Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After the course, you should be able to:
- be aware of various writing techniques and apply them creatively into their own writing projects;
- identify various registers of architectural writing and analyze them as regards, for example, their communicative purpose, cultural context, choice of vocabulary, and relation with the reader;
- recognize their individual strengths and weaknesses as writers;
- acknowledge the role and possibilities that writing has in both academic and professional practice and individual creative development.
Credits: 3
Schedule: 28.10.2020 - 17.02.2021
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Jenni Reuter, Jenni Reuter, Anni Vartola
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jenni Reuter, Jenni Reuter, Anni Vartola
Contact information for the course (valid 31.08.2020-21.12.2112):
Yhteydenotot sähköpostitse: anni.vartola@aalto.fi / Anni Vartola, vanhempi yliopistonlehtori, TkT (arkkitehtuuri)
Contact via email: anni.vartola@aalto.fi / Anni Vartola, senior university lecturer, D.Sc.(Architecture)
CEFR level (applies in this implementation):
Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):
Teaching language: Finnish
Languages of study attainment: Finnish, Swedish, English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
The course is a pragmatic, hands-on writing group on which we practise our writing skills and written expression. At the same time, the class meetings provide an academic Agraphia group (Paul J. Silvia, 2007) that offers support for anyone struggling with their writing (writer’s block, procrastination, productivity issues, content management problems etc.).
The course consists of weekly meetings (á 3 hours). We do writing exercises, get and give peer-feedback, analyse published text samples, and discuss our writing problems and goals.
The course has two separate language groups: Finnish and English.
Applies in this implementation:
Kurssin käytyäsi:
- olet tietoinen erilaisista kirjoittamista edesauttavista teknisistä harjoitteista ja osaat soveltaa niitä luovasti omiin kirjoitushankkeisiisi;
- tunnistat arkkitehtuurista kirjoittamisen eri rekisterit ja osaat tarkastella niitä esim. niiden viestinnällisten tavoitteiden, kulttuurisen kontekstin, sanastovalinnan ja lukijasuhteen kannalta;
- tunnistat omat vahvuutesi ja kehittämiskohteesi kirjoittajana;
- hahmotat kirjoittamisen merkityksen ja mahdollisuudet osana akateemista ja ammatillista toimintaa ja yksilöllistä luovaa kehittymistä.
After the course, you should be able to:
- be aware of various writing techniques and apply them creatively into your own writing projects;
- identify various registers of architectural writing and interpret them as regards, for example, their communicative purpose, cultural context, choice of vocabulary, and relation with the reader;
- recognize your individual strengths and points of development as a writer;
- acknowledge the role and possibilities that writing has in both academic and professional practice and individual creative development.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
The grading scale is passed/failed. The completion of the course entails 5/7 presence at the classes. In case of more absence, compensating work is negotiated individually.
Applies in this implementation:
Hyväksytty kurssisuoritus edellyttää 5/6 läsnäoloa tapaamisissa ja kaikkien tehtävien suorittamista.
The completion of the course entails 5/6 presence at the classes and the completion of all the exercises.
Workload
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
The course yields 3 ETCS (80 h):- 7 contact teaching à 3 hours = 21 h
- n. 59 h individual work: writing, text analyses, critical reading; 7–9 hrs per week on average.
Applies in this implementation:
Syksyn 2020 kurssissa on 6 tapaamista à 3 tuntia (yhteensä 18 h). Kotiläksyinä lisäksi jonkin verran valmistavaa lukemista, kirjoittamista, tekstiarviointia ja omaehtoista aineiston hankintaa yhteensä noin 62 h (≈ 10 h / vk).
In autumn 2020, the course will have 6 sessions à 3 hours (total 18 hrs). In addition, the course entails some individual homework as preparatory reading, writing, reviewing and independent material acquisition circa 62 hrs in total (≈10 hrs/week).
DETAILS
Study Material
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Reading material and exercises.
Applies in this implementation:
Kurssimateriaali jaetaan kurssin tapaamisissa. Taustateoksena käytetään myös seuraavaa kirjaa:
The course material will be available at the course meetings. The following title will also be used as a reference:Spector, Tom, & Damron Rebecca. How Architects Write. 2nd edition, Routledge, 2017. Available as an e-book via Aalto University Learning Centre: https://aalto.finna.fi/Record/alli.931689
Substitutes for Courses
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Replaces the course A-60.2333
FURTHER INFORMATION
Details on the schedule
Applies in this implementation:
Kurssiin kuuluu pieni ennakkotehtävä, joka annetaan kaksi viikkoa ennen kurssin alkua. Tehtävä on palautettava kurssin alkuun mennessä.
The course entails a small preliminary assignment which is given two weeks before the beginning of the course. The preliminary assignment is due by the start of the course.
- Teacher: Reuter Jenni
- Teacher: Vartola Anni