LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students who successfully complete this course should be able to:
Recognize characteristics of master-level education, including pedagogical approaches and programs at the Department of Design and resources relevant to their studies.
Demonstrate ability to engage with the wider and future societal context of design, including contemporary issues and emerging challenges.
Apply communication skills suitable across disciplines, implemented in class and within collaborative work.
Credits: 2
Schedule: 07.09.2021 - 10.09.2021
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Pirjo Kääriäinen, Meri Arnala
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
The MA INTRO course clarifies the offering, pedagogies and mindset of the master programs in design. The course prepares the students for the shift in the study objectives from undergraduate to master studies. Contact teaching and tasks structure student learning about their own goals and orientations in design and in relation to future societal needs. As a startup to ongoing studies, the course has a social agenda to create peer networks across programs in the department.
The course is scheduled so that students participate in the ARTS and MA Program orientations at the same time.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
The assessment is done continuously of:
- Participation in contact teaching sessions
- Contribution to individual and group tasks
- Completion of peer-evaluation
Two contact days during the course are mandatory to pass: an i
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course is taught as an intensive teaching module during Orientation Week (before Period I starts).
2ECTS is equal to a 54-hour workload. MA INTRO course workload includes:
- 8h Contact teaching including lectures, workshops and presentations
- 11h In class and independent work on assigned tasks
- 1h Peer-evaluation
- 7h time to think
Remainder of workload in the course is for attending orientation activities arranged by Aalto ARTS and students own MA Program in the Department of Design. That workload is not detailed here.
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Will be provided on MyCourses
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
10 Reduced Inequality
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
13 Climate Action
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
For detailed schedule and more information see https://djs.aalto.fi/intro/
Grading scale changed 0-5 -> pass/fail by decision of Academic Committee for Arts, Design and Architecture on 25 August, 2020.
Teaching Period:
2020-2021 Summer
2021-2022 Summer
Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=MUO-E0000
Registration for Courses: Sisu replaces Oodi on 9 August, 2021. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-in-aalto-arts
Students can register themselves via WebOodi in advance of the course or during the course (guidance will be provided).
The order of priority for students in the course is as follows:
- students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have scheduled it for the current academic year in their personal study plan (HOPS);
- exchange students for whom the course is a part of his/her officially approved learning agreement and scheduled to be taken during the current semester;
- students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have not completed it yet;
- students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and has been scheduled in the student's PSP (HOPS) for the current academic year
- students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
- other students.