LEARNING OUTCOMES
After this course students:
- are able to create a scientific research plan to investigate advanced material properties
- are able to independently analyse results gained from advanced material analysing equipment, such as Raman microscopy or DVS
- are able to report research results in the style and quality of peer-review journal manuscript
Credits: 5
Schedule: 06.09.2023 - 13.10.2023
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Lauri Rautkari
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:
This course includes advanced analytical techniques to examine the material properties of wood and wood-based materials. Techniques can include e.g. numerical methods, DVS, FTIR, Raman microscopy, etc. Research topics can be related to e.g. wood physics and micromechanics, wood and water interaction or wood structure and property interaction. The materials investigated can be e.g. different wood species, wood-based composites or modified wood. The results are reported in compact form (e.g. a manuscript for peer-review journal).
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Learning is evaluated based on project work agreed with the responsible teacher.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures and project work. To be agreed with the responsible teacher.
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
15 Life on Land
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 No teaching
2023-2024 Autumn IEnrollment :
Max. 20 students. Students of Fibre and Polymer Engineering major and Aalto Wood minor are prioritized.
A course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.