
sustainability; defining systems and subsystems; mass balance • Conduct mass balances of water in cities across a range of scales
modelling; life cycle assessment; water recycling; energy recovery; (precinct through to city scales), characterising inputs, outflows
nutrient recovery; urban agriculture; water-energy nexus; and losses from a range of sources, and understand the diverse
decentralisation. impacts of water mass balance on energy and related flows (e.g.
greenhouse gas emissions);
• Understand and be able to critically appraise urban metabolic
Module introduction theory as a basis for delivering urban sustainability;
This module equips participants with the skills, tools and technologies • Construct an urban metabolism model based on mass balance
principles, urban metabolic theory and resource efficiency
for studying urban areas as systems with inputs and outputs (wastes);
frameworks;
to critically assess the relationships between metabolic information
• Critically use urban metabolic theory and models to characterise
and urban sustainability, and; to understand the strengths, weaknesses
and assess options for improving urban sustainability through
and opportunities of urban metabolism and more broadly resource improved water, nutrient and energy recovery;
efficiency as a framework for informing policy and management.
• Describe and assess the strengths and weaknesses of key water
The module is developed in six major topics as follows: management and resource recovery approaches and
technologies for improving urban metabolism including recycling
• Overview of metabolism (the need for change, the inefficiency of and energy and nutrient recovery;
cities, metabolic theory and principles); • Appreciate the importance of engagement and collaboration in
• Modelling, measuring and evaluating direct flows of water, delivering changes to urban production and consumption
energy and nutrients (system boundaries, states, systems behaviours and systems.
characterisation, mass balance analysis principles, techniques and
challenges);
• The water-energy nexus; characterising and optimising water- Teaching staff
energy flows (current and future trajectories of water-related Lead Lecturer: Associate Professor Dr Steven Kenway (School of
energy, key points of intersection and influence); Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland)
• Modelling, measuring and evaluating indirect flows (techniques
for quantifying and evaluating embodied flows of water, energy Lecturer: Dr Brian McIntosh (International WaterCentre)
and nutrients);
Lecturer: Associate Professor Dr Steven Pratt (School of Chemical
• Options and technologies for recycling/regenerating water,
Engineering, The University of Queensland)
energy and nutrients (technologies and other approaches);
• Integrating understanding of metabolism (measure metabolism, Lecturer: Dr Marguerite Renouf, The University of Queensland
goal setting and communicating metabolism). Lecturer: Mr Joe Lane (Advanced Water Management Centre, The
University of Queensland)
Module delivery
Lecturer: Phil Woods, Sydney Water
• Full-time (on-campus) students, including international students,
are required to enrol in the internal offering in Semester 2.
Assumed background
The following modules are pre-requisites for this module: ‘New
perspectives on project management’, ‘Science of water’, ‘Water,
sustainability and development’, ‘Water governance and policy’.
Learning objectives
After successfully completing this module participants are able to:
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The module methodology departs from the experience and An understanding of agricultural water management and methods of
expectations of each student participant, ‘back-casting’ from their environmental protection will prepare participants for problem-based
individual objectives and building a learning progress process along learning (PBL) work. Risk-based decision making in water management
the Module that supports the participant to understand, filter and will be embedded into the module, with an emphasis on linking
incorporate each learning activity into his/her own learning objectives. management to governance.
It is expected that participants will contribute substantially to
discussions and workshops, proactively adding their own experiences
to support peer learning, enthusiastically absorbing the experiences of
others, and actively seeking to connect what they hear, see and do
with their own Personal Learning Objectives.
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This is a postgraduate course in general water science offered as part Guest lecturers: from government agencies, industry and NGOs
of the International WaterCentre Masters of Integrated Water
Management, and one of two specialist courses for those participants
following the ‘Water, Land and People’ stream. Participants are Problem-Based Learning (PBL) projects
expected to have basic background knowledge through Parallel PBL projects and field trips run through the semester,
undergraduate science or engineering programs, however this is not comprising roughly 50% of the assessment weight. Full-time students
essential. It is anticipated that the student group will have diverse complete two PBL projects per semester, while part-time students
range and depth of professional experience, including some complete one PBL per semester.
participants with no postgraduate work experience. Participants must
have successfully completed the Masters foundation modules: ‘New PBL projects for the Integration semester comprise:
perspectives project management’, ‘Science of water’, ‘Water,
• PBL3: Integrated catchment management – developing
sustainability and development’, and ‘Water governance and policy’.
strategies for change (Individual project)
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After successfully completing this module participants are able to: • PBL3: Integrated catchment management – developing
strategies for change (Individual project)
• Explain the theoretical underpinnings of community based
participatory engagement, community participation and • PBL4: Learning lessons from integrated water management in
organisational collaboration, and its applicability to water practice (Individual project)
resources;
• Critique different participatory frameworks and assess when and Field trips
why these need to be used in water and catchment management
planning; Participants begin the Integration semester with a 10-day field trip to
Gladstone, Queensland. The cost of the trip is covered in module fees.
• Demonstrate understanding of cross-cultural and specifically
Australian Indigenous engagement issues as related to water They also participate in a one-day field trip around Warrill Creek and
planning and management; Aratula, in South East Queensland, exploring issues around community
engagement and environmental rehabilitation.
• Employ a range of analytical frameworks for understanding the
For a complete list of field trips that participants undertake during the
links between water and local community values and ideas;
Integration semester, please refer back to “Field trips” on page 7 of
• Explain and have a critical appreciation of knowledge systems, this syllabus.
conflict resolution, negotiation and power relations and their links
to water and catchment planning;
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• Build professional links and networks in the water The project is assessed by means of a report which represents the
practitioners throughout the project experience; develop academic effort attributable to one semester of full-time work, or two
leadership skills and advocated integrated, reflective practice. semesters of part-time work (8 units at The University of Queensland).
Participants should discuss and agree the overall scope and outcomes
of the project with the staff of the IWC and secure academic
supervisors prior to commencing work.
Foundation Graduate Certificate
Scholarship and visa conditions permitting, projects can be
Semester 1 New perspectives on project management Problem-Based
Science of water
Learning Project 1 undertaken in Australia or overseas.
Intensive workshop (7 days)
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Pre-requisites
Prior to undertaking their final project, participants must: Student skills are developed to help them characterise contemporary
water-related challenges across the world, anticipate emerging and
• Successfully complete the MIWM Foundation, Integration and
future challenges, and map out the dimensions of some of the
Specialisation modules; and
responses which will be required. Questions of social purpose are
• Obtain permission from Griffith University and the International raised to stimulate reflection on professional purpose and ambition,
WaterCentre. and incorporation of personal values into a reflective professional
praxis.
Teaching staff At IWC, we believe this reflective professional praxis will be essential
for future water professionals to effectively and justly engage in the
• Course Coordinator: Dr John Kirkwood (International
complex, potentially conflict ridden changes required across the
WaterCentre)
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Project options The ‘Final Project Student Handbook’ provides detailed guidance on
milestones and assessment criteria which should be followed closely.
The final project offers an opportunity for participants to demonstrate
integration of the different MIWM program elements within a
coherent, self-directed project experience. Project topics
There are three broad project options for participants to choose from: Project topics to date have covered a broad array of water related
issues, stimulated through the foundation, integration and
• Professional placement specialisation streams as well as MIWM networking events and
• Applied research discussions.
Project delivery can take the following forms: • Changing role of women in communities caused by improved
water infrastructure
• A project with a host organisation or community group
• Indigenous water rights and service planning
(professional placement or applied research),
• A project within the student’s current workplace (for part-time • Whole of water cycle planning for urban development
students, a project tailored to their job and adding value to their • Water related energy use measurement and management
employer), or
• Water utility strategic planning and transformation
• A self-driven research project (involving either field work or a
piece of critical desk-based research). • Reforming catchment management policy and practice
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Depending on the type of project undertaken, participants may elect • Register your interest to host a final project (online form):
to engage additional academic and/or industry expertise to guide https://watercentre.wufoo.com/forms/express-your-interest-to-
them through their project experience. host-a-final-project/
• Register your interest to supervise or mentor a future water
leader (online form): https://watercentre.wufoo.com/forms/
Collaborative project opportunities express-your-interest-to-supervise-a-final-project/
Program participants are encouraged to design and implement
collaborative projects with organisations or communities seeking
integrated solutions to complex water-related challenges.
Contact
For enquiries relating to the final project, please email Dr John
Project placements might include renumerated positions for time
Kirkwood at j.kirkwood@watercentre.org
spent on project work, or in-kind contributions to cover project costs
under voluntary work arrangements. For enquiries relating to the MIWM program, please email
Alternatively, fixed-value scholarship top-ups can be offered to attract admin@watercentre.org or call +61 7 3028 7600.
MIWM participants to explore a particular challenge facing one or
more organisations who are looking for novel solutions. STU D EN T FIN A L PRO J ECT
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This brochure was compiled in March 2018. Information in this brochure was accurate at the time of International WaterCentre Pty Ltd
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