Water resources are invaluable. Learn how to manage them properly by studying this TECH Postgraduate certificate"

Aware of the relevance and timeliness of specialization in the water sector, this TECH Postgraduate certificate will seek to revalue the professional profile of the engineer through in-depth knowledge of everything related to water resources management. In this sense, the program stands out for its first-rate content that encompasses all the areas in which the engineer must act and have the skills to perform a quality praxis, based on the latest developments in the sector.

Specifically, the Postgraduate certificate in Water Resources of an Urban Water Service Service develops one of the key aspects that a professional dedicated to the urban water service must know: the management of available water resources.

In this regard, the Postgraduate certificate delves into the characterization of traditional resources: surface water and groundwater, determining the most relevant aspects of each one of them. It also establishes the alternative resources to be taken into account in the system in order to maintain its environmental sustainability in the long term.

Upon completion of this academic program, the professional will be able to establish the necessary strategies to maintain an adequate balance between demand and sustainability of water catchment. In addition, you will understand the importance of the current means of connectivity to optimize the management of water resources.

All this, condensed in a study plan of only six weeks, which also stands out for being 100% online, which allows the student to study comfortably and adapted to their needs. In this way, it will be the professionals who will establish the time they dedicate to study, without having to neglect their professional work.

The water sector is booming, and the engineer who is prepared to work in it will be one step closer to being at the forefront of their profession"

This Postgraduate certificate in Water Resources of an Urban Water Service contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts in engineering focused on the integral water cycle
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This Postgraduate certificate will not only help you acquire new professional competencies, but will also equip you with invaluable skills that will enable you to improve in your daily practice"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced engineering experts.

Update your knowledge and become an expert engineer in water resources"

As this is an online program, you can study comfortably wherever you want"
 

The contents of this academic program have been designed by a group of engineering professionals who bring to this training their years of experience in the sector. In the same way, a number of experts in other areas collaborate in the development of academic materials that complete and enrich the Postgraduate certificate in an interdisciplinary way. This assures students that by studying here they will have access to the most complete and up-to-date compendium of contents in the Spanish-speaking market.

You will have at your disposal a complete content bank that will help you learn in a more comfortable and effective way"

Module 1. Water Resources in a Water Supply

1.1. Groundwater. Groundwater Hydrology

1.1.1. Groundwater
1.1.2. Characteristics of Groundwater
1.1.3. Groundwater Types and Location
1.1.4. Water Flow Through Porous Media. Darcy's Law

1.2. Surface Water

1.2.1. Surface Water Characteristics
1.2.2. Division of Surface Water
1.2.3. Difference Between Groundwater and Surface Water

1.3. Alternative Water Resources

1.3.1. Use of Groundwater. Runoff and Rainwater
1.3.2. Renewable Versus Polluted Resource
1.3.3. Reusable Water from WWTPs. Reused From Buildings
1.3.4. Initiatives, Measures and Control Bodies

1.4. Water Balances

1.4.1. Methodology and Theoretical Considerations for Water Balances
1.4.2. Quantitative Water Balance
1.4.3. Qualitative Water Balance
1.4.4. The Sustainable Environment
1.4.5. Resources and Risks in Unsustainable Environments. Climate Change

1.5. Capture and Storage. Environmental Protection

1.5.1. Catchment and Storage Components
1.5.2. Surface Catchment or Underground Catchment
1.5.3. Potabilization (DWTP)
1.5.4. Storage
1.5.5. Distribution and Sustainable Consumption
1.5.6. Sewage Network
1.5.7. Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
1.5.8. Discharge and Reuse
1.5.9. Ecological Flow
1.5.10. Eco-Social Urban Water Cycle

1.6. Optimal Water Management Model. Principles of Supply

1.6.1. Set of Sustainable Actions and Processes
1.6.2. Provision of Supply and Sewerage Services
1.6.3. Quality Assurance. Knowledge Generation
1.6.4. Actions to Be Taken to Ensure the Quality of Water and its Installations
1.6.5. Knowledge Generation for the Prevention of Errors

1.7. Optimal Water Management Model. Socioeconomic Principles

1.7.1. Current Financing Model
1.7.2. Taxes in the Management Model
1.7.3. Financing Alternatives. Proposals for the Creation of Financing Platforms
1.7.4. Security of Water Supply (Distribution and Supply) for All
1.7.5. Involvement of Local, National and International Communities in Financing

1.8. Monitoring Systems. Prediction, Prevention and Contingency Situations

1.8.1. Identification of Water Bodies and their Status
1.8.2. Water Distribution Proposals According to Needs
1.8.3. Water Knowledge and Control
1.8.4. Maintenance of the Installations

1.9. Good Practices in Water Supply and Sustainability

1.9.1. Posadas Periurban Park, Córdoba
1.9.2. Palma del Río Periurban Park, Córdoba
1.9.3. State of the Art. Others

1.10. The 5G in Water Resources Management

1.10.1. Characteristics of 5G
1.10.2. Importance of 5G
1.10.3. Relationship of the 5G with the Water Resource

Start today to achieve everything you deserve by studying at TECH"