CS-E5600 - Aesthetics D, Lecture, 7.1.2025-1.4.2025

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

The course provides students with basic knowledge of philosophical and applied aesthetics with a specific focus on new and emerging technologies. The core concepts presented during the course (e.g. sense perception, aesthetic judgment/experience/engagement, value, intention, interpretation) enable the students to contextualize and participate in contemporary discussions regarding the aesthetic dimensions of human-world and human-technology relations. Students gain access to a theoretical framework that will enhance their critical thinking, argumentation skills, as well as aesthetic sensibility.

Credits: 3

Schedule: 07.01.2025 - 01.04.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Sanna Lehtinen

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:

    Course presents a selection of ideas and concepts in contemporary aesthetic thinking through a wide selection of real-life examples that combine technology, design, and art. The weekly contact teaching sessions consist of lectures, small group discussions, and planning and executing a final group task.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures, group assignment, learning diary. 50% of the grade is based on the individual learning diary and 50% on the group assignment.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures 21 h, workshops 9 h, independent work 50h. 80% attendance in contact teaching required.

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    To be announced at the beginning of the course in MyCourses.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

    13 Climate Action

    15 Life on Land

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

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    Teaching Language: English

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

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