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

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Define the scope of a final project.
  • Develop a project plan.
  • Implement a project plan.
  • Apply time management techniques to their project development.
  • Summarise and communicate the essence of their project development.
  • Demonstrate 2D & 3D modelling capabilities applied to their own designs.
  • Select and apply appropriate additive and subtractive techniques in digital fabrication.
  • Demonstrate competence in design, fabrication and programming of their own fabbed microcontroller PCB, including an input & output device.

Credits: 9

Schedule: 10.01.2022 - 03.06.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Matti Niinimäki, Krisjanis Rijnieks

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

Please contact Krisjanis Rijnieks if you have any questions about the course.

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:

    This course has varying content for each study event and will be arranged the following ways.

    The main implementation of this course in 2020 2022:

    • Supporting course that runs parallel to the Digital Fabrication courses in the Department of Media.

    Other possible content for this course:

    • Topical courses or workshops in the field of digital fabrication.
    • Other independent study projects or research in the field of digital fabrication.

    More details on the course content can be found in the course syllabus for each implementation of the course.

  • applies in this implementation

    The Digital Fabrication Studio course is a complementary to the Digital Fabrication I, II and III courses. Its purpose is to guide the final project development if you are taking all three Digital Fabrication courses and are aiming for the official Fab Academy diploma.

    The course consists of weekly meetings where progress towards the final project is tracked.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    This course has varying content, see the course syllabus for each implementation of the course for details on the working and assessment methods.

  • applies in this implementation

    The work put towards the development of the final project is the key. Final project has to be produced in order to pass the course. And exhibition is planned after the course and it is a possibility to showcase a final project

    The grading of the course is pass/fail. The amount of credits depends on the progress students are showing during the course.

    To acquire 9 credits, students must show progress during 90% of the weekly class meetings.

    The minimum of 3 credits is applicable if a student has produced a final project and has shown progress during 30% of the weekly class meetings.

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    • 3 9 ECTS
    • 80 240 hours

    This is a course with varying content. Please see the course syllabus for more details.

  • applies in this implementation

    Students are responsible for allocating enough time to move forward their final project. Aalto Fablab is available for the development of the final project. Machines have to be booked according to the latest information on the Aalto Fablab website.

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    More details on the study materials can be found in the course syllabus for each implementation of the course.

  • applies in this implementation

    The Fab Academy website is the central resource for inspiration regarding your final project.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

    10 Reduced Inequality

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course can be taken taken multiple times, but only up to the added maximum credits of 9 ECTS.

    All Digital Fabrication courses from the New Media study programme are committed to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

    Industry, Innovation and Infrastucture

    The Fab Academy course consists of 21 weeks that cover topics related to the state-of-the-art practices used in the digital (fabrication) industry as well as contributes to innovation and infrastructure. With the skill set acquired during the course one can catch up with jobs in the industry, invent her own job or contribute to the infrastructure with exceptionally innovative solutions and services.

    Reduced Inequalities

    The course focuses on skills and workflows that are accessible and affordable. Use of open source and free software is encouraged to reduce the proffessional dependencies on commercial proprietary tools. Fab Academy aims to foster understanding about how things work in order to be able to build things instead of being forced to buy them.

    Responsible Consumption and Production

    Digital fabrication as such is a process where most of the work happens digitally in the computer. Virtual models are being made and fabrication tools are used to test a design at the end of a development iteration. Using biodegradable and recycleable materials is encouraged as well as choosing the right materials for a design to reduce enviromental impact during and after its life cycle. Students are also encouraged to critically evaluate the environmental impact and other problems of the so-called maker culture and digital fabrication processes themselves.

    Teaching Period:

    2020-2021

    (2021, 2022) - No teaching

    Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=DOM-E515801

    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

    Maximum 15 students.

    The order of priority for admitting students to courses at Aalto ARTS 1.1.2018 onwards (approved by The Committee of Arts, Design and Architecture on 10.10.2017)

    The order of priority is as follows:

    1. 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);
    2. 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;
    3. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have not completed it yet;
    4. 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
    5. 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;
    6. students for whom the course is compulsory for their minor;
    7. students, for whom the course is part of his/her minor subject s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
    8. students who have applied for the course through a student mobility scheme (internal mobility within Aalto University, flexible study right (JOO) studies etc.);
    9. other students.

    Courses that are intended to be multidisciplinary (e.g. UWAS courses) may apply an order of priority based on the learning outcomes of the course, while bearing in mind the university obligation of enabling students to complete their degrees within the normative duration of study set for the degree. The order of priority does not apply to courses organised by the Centre for General Studies or doctoral courses.

    This decision on the order of priority does not influence the right of the teacher to define prerequisites for the course.

  • applies in this implementation

    It is recommended to take this course in parallel with the Digital Fabrication I, II and III courses. In the process you will get to know the global Fab Academy community and have the opportunity to transition to the global Fab Academy class and earn the global Fab Academy diploma.

Details on the schedule
  • applies in this implementation

    All lectures are hybrid or online mode depending on the latest COVID-19 information. Hybrid means that the meeting takes place online via Zoom and at the Aalto Fablab.