Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student understands the current situation in the field of drawing, is familiar with research into drawing and concepts in the field. What is the difference between a drawing that is an artefact and a drawing that can be used in design 1. as a tool for communication 2. as an instrument of design 3. as a tool for analysis. If drawing is thinking instead of thought, how does it impact us?

Credits: 6

Schedule: 08.02.2023 - 05.04.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Marja Nurminen, Saarikoski

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

Teachers:

Marja Nurminen marja.nurminen@aalto.fi

Hanna Saarikoski hanna.saarikoski@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 following themes are addressed in the course: the relationship between the body and drawing, the relationship between urban environment and drawing, drawing and the social environment, memory and drawing and a conceptual approach to drawing.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Exercises, lectures, personal guidance and independent work.

• applies in this implementation

  • Course completion requires at least 80% attendance and completion of assigned work given by the teachers by a specific deadline.
  • Students are requested to notify the teacher via e-mail, whose classes you are
    absent from of any absence due to illness or another serious reason.
  • If you are sick, make a substitute assignment which you will be given by the teachers
    
  
  

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  84h contact teaching, 78h independent work

DETAILS

Study Material

• applies in this implementation

  Vitamin D3: Today's Best in Contemporary Drawing, 2021, Editors of Phaidon

  Emma Dexter (Author)

  Vitamin D2: New Perspectives in Drawing Hardcover May 21, 2013 

  On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century Hardcover  December 31, 2010

  Editors of Phaidon (Author)
  

  Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing Hardcover December 1, 2005
  
  

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

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

  Enrollment :

  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-in-aalto-arts

  
  Minimum amount of participants is 8 students. Maximum amount of participants is 20 students.

   

• applies in this implementation

  We have built the course content around findings in Marja Nurminen's doctoral research (forthcoming) especially personal orientations towards drawing.
  

Details on the schedule

• applies in this implementation

  Course has an important intensive period 21st - 24th of February (Tuesday  - Friday) when the students are working with their own project. Under the intensive period there will be also guest lectures every morning.
  

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