Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After successfully completing this course, students are able to:

• Iteratively develop further an existing concept
• Plan and execute prototypes and their development of a conceptual design to a validated concept level, demonstrating a strong design intent.
• Perform assessment of a design in multiple dimensions, including e.g. manufacturability and sustainability impacts of conceptual decisions.
• Articulate and present designs and the respective validation studies.
• Reflect on the development path.

Credits: 9

Schedule: 27.02.2023 - 20.04.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Irina Viippola

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

Responsible teacher: Irina Viippola / Irina.viippola@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:

  The course has a lecture and workshop series, that supports the team design projects. The starting point is an existing design concept prepared prior to the course, which then is iteratively developed to more mature design, including testing. Prototyping is a method used to gather insights of the problem space. The different dimensions of complexity are discussed during the course, as are methods of addressing them, e.g. modularity in product architecture design.

• applies in this implementation

  Students that have not taken the earlier Emerging Designs course will receive a tight brief that they must comply with. 

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Evaluation is based on active participation of the student to learning events and team project, assessment of the project and the report of it, including the reflection. Self-evaluation and peer evaluation is also used.

• applies in this implementation

  The end result (prototype and presentation) will count for 65% of the final grade. Activity on the course, ability to develop the concept, and possible peer evaluation / self-evaluation will count for the rest. 

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Total course workload 9 cr = 243 h

  • 40 h contact teaching
  • 160 h independent and team work
  • 32 h independent reflection
  • 1 h course evaluation

DETAILS

Study Material

• applies in this implementation

  Study material will be shared via MyCourses during the course.
  

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

12 Responsible Production and Consumption

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring IV
  2023-2024 Spring IV

  Enrollment :

  Registration in Sisu. Minimum number of students: 5 Maximum number of students: 16 

  Priority in order of:

  1. CoID
  2. DoD MA programmes
  3. other

  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 

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