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  • Course sessions

    Participation to all course sessions is strongly advised. If you are not able to take part, please inform course staff about your absence (email: cs-e5002(a)aalto.fi)  before the session. 

    Weekly sessions: Online lectures and meetings via Zoom take place on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 15:15-17:15 starting 17.3. (updated Feb 25th):  

    • Participation on online sessions on 17.3. and 18.3. + 6 online lectures (= 1cr special course) 
    • Participation on online sessions on 17.3. and 18.3. + 8-10 online lectures (= 3cr special course) 
    • Participation on 17.3. and 18.3. + 9-11 lectures/meetings + online session 19.5. and seminar paper presentations 20.5. (= 5 cr special course)
    • Seminar course: Participation on at least 7 online sessions, two discussion sessions and presentation session is mandatory (see details)

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    • Online sessions

      The topics will be refined during the course. The reading materials for each lecture will be defined closer to the lecture, at least a week before. The detailed reading list can be found on the material page.

      The videos are uploaded to a private group in Microsoft Stream.

      Date Session type Topic Guest lecturerReading material 
      Wed 17.3. at 15:15-17:15 Online lecture Course start  + Evangelizing UX / Career story  Inkeri Saiku 
      Thu 18.3. at 15:15-17:15 Online lecture Course theme, key terminology, and career stories   [1, 2, 3, 4]
      Wed 24.3. at 15:15-17:15 Online lecture General  + Usability and Accessibility Evaluation and Testing 
      		 Raino Vastamäki / Eficode [5, 6]
      Thu 25.3. at 15:15-17:15 Online lecture General  + Becoming UX professional / UX in different organizations / UX in health sector companies
      		Harri Lehmuskallio/ Aivo Health
      		 [7, 8]
      Wed 7.4. at 15:15-17:15 Online lecture Managing the whole as Design lead / Importance of communication / Career story Liisa Benmergui / Frantic [9,10]
      Thu 8.4. at 15:15-17:15 Online lecture General  + Leading UX / Case examples / Product PO  Janne Lammi & Maija Savolainen-Koskinen & Teemu Hakkarainen / Terveystalo [11, 12, 13]
      Wed 21.4. at 15:15-17:15 Online lecture General + Own career story / Building a UX team / Integrating UX into an R&D organization  Anna Nilsson / Varjo [14]
      Thu 22.4. at 15:15-17:15 Online lecture General  + Lean & UX in the children's hospital / Case examples / Career story  + Portfolio  Katja Taattola / HUS [15]
      Wed 28.4. at 15:15-17:15 Online lecture General  + Career story, Leading human-centered design of health and wellbeing services and products for underserved communities
      		Nicolas von Flittner / Scope Impact
      		 [16]
      Thu 29.4. at 15:15-17:15 Online lecture General  + UX Maturity 
      		 Marko Nieminen / Aalto University
      		 [17, 18]
      Wed 5.5. at 15:15-17:15 Online lecture UX Leader skills and how to grow them Laura Snellman-Junna / Wonna
      		 [19, 20]
      Thu 6.5. at 15:15-17:15 Meeting
      		 Special course: Tutoring for building your CV/portfolio
      Seminar course: Discussion session: feedback about the first full draft (link to the session has been sent via email) (revised slides)      		  Tia Sistonen / Roger studio  -
      Wed 12.5. at 15:15-17:15 Online lecture, Meeting
      		 UX management, career story
      		 Hanna Sillanpää /Abloy Oy
      		  -
      Wed 19.5. at 15:15-17:15 Meeting Special course: Peer-review of CVs and portfolios (mandatory to all 5 cr special course students)
      Seminar course: No session      		 Daniel Augustyn / Wunderman Thompson  -
      Thu 20.5. at 15:15-17:15Online lecture Seminar paper presentations by CS-E5000 students (mandatory to all seminar course students + 5cr special course students)   -
      Thu 27.5. at 16:15-17:15 Online lecture Last lecture, conclusions   -


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