Course Name: Sustainable River Basin Management

Course abstract

This course links engineering sciences with social and economic sciences under the frame of sustainability with focus on water resources management at river basin level. It will deliver the following themes:' Concept of sustainability;Hydrological and nutrient cycles; Social, ecological and economic factors influencing water resources; Water concepts such as water scarcity, virtual water; Planetary systems boundaries; Climate change; Management options and tools in sustainable river basin management; river restoration; supply and demand management; mainstreaming gender; communication and conflict management; data and information management; systems thinking and hydro-social modelling; land and water management best and worst practices are discussed


Course Instructor

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Prof. Franziska Steinbruch

Dr. Franziska Steinbruch has recently joined the Indo-German Centre for Sustainability Chennai at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in India as Visiting Professor of Sustainable Water Resources Management. She holds a doctoral degree in hydrogeology from the Technical University of Mining and Technology Freiberg in Germany (Bergakademie Freiberg). She specialized in integrated water resources management, remote sensing & GIS, and isotope hydrology. She has about 15 years of working experience in Southern Africa, especially Mozambique, where she was among others responsible for the Centre for Geographic Information at the Catholic University of Mozambique and Head of Scientific Services of Gorongosa National Park.
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Teaching Assistant(s)

BENEDIKT BADER

IIT Madras

 Course Duration : Jul-Sep 2015
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 Enrollment : 18-May-2015 to 12-Jul-2015
 Exam registration : 01-Jul-2015 to 15-Aug-2015
 Exam Date : 06-Sep-2015

Enrolled

1787

Registered

81

Certificate Eligible

66

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

0

Elite

5

Successfully completed

32

Participation

29

Success

Elite

Gold




Legend

>=90 - Elite+Gold
60-89 - Elite
35-59 - Successfully Completed
<=34 - Certificate of Participation

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = 40% of average of all 8 assignments
  • Exam Score = 60% of Certification Exam Score
  • FINAL SCORE (Score on Certificate) = Exam Score + Assignment Score.
Sustainable River Basin Management - Toppers list

A NAGA VEERENDER NATH 70%

INDIAN DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED

TOSHIT KETAN TRIVEDI 67%

MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA

AAYUSH BHANDARI 61%

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA

MACHANE DANIEL .I 60%

NALANDA UNIVERSITY

VIKRAM SHEKHAWAT 60%

FREELANCE

SANDEEP BISHT 59%

CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION

VIVEK GEORGE 59%

University of kerala

SUNIL KUMAR MEENA 59%

CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BAORD

KANAGARAJ.K 59%

VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

MUHAMMED RANEEF SALIM 57%

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Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.