MSc

MSc Desalination Shift Operations

Hand over a plant shift

Online & New Capital Campus

4 Semesters (2 Years)36 creditsEnglish

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Overview

Alarms, a chemical log, and the handover. Fully online using a simulated log. Not an operator licence. MSc Desalination Shift Operations is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 4 Semesters (2 Years), and the credit total is 36. Students move from Alarm through Alarm; Chemical; Handover; Outage; Sample; Shift pack, and finish on Shift pack. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change. Reading is a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. The artefact a marker expects is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Read an alarm Complete a log Write the handover Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

The credit total on this page is the sum of the courses in the curriculum. Assessment is the work named on each course.

Who This Programme Is For

Supervisors
Control analysts
Planners
Utility officers

Faculty spotlight

Imperial University in Cairo supervises the courses and the final assessed file. Supervision is assigned from the school that owns the award.

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What You Will Learn

Read an alarm
Complete a log
Write the handover
Explain an outage
Submit the shift

Curriculum

Stage 1 — Methods and cases

Code	Course	Credits · hours
DSL501	Alarm Alarm (DSL501) is a 6-credit course on MSc Desalination Shift Operations, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Alarm as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. DSL501-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Alarm DSL501-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Alarm DSL501-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Alarm DSL501-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Alarm DSL501-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Alarm DSL501-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Alarm	6 · 60 h
DSL502	Chemical Chemical (DSL502) is a 6-credit course on MSc Desalination Shift Operations, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Chemical as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. DSL502-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Chemical DSL502-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Chemical DSL502-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Chemical DSL502-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Chemical DSL502-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Chemical DSL502-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Chemical	6 · 60 h
DSL503	Handover Handover (DSL503) is a 6-credit course on MSc Desalination Shift Operations, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Handover as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. DSL503-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Handover DSL503-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Handover DSL503-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Handover DSL503-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Handover DSL503-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Handover DSL503-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Handover	6 · 60 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

DSL501

Alarm

Alarm (DSL501) is a 6-credit course on MSc Desalination Shift Operations, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Alarm as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

DSL501-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Alarm
DSL501-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Alarm
DSL501-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Alarm
DSL501-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Alarm
DSL501-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Alarm
DSL501-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Alarm

6 · 60 h

DSL502

Chemical

Chemical (DSL502) is a 6-credit course on MSc Desalination Shift Operations, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Chemical as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

DSL502-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Chemical
DSL502-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Chemical
DSL502-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Chemical
DSL502-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Chemical
DSL502-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Chemical
DSL502-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Chemical

6 · 60 h

DSL503

Handover

Handover (DSL503) is a 6-credit course on MSc Desalination Shift Operations, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Handover as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

DSL503-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Handover
DSL503-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Handover
DSL503-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Handover
DSL503-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Handover
DSL503-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Handover
DSL503-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Handover

6 · 60 h

Stage 2 — Practice and project

Code	Course	Credits · hours
DSL504	Outage Outage (DSL504) is a 6-credit course on MSc Desalination Shift Operations, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Outage as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. DSL504-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Outage DSL504-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Outage DSL504-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Outage DSL504-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Outage DSL504-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Outage DSL504-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Outage	6 · 60 h
DSL505	Sample Sample (DSL505) is a 6-credit course on MSc Desalination Shift Operations, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Sample as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. DSL505-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Sample DSL505-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Sample DSL505-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Sample DSL505-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Sample DSL505-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Sample DSL505-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Sample	6 · 60 h
DSL506	Shift pack Shift pack (DSL506) is a 6-credit course on MSc Desalination Shift Operations, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Shift pack as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. DSL506-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Shift pack DSL506-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Shift pack DSL506-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Shift pack DSL506-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Shift pack DSL506-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Shift pack DSL506-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Shift pack	6 · 60 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

DSL504

Outage

Outage (DSL504) is a 6-credit course on MSc Desalination Shift Operations, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Outage as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

DSL504-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Outage
DSL504-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Outage
DSL504-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Outage
DSL504-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Outage
DSL504-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Outage
DSL504-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Outage

6 · 60 h

DSL505

Sample

Sample (DSL505) is a 6-credit course on MSc Desalination Shift Operations, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Sample as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

DSL505-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Sample
DSL505-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Sample
DSL505-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Sample
DSL505-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Sample
DSL505-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Sample
DSL505-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Sample

6 · 60 h

DSL506

Shift pack

Shift pack (DSL506) is a 6-credit course on MSc Desalination Shift Operations, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can find where time or cost is lost and recommend one operational change, using Shift pack as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a process map, a capacity note, and a disruption case. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation for one lane, site, or service with the cost and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

DSL506-M1 · Order, nodes, delay, and a flow map — Shift pack
DSL506-M2 · Demand, capacity, stock, and stock-out — Shift pack
DSL506-M3 · A break in the chain and the response — Shift pack
DSL506-M4 · Cost, time, and who pays for the buffer — Shift pack
DSL506-M5 · One lane, site, or corridor — Shift pack
DSL506-M6 · A change recommendation with cost and risk — Shift pack

6 · 60 h

Career Paths

Shift supervisor
Control room analyst
Maintenance planner
Water utility officer
Graduate operator

Programme Highlights

6 courses, 36 credits
Capstone: Shift pack
The handover names the open alarm
Not a professional licence

Assessment

Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

A bachelor's degree from a recognised institution, or equivalent professional standing considered by admissions

English language

English sufficient for postgraduate study, or evidence of prior English-medium study

Documents

A statement of about 500 words on why this award fits your work
Two references, academic or professional
A CV showing study and relevant work

Programme questions

How long is the MSc Desalination Shift Operations?

The published duration is 4 Semesters (2 Years). Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at IUC. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Imperial University in Cairo publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.

How do I apply?

Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@iucairo.co.uk.

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