Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Credits: 2 - 10

Schedule: 29.02.2024 - 11.04.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Virpi Roto

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

Virpi Roto, Senior University Lecturer, virpi.roto@aalto.fi

Please follow "applies in this implementation" descriptions for this Syllabus.

After successful completion of the AI & Design course, the student is able to:

- Reflect from different viewpoints how AI may change the design profession

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:

  A project with varying content may be initiated by the student's study programme, by some other organization or by the student(s). Suitable project  may be for example an extented project based on course or course assignment or a one-time course organized by the University and carried out as a co-operation with a company or an organization. The content will vary for each project and will be explained in the project announcement or project plan. Projects inititated by others than study programme are always agreed upon beforehand with the teacher in charge. Projects with varying contents are elective studies and do not have a registration period. If you plan to study the course, contact the teacher in charge.

• applies in this implementation

  AI & Design Course
  

  After this class, the students are able to reflect on the impact of AI on the design profession from different viewpoints.
  
  

  The lecture topics approach this area at least from the following perspectives:

  1. How designers can utilize AI in their work
  2. Human-AI Interaction design
  3. Ethical aspects of AI

  The course consists of lectures, reading materials, group discussions, group work, and a final survey.
  

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Decided based on project.

• applies in this implementation

  The course requires active participation in the lectures and timely submission of all course assignments. To pass the course, the students need to

  1. Actively attend to all sessions
  2. Prepare for the interactive session, e.g., by reading materials or getting familiar with AI tools
  3. Submit all homework assignments showing understanding of the topic of the assignment
  4. Fill in the final survey
     
  
  

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Study methods are decided per each project. Total workload is 54-270 h.

  Course workload depends on the scope of the study attainment. 1 credit equals 27 hours of student's active work. In addition to the active work, 10-20% of reflective processing time should be taken into account when estimating overall workload and respective amount of credits.

• applies in this implementation

  54 hours (2cr), Period IV

  • Contact teaching: 12h (6x2h)
    
  • Pre-lecture assignments: 10h (5x2h)
  • Post-lecture assignments: 18h (6x3h)
  • Final reflective survey: 4h
    
  • Time to think: 10h
  
  

DETAILS

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 : Finnish

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

  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-at-aalto-arts

Details on the schedule

• applies in this implementation

  The first six sessions include a lecture (~45min), followed by group discussion / work in pairs and presenting the results (~45min).

  The final survey is open during the exam week. It requires reflection on the impact of AI on design profession, course feedback, and proposals for the AI topic continuation at the Department of Design.
  

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