LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completing the course students:
(1) Have a deeper understanding of the experimental design process and capability to see the advantages of it.
(2) Have the ability to execute a complex experimental project from ideation to finalization and presentation.
(3) Organize their creative process more efficiently and produce a broader array of ideas.
Credits: 9
Schedule: 25.10.2022 - 08.12.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Anna-Marie van der Lei
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
Anna van der Lei
anna.van.der.lei@aalto.fi
+358 45 107 4949
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 course follows a pre-determined and changing topic that establishes the frame inside which the students work. Each time a different corporate partner or topic is involved determining the characteristics of the introduced course case. The first part of the course is done more collectively, with students generating ideas and materials on which every student can continue their individual work later on the course.
All the findings are documented with the aid of varying media. Here students are encouraged towards an experimental approach, re-thinking about the possibilities, processes and materials not forgetting the case in hand. The second part of the course is done individually where each student continues on the earlier findings developing them into novel artefact, let it be an object or a film.
Students are taught to see design and outcomes from a design process in a broader way to cater the divergent needs of possible clients, in this case the (corporate) partner and the course case. Students will conceptualize their work and translate an experiment into a novel outcome.
applies in this implementation
This year (2022) Experimental Design will focus on glass.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Documentation and content of background research, material design process and hands-on experimentations both in individual level and in group context; quality of personal learning diary; visual and verbal communication skills. Passing the course requires attending 80% of the contact sessions: lectures, excursions, group meetings and feedback discussions.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
9 cr - 243 hours. 80% attendance is required.
Contact teaching including lectures, group discussions, assignments and presentations 70 h
Independent work including literature study, writing assignments and studio/Lab work 142 h
Personal reflection 30 h
Course evaluation 1 h
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn II
2023-2024 Autumn IIEnrollment :
Min. 8 students - max. 16 students. Priority to Contemporary Design major students who have this course accepted in their personal study plan.
Registration for Courses: Sisu. 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-at-aalto-arts
Details on the schedule
applies in this implementation
Schedule (draft):
Week 1
Tuesday, 25 October (Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4)
09:15 » 12:00 introduction Glass (safety course) Group 1 - max 6 students
13:15 » 15:00 introduction Glass (safety course) Group 2 - max 6 students
Wednesday, 26 October, (Q203, Väre)
09:15 » 12:00 intro Experimental Design
Thursday, 27 October, (Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4)
09:15 » 15:00 introduction kiln techniques
Week 2
Tuesday, 1 November, Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4
09:15 » 15:00 tool exercise
Wednesday, 2 November, Q102, Väre
09:15 » 12:00 contact teaching
Thursday, 3 November, (Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4)
09:15 » 15:00 independent studio work + tutoring
Week 3
Tuesday, 6 November (Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4)
09:15 » 15:00 independent studio work
Wednesday, 7 November
09:15 » 12:00 contact teaching
Thursday, 8 November, (Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4)
09:15 » 15:00 independent studio work + tutoring
Week 4
Tuesday, 1 November, Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4
09:15 » 15:00 independent studio work
Wednesday, 9 November, Q201, Väre
09:15 » 12:00 contact teaching
Thursday, 10 November, Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4
09:15 » 15:00 independent studio work + tutoring
Week 5
Tuesday, 6 November (Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4)
09:15 » 15:00 independent studio work
Wednesday, 16 November, Q203, Väre
09:15 » 12:00 contact teaching
Thursday, 17 November, Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4
09:15 » 15:00 independent studio work + tutoring
Friday, 18 November, Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4
09:15 » 15:00 independent studio work
Week 6
Tuesday, 6 November (Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4)
09:15 » 15:00 independent studio work
Wednesday, 23 November, 09:15 » 12:00
09:15 » 12:00 contact teaching
Thursday, 24 November, Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4
09:15 » 15:00 independent studio work + tutoring
Friday, 25 November, Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4
09:15 » 15:00 independent studio work + tutoring
Week 7
Tuesday, 6 November (Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4)
09:15 » 15:00 independent studio work
Wednesday, 30 November, Q203 Väre
09:15 » 12:00 contact teaching
Thursday, 1 December, Lasipaja - 216, Konetekniikka 4
09:15 » 15:00 independent studio work + tutoring
Week 8
Thursday, 8 December, L102 Väre
End-presentations