Managing Water Organisations
This course will be offered in an online/remote teaching format due to Covid-19 restrictions. The course's content and learning objectives will remain unchanged, while the duration may be extended. You can contact the course coordinator for more information about the new -temporary- format of the course.
For whom?
Young and mid-career professionals with an interest in strategic and operational management and governance of water organizations.
Prerequisites
Preferably experience in the water sector. A bachelors degree or equivalent. Basic PC-computer knowledge. Good command of English language.Dates, Fee, ECTS
Start: 22 February 2021
End: 19 March 2021
ECTS credit points: 5
Deadline IHE application: 31 January 2021 - 23.59 (CET)
Course fee: € 3000
Start: 14 February 2022
End: 04 March 2022
Deadline IHE application: 13 January 2022 - 23.59 (CET)
Course fee: € 3000
VAT is not included in the course fee
Learning objectives
- Relate academic debates concerning water management and water supply and sanitation provisioning to the management of water organizations
- Explain the position and strategy of a water organization in relation to its institutional environment
- Diagnose challenges for a water organization in relation to its context and develop strategic plans accordingly, including the management of change
Course content
The syllabus covers topics such as: Organisational perspectives; organisations and institutions, institutional analysis; organisational behaviour, organisational structure, the behaviour of people in organisations and the behaviour of organisation. Understanding change; concepts of change, models of change, drivers for change, categories of change (including tactical and strategic), barriers / resistance, managing the process of change. Human resources management, organisational culture, leadership and management style, teamwork, influencing, change and stress. Systems for change, total quality management, management information systems.