LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course gives general understanding about radio science applications in space technology and remote sensing and presents current developments in this field. This course helps student in main and minor subject selection.
Credits: 2
Schedule: 06.09.2022 - 18.10.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jaan Praks, Anne Lähteenmäki
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:
The course gives an overview on space environment, current trends in space technology, and remote sensing instruments and applications. The following application topics will be covered: environmental disaster assessment from space, climate change monitoring, interplanetary exploration, deep space missions, cosmology and radio astronomy and space research in Finland. During the course several visiting top lecturers from various space research and remote sensing institutes give general lectures about their topic.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Compulsory lectures and seminar presentation. (No examination.)
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures 14 h (1 x 2 h per week). Independent work: preparation of seminar talk 11 h, preparation for lectures 28 h.
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
13 Climate Action
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I
2023-2024 Autumn IEnrollment :
Registration for Courses on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi).