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  • General Course Information

    This year´s ARTS_ENG Project Course „Zero Gravity“ will take place in the amazing spaces at Sähkömiehentie 4F, which are reserved exclusively for our course. So, it is open Monday to Friday the whole day for you to meet and to work on your projects. Please use this unique opportunity. 


    You are offered 2 different options to successfully complete the ARTS_ENG Project Course „Zero Gravity“. 
    For both oprtions, please register via weboodi. For option 2, please additionally send an email confirmation to guenther.filz@aalto.fi until 11.04.2019, 12.00 latest.

    Option 1. Explore by experimenting.
    Multidisciplinary teams of 7 students will explore the principles of a kinematic structure and creative options for its actuation. Merging the findings with a possible “function” the final project output will present a catalogue of possibilities. Absolutely free in scale, the projects´ lightness and motion in space will overcome gravity.


    Option 2. Explore by full scale, hands-on experience.
    A team of 20 students (all disciplines needed and welcome) will be advised in the principles of kinematics, structures and geometry. Based on our actual research, together with you, we will realize an experimental, kinematic lightweight structure in full scale. If you are interested in learning by doing, if you like to directly link recent research to reality, if you don´t count every single minute of your workload but you feel made for a hands-on approach, you are welcome to join this team.


    General

    The course students implement projects in small groups in the topics of the ARTS and ENG schools. By creative design thinking, the aim is to develop problem-framing as well as problem-solving skills. Personal project management including teamwork and presentation skills are strengthened.  

    Course description in WebOodi.

    Schedule

    Teaching on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 9-12 am. The groups also work on outside the aforementioned teaching hours according to their own schedule.

    More detailed information on the Schedule.

    Practices
    • Participation in the project work is obligatory (approx. 135 h/student).
    • Absences may be replaced by the policy to be agreed upon by the group.
    • The group keeps a record of the attendance and work of each member as part of project management.
    • For each group, a contact person will be selected to contact those who are unable to participate the first group meeting.
    Registration Instruction 2019
    • Registration with WebOodi.
    • Registration ends before the course will start, on Wed 10.4.2019 at 23.59.
    • Students will be distributed to the project groups by the teachers.
    • As far as possible, the group will consists students of different disciplines.
    • The first group appointment is in the first week.
    • Attendance at the first group meeting is indispensable.
    Additional information

    Questions in Finnish or English to Address: ENG-A1002@aalto.fi

    Assessment Methods

    • Lectures
    • Workshops
    • Assignments and timely positive submission
    • Consulting hours
    • Project work in small groups
    • Individual work and proactive participation
    • Mid review and Exhibition presentations
    Group Work Rooms
    Sähkömiehentie 4F, 2 floor.
    Open
    • Mon-Thu 8-20
    • Fri 8-16
    Places for Making Physical Models
    • ADDLAB. Laser printing and 3D printing. Only with the instructor. Contact staff in advance, Vuong Vo <vuong.vo@aalto.fi>. Requires a 3D print course in advance: ENG-A1009, Practical Work Training with 3D-printers. http://addlab.aalto.fi/contact/
    • AIIC Innovation Lab. Address: Puumiehenkuja 5A (direct entrance 5E). Machine Design Laboratory. Metal workshop, electronic workstations, hand tools, etc. Facilities for students. The use of machine tools is subject to authorization. Help is provided by laboratory specialist Santtu Teerihalme. There is some material used, agreed upon with the staff.
    • ARTS-Workshops. Contact staff in advance. https://www.aalto.fi/arts-infra/
    • Design Factory. Wood and metal workshop downstairs. Materials must be procured by yourself. There are no laboratory specialist. In addition, there are other workshops with machines on the first floor. Check the reservation. https://designfactory.aalto.fi/insiders/
    • ENG-Workshop: https://www.aalto.fi/fi/palvelut/eng-tyopaja
    • FABLAB, Address: Otakaari 7. See more information: http://fablab.aalto.fi/
    • Testing hall of Department of Civil Engineering. Wood and metal workshop. Address: Rakentajanaukio 4. Usage is agreed with the contact person. You can ask on the hall, what material is available. Veli-Antti Hakala, <veli-antti.hakala@aalto.fi>, Otto Hedström <otto.hedstrom@aalto.fi>.
    Language of Submissions and Presentations

    As announced, only the submissions and presentations have to be written/held in English.
    Communication with Non-Finnish teachers is in English, too.


    Requirements and grading criteria of Submissions and Presentations

    these are stated in the context of assignments, descriptions of task, submissions and presentations


    Grading

    The grading will be explained in the opening lecture.
    The grading scale is 0-5, where 0 is fail and 1-5 are pass grades.
    Subtasks and assignments can be graded in a simplified manner (eg. pass/fail or similar).

    This course takes into account both, the process and performance of individuals and groups/teams as well as the final project.

    Both, the process and the project have to be positively passed, in order to generally pass the course.
    The grading is based on the team performance but it can be individually modified.
    Counterproductive behavior, actions and attidute will result in the exclusion (of individuals or groups) from the course and negative grading.


    1. The process is evaluated and consequently graded on how much the project and related skill could be used, complemented and further developed.
    This can be proven by proactive participation as well as the attendance and contribution at compulsory lectures, exercises and workshops. Selfresponsibility, timely submission of tasks and quality submission of assignments as well as good performance at interim presentations are key (the average of single - individual and group - grades will be considered), qualifying the successful groups to proceed towards their final projects. 

    2. The finally presented and exhibited project, represents and displays the development and capability of the individual and team to transform input and information into knowledge and creative proposals and solutions.


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      Refund

      • Purchases made for a physical model can be charged back.
      • The maximum amount is € 50.
      • Store the receipts you have got.
      • Use the refund form with instructions in this folder.
      • DL for the submission is Wed 29.5.2019.
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