Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2019 - REM 654 D100

STT - Water Security (5)

Class Number: 10720

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Exploration of the multiple dimensions of water security is linked to the corresponding policy and practice in Canada and around the world. The following multiple, interlinked policy lenses are used to investigate water security concepts: human rights, political science, development economics, gender equity, geopolitics, regional integration and security, international law, national legislation, public health, trade, agriculture, energy generation, and water resources management.

COURSE DETAILS:

Two 2-hour classroom sessions each week include a one-hour lecture and a one-hour interactive discovery session. The classroom sessions introduce advanced concepts related to various dimensions of water security, reinforced by background reading from the textbook and other sources. A problem-based learning approach used in the course means that learning in classroom is matched by application of skills and tools to solving current water security challenges.

Students team up to undertake a practicum assignment, to be submitted in writing and presented at the end of the course; there is no final exam. Each team investigates a specific water security problem – often picked up from the news headlines – and prepares the evidence base used to develop a policy-relevant written piece.

Grading

  • Mid-Term Exam 20%
  • Class Assignments (3) 30%
  • Practicum 30%
  • In-class Participation 15%
  • Background Reading 5%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

The Human Face of Water Security, David Devlaeminck, Zafar Adeel, and Robert Sandford (2017, Springer).

Additional readings, including book chapters, policy reports, and research papers, are assigned throughout the course to accompany each lecture.

Lecture PowerPoint presentations and any additional reading and supplementary materials are made available through SFU Canvas (sfu.ca/canvas).

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

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