Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completing the course, students are able to:

• Articulate an advanced personal metacognition as a designer by recognizing, explaining, and applying selected concepts and principles of design activity;
• Collect design desiderata, i.e., objectives, requirements, constraints, and success criteria for a design of a challenging topic;
• Develop and execute suitable designerly strategies for the task in hand, with a focus on conceptual design;
• Develop skills and strategies in building representations of solution concepts that articulate the design intent;
• Present a convincing design concept aligned with desiderata, i.e., a future state enabling further design development.

Credits: 9

Schedule: 22.10.2024 - 29.11.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Severi Uusitalo

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:

  Throughout the duration of the course, students will engage in a progressive cultivation of their comprehension regarding design as a multifaceted activity. The significance of creativity within the design paradigm will be elucidated, highlighting its pivotal role as a catalyst in the evolution of design proficiency. Participants will refine their pragmatic abilities in generating design representations pertinent to a specific domain. Both the project and accompanying lectures will accentuate the integral role of conceptual design as a mechanism for knowledge acquisition. Furthermore, students will enhance their reflective capacities in tandem with the development of their conceptual framework, placing substantial emphasis on integrating theoretical constructs of design cognition with their empirical experiences. Lectures by both practicing designers and experts from the domain of the project topic will provide an essential body of additional knowledge and insights.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Assessment includes:

  • Course project
  • Reflective essay
  • Yearly defined bonus matrix, e.g. active participation, other

  100% active attendance, of which 20% can be covered with additional assignment.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Total workload is 9 cr = 243 h

  • Independent and team work 150 h
  • Contact teaching including tutoring and presentations 52 h
  • Personal reflection 40 h
  • Course evaluation 1h

   

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Yearly developed reading material of design research, other articles and book chapters. Available in MyCourses.

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

10 Reduced Inequality

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language: English

  Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn II
  2025-2026 Autumn II

  Registration:

  Registration in Sisu. Minimum number of students 9, maximum 24.

  Priority order:

  1. CoID students;
  2. IDBM and CS students;
  3. Other Aalto Master's students, including exchange students.

  Priority is given to students planning to take also Emerging Designs II in the Spring.

  Otherwise 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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