Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successfully completing this course, students should be able to

-understand different forms of research-based knowledge and concepts that are used in support of fashion and textile design processes.

-understand and explain the role of research-based knowledge in the creative process (e.g. in data collection, documentation, and reflexive self-evaluation)

-show ability to use research-based knowledge in their own design practice

-explain in written and textual form the use of research-based knowledge in their design practice

Credits: 3

Schedule: 01.11.2021 - 14.02.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Kirsi Niinimäki

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

Kirsi Niinimäki, kirsi.niinimaki@aalto.fi

Marium Durrani, marium.durrani@aalto.fi

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:

  • Overview of different forms of research-based knowledge in fashion and textiles
  • Overview of different ways of collecting and analyzing knowledge in different design processes and in creative practice
  • Understanding the role of research-based knowledge in design and creative processes

• applies in this implementation

  
  

  
  

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Participation in contact teaching sessions (including 80% attendance)

  • Course assignments

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  81 h Total

  24h participating in course sessions

  20h reading course materials

  27h documenting and writing own creative process

  10 h Own reflection

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Selected reading delivered at the beginning of the course through MyCourses

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Min 8 students

  Teaching Period:

  2020-2021 Autumn II-Spring III

  2021-2022 Spring III-III

  Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=MUO-E1044

  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

  In WebOodi

• applies in this implementation

  
  

  
  

Details on the schedule

• applies in this implementation

  Course runs in zoom
  

  date/time 9.15-11.45	Topic
  1.11 Introduction	Course starts Documenting and reflecting your creative process Kirsi Niinimäki Marium Durrani
  8.11 Context building in a creative process	Leonardo Hidalgo Documenting and writing from own creative process   Context building Kirsi Niinimäki
  15.11	Information retrieval & referencing  by Eila Rämö
  22.11	Image retrieval & referencing  by Marika Sarvilahti
  29.11 Practice-led	Practice-led approach: Bilge Aktas Leonardo Hidalgo
  17.1 Practice-based User-centered	Experimental knowledge making: Emmi Pouta   User centered information in the design process Kirsi Niinimäki
  24.1	Examples from MA thesis works-Reflection and discussion part 1
  31.1	Examples from MA thesis works-Reflection and discussion part 2
  7.2 Ethnography	Other ways: Ethnography and understanding the ‘social’ in knowledge making Design ethnography Marium Durrani
  14.2	Positioning your own interest in MA thesis  Kirsi Niinimäki

   

  
  

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