Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

• Understand different strategies and paths of repair;
• Be able plan repair, and gather resources and aqcuire for materials for repair processes;
• Conduct simple tasks of repair depending on the selected products and repair strategies.

Credits: 3

Schedule: 10.01.2025 - 14.03.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Mikko Jalas

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 course is a repair studio, in which students plan and do repairs on selected objects. The course is organised around a set of core repair skills, which are trialed and learned together as a group. The course includes weekly meetings with the teacher, guidance by workshop masters and independent work in the studio spaces. The work is documented in a repair diary. Students (or pairs of two students) apply to this course with a broken object, and are selected based on the feasibility of the project and on the portfolio of objects for the course.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Attendance at course meetings (80% attendance mandatory), repair diary.

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The course includes weekly meetings and independent studio work.

  Overall workload 3 ECTS = 81 h

  • Guided studying, contact teaching 18 h
  • Independent studying 55 h
  • Time to think 7 h
  • Giving course feedback 1h

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Provided in MyCourses.

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: English

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

  Registration:

  Application deadline 1.12.

  Registration in SISU. Minimum number of students 10, maximum 15.

  Priority order: 1) Master's students in Creative Sustainability, 2) Master's students in the department of design, 3) Bachelor students in the department of design

   

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