Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1 comprehend the basics of design thinking and education.
2 utilise sustainable design thinking in their own work
3 build their relationship to materiality and comprehend new materialism

Credits: 6

Schedule: 15.04.2024 - 19.04.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Tomi Slotte Dufva, Heidi Fast

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: Finnish, Swedish, English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Course introduces the student into design thinking and materiality from various critical perspectives.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Particiapation in lectures and discussions, completing given individual and group assignments. Minimum 80% attendance. Please see MyCourses page for more detailed information.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  6 ECTS ≈ 162h

  Contact teaching 20h

  Other 142h

  Lecturers, workshops, excursion (also outside of the campus area), practice-based work, reading, writing.

  Participation in the course. Minimum 80% attendance.

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

4 Quality Education

5 Gender Equality

6 Clean Water and Sanitation

7 Affordable and Clean Energy

8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

10 Reduced Inequality

11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

12 Responsible Production and Consumption

13 Climate Action

14 Life Below Water

15 Life on Land

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

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

  Enrollment :

  Minimum amount of participants: 8
  Maximum amount of participants varies according to the implementation of the course.

  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

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