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 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
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