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
During the course the students will learn to understand and study their environment through an artistic and experimental approach. Students learn to put this approach into perspective of their own fields of studies and practices. The emphasis of the course will be on the mechanism of pressure systems in our urban environment and on the concrete and circumstantial influence they have on our actions.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 21.04.2021 - 02.06.2021
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Maria Villa Largacha, Denise Ziegler
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Maria Villa Largacha, Denise Ziegler
Contact information for the course (valid 18.03.2021-21.12.2112):
For questions you can contact the teacher via e-mail: denise.ziegler@aalto.fi
Under Pressure is a hybrid course with two in-person sessions (5.5. and 12.5.).
However, also this workshop sessions (5.5. and 12.5.) can be organised as a hybrid with students participating online and some in-person.
CEFR level (applies in this implementation):
Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):
Teaching language: English
Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
During the course the student will be made acquainted with systems of pressure form a physical (mechanical), social, experimental and artistic point of view. Examining one concrete pressure system, the distribution of water in an urban surrounding (ie. Espoo and Helsinki water towers), leads to philosophical, experimental, artistic, social, political and juridical questions in connection to water, ownership, pressure, aesthetics and justice.
The course consists of lectures, “hands on”, experimental workshops, excursions and independent working processes. There will be an exhibition in the end of the course.
Applies in this implementation:
During the course the students will learn to understand and study their environment through an artistic and experimental approach. Students learn to put this approach into perspective of their own fields of studies and practices. The emphasis of the course will be on the mechanism of pressure systems in our urban environment and on the concrete and circumstantial influence they have on our actions.
The course is practice based. It is important that you are able to attend the sessions (at least 80%).
During the course we will visualise in different ways pressure systems around us. We will for example use experimental drawing (no previous knowledge needed) to register pressure. We will build experimental pneumatic pressure system models in a workshop (possible hybrid event), we will listen to a lecture of a painter using pressure as a theme and look in to how experimental filmmaker work with the theme of pressure. We also will listen to an expert on environmental water law on the theme of global water circulation in connection to legal issues of water distribution and the pressure on society in this field.
Guests in the course: Petteri Eskelinen (sculptor), Viljami Heinonen (painter), Antti Belinskij (professor on environmental water law).
We will collect all our experimental material produced during the course and make an online exhibition with a selection of the material.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Attendance 20 % of the grade
Participation 20 % of the grade
Final work 60 % of the gradeApplies in this implementation:
For evaluation criteria: actively participating in the exercises and discussions of the course is important. Ability to work independently or in groups on the given tasks.
Workload
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Contact teaching 28 h
Independent work 99 h
Reflection 8 h80% attendance required
Applies in this implementation:
The focus in this course is on experimental, practise based working with own drawings, sculpting as well as observing the urban surroundings with different means (drawing, photographing, constructing, writing and other registering methods). Reflecting is also part of the project and the working time.
Contact teaching 36 hr
Independent work 99 hr
80% attendance is needed
DETAILS
Study Material
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Will be given in the beginning of the course
Applies in this implementation:
You need basic A4 paper or other drawing paper and drawing material (pencils etc). We might use phones for documenting situations. Other material will be given.
Prerequisites
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
No prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
17 Partnerships for the Goals
- Teacher: Villa Largacha Maria
- Teacher: Ziegler Denise