Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student will be familiar with basic programming techniques to be used for creating physical computing art projects.

Credits: 3

Schedule: 10.01.2024 - 15.02.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Gregoire Rousseau, Denise Ziegler

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 emphasis of this course is to introduce students to programming techniques that can be used to control or interact with objects in the real, physical world. Processing and Arduino will be the main programming environments used.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Individual and small group discussion and critique. Active participation in classwork. Successful completion of own project.

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    81 hours / 3 cr

    24h contact teaching, 72h independent work

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I
    2023-2024 Autumn I

    Enrollment :

    Registration for Courses in 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.