LEARNING OUTCOMES
The aim of the course is to provide challenging environment for action, where the students are encouraged to experiment their ideas related to a given theme with a brave and open-minded attitude. The main objectives of the course are (1) to nourish the creative process with material exploration and experiments with different techniques and (2) to support the self-managing of the creative process with documentation, reflection and discussions. Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
* Identify suitable ways to document their ideas, processes and outcomes
* Understand how creative process proceeds
* Implement their ideas in to a form of an artefact by using a variety of skills, tools and materials
* Organise the issues related to their creative process in a written format
* Coordinate their own creative process
* Produce a tangible art/craft piece or design and reflect on its birth and meaningfulness in written format
Credits: 12
Schedule: 10.01.2023 - 23.02.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Maarit Mäkelä
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
Maarit Mäkelä maarit.makela@aalto.fi
+358 50 3722168
Priska Falin priska.falin@aalto.fi
+358 50 320 5254
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:
Each year the course have special theme and the course starts with five-days excursion to the theme-related destination in Finland. The starting point of the course is an idea of a researching artist/designer with a capability to conceptualize the perceived phenomena and experience. For supporting the process, the students keep working diary throughout the course. In the diary, the students reflect the working process by sketching and writing. In addition, the students document the entire process by photographing, videotaping or with other recording media. The students can utilise different studios when elaborating their individual tasks and producing their final artefact. This work is supported with tutoring sessions, shared discussions, lectures, excursions and literature assignments. The course consists in three phases: (I) collecting information (excursions, lectures, literature); (II) processing and interpreting the collected data (working in studios, sharing the process in group sessions); and (III) presenting the interpretation (final artefact and related exhibition).
applies in this implementation
The destination of the trip in this course is Inari, and the journey takes place 15-21.1.2022. The theme of this year’s course is Local. The course will end with an exhibition in Väre (20.2-5.3.2023) from where first week includes exhibition building and opening event.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
For passing the course, the student has to participate in excursion, lectures and group activity (80%), and present the final artefact. After the course, the student has to deliver learning diary. Evaluation criteria: activity during the course, the creative process, quality of the final artefact and learning diary.
applies in this implementation
25 % activity during the course; 25 % the creative process, 25 % quality of the final artefact; 25 % learning diary
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Course workload 12 cr = 324 h. 80% attendance is required.
Contact teaching 104 h
Individual work 169 h
Personal reflection 50 h
Course evaluation 1 h
applies in this implementation
Journey 54 h / 2 cr
Briefing, reviews, lecturing and tutoring sessions 54 h / 2 cr
Independent art/craft/design work 135 h / 5 cr
Learning diary 27 h / 1 cr
Personal reflection 54 h / 2 cr
DETAILS
Study Material
applies in this implementation
Kosonen, Krista & Mäkelä, Maarit (2012). Designing platform for exploring and reflecting on creative process. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 45, 227 – 238. Other literature sources will be given during the course.
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Please notice that the enrollment time ends three weeks before the course starts. The acceptance will be informed to all applicants before Christmas holidays.
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III
2023-2024 Spring IIIEnrollment :
Priority to 1st year Contemporary Design major students who have completed their BA degree. Min. 8 - Max. 16 students.
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
applies in this implementation
For 2023 course, the enrollment is open only one week (12-19.12.2022). The acceptance for the course will be informed to all applicants 21.12.2022
The course will start with 5 day’s journey to Inari, Finland. The travel and accommodation costs will be covered by Aalto, but the student must pay 120 for the food.
We will travel to Inari by using public transportation - train and bus. The excursion is elemental and compulsory part of the course.
Details on the schedule
applies in this implementation
Week 1 (9-13.1) - Course introduction. Students present their Pre-tasks
Week 2 (15-21.1) - Excursion to Inari (5 days + 2 nights in train)
Week 3 (23-27.1) - Student presentations of Task 1, reading discussions, project begins
Week 4 (30.1-3.2) - Student presentations of Task 2, reading discussions, project continues
Week 5 (6.2.-10.2) - Project continues, exhibition planning begins
Week 6 (13-17.2) - Finalizing the projects and the exhibition design
Week 7 (20-23.2) - Building of the exhibition and final critique & exhibition opening
- Teacher: Mäkelä Maarit