LEARNING OUTCOMES
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate skills in academic discourse, presentation and critique
- Communicate research to new audiences
- Give and receive feedback in a constructive manner
- Understand and discuss current topics in design research
- Contribute constructively to fellow researchers' ongoing work
Credits: 4
Schedule: 29.09.2021 - 11.05.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Elise Hodson
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:
Presentation, reading and discussion of research papers and ongoing research work by doctoral students, senior researchers and professors. This course for doctoral students also serves as a forum for department-level sharing of research results. Occasionally, we invite academics from outside our department to further stimulate our work.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
2 credits: participation (attending 80%) and presenting a paper
2 additional (optional) credits: serving as a discussant
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Participation in seminar sessions approximately once a month, including reading presenters' papers ahead of time and contributing to class discussion.
Preparation and delivery of one presentation.
Optional: serving as a discussant.
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Minimum number of participants: 8
This course is open to doctoral students across the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, however preference is given to those in the Department of Design.
Teaching Period:
2020-2021 Autumn I-Spring V
2021-2022 Autumn I-Spring V
Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=MUO-L010101
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
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