Topic outline

  • Learning Diary

    We advice you to start working on the learning diaries already during the course. Writing a little everyday, rather than over 10 pages at once, will be a lot less burdensome.

    Learning Diary – Lectures


    For each course day, provide a description about the mandatory lectures that answers the questions described below. It should be at least 1 full page and at most 2 full pages per day, which corresponds to 500-1000 words.

    Note: Since on Friday 11th, Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th there was no mandatory lectures, you do not have to write about those days.

    Please submit these as one document.


    A. Lessons Learned

    How did the material relate to your prior learning and life experience (if it did)? What did you learn? What was new for you? Was there something that changed your views and why? Focus on and analyze the themes important to you.


    B. Problems and Open Issues

    What did you not understand? What went against your own ideas? Why? What was less comprehensible? Why? Focus on and analyze the questions that left you puzzled.


    C. Relevance

    What the course has taught is likely to have some relevance for you and your studies or work. Can you identify what this is? How are you able to apply this knowledge later on? How does this support your development as a student or an employee? Make note of and reflect on the thoughts that emerge as especially important.


    Note: If you miss some lectures, you still have to write the corresponding individual learning diary. Use the lecture slides as references. You can also revisit the lecture at a later time.

    Learning diary is to be submitted on MyCourses by Sunday 27.6. at 23:59.

    International participants: check out the information about submitting your learning diaries down below.


    Learning Diary – Project Work


    Write and reflect your learning outcomes and contribution to the project work with the challenge. Provide a description that answers the questions described below. It should be at least 2 full pages and at most 4 full pages, which corresponds to 1000-2000 words.

    You are allowed to freely reflect on your experience, but at least touch upon the themes below:


    A. Lesson Learned

    How did the challenge relate to your prior learning and life experience (if it did)? What did you learn during the project? What was new for you? Was there something that changed your views and why? Focus on and analyze the themes important to you.


    B. Problems and Open Issues

    Did something leave you puzzled? What and why? What went against your own ideas? Why? What was the hardest thing for you personally about working with this project? Focus on and analyze the questions that left you puzzled.


    C. Relevance

    What the course has taught is likely to have some relevance for you and your studies or work. Can you identify what this is? How are you able to apply this knowledge later on? How does this support your development as a student or an employee? Make note of and reflect on the thoughts that emerge as especially important.


    D. Group Dynamic

    How was the group dynamic? How balanced do you feel the efforts of the group members were? How do you think you did working with this group compared with groups you’ve worked with in the past? What was the greatest challenge you had as a group? What worked well for you as a group?


    Learning diary is to be submitted on MyCourses by Sunday 27.6. at 23:59.

    International participants: check out the information about submitting your learning diaries down below.


    For International Participants


    If you are not enrolled at any Finnish university and do not have a Finnish personal-ID, this information concerns you.

    International students are to send the learning diaries via email to laura.puusola@aalto.fi or eveliina.lajolinna@aalto.fi. Please be sure to include your complete name when sending the documents.

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