MUO-C0122 - Advanced Surfacing and Digital Sculpting, Lecture, 26.2.2025-10.4.2025

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

After completion of the course, student is able to

  1. evaluate surface quality
  2. use advanced surface modeling tools & techniques
  3. use digital sculpting as a tool for industrial design
  4. design higher quality 3D surface models.

Credits: 6

Schedule: 26.02.2025 - 10.04.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Anssi Ahonen

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:

    The course provides an introduction to advanced surface modeling - what it means and takes to create high (surface) quality CAD models for product development. The course also introduces tools to incorporate digital sculpting to industrial design workflow.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Assignments (surface quality and complexity, use of tools, attendance & activity, process). 100% active attendance in class, of which 20% can be compensated with homework.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures, workshops, online material, readings, tutoring, individual work, final assignment, critique 

    Workload 6 cr = 162 hours

    • Guided studying 60 h
    • Independent studying 69 h
    • Internalisation and reflection 32 h
    • Giving course feedback 1 h

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    MyCourses

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring IV
    2025-2026 Spring IV

    Registration:

    Registration in Sisu. Group size: 5-20. A quota for 5 seats is reserved for Digital Fashion Design minor students.

    Registration priority order:

    1. Digital Models and Artefacts minor students
    2. Bachelor’s Programme in Design (en) students and Bachelor’s Programme in Design and Fashion major in Design (fi) students
    3. Digital Fashion Design minor students
    4. Bachelor’s Programme in Design and Fashion major in Fashion students
    5. Master’s Programme in Design students and International Design Business Management students
    6. ARTS exchange students
    7. ARTS students

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