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  • General information of the course

    Welcome, everybody, to the course on Functional Soft Materials!

    This autumn, the course will be realized fully f2f with three weekly sessions: Lectures on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10:15, and workshops on Wednesdays at 15:15. There is no obligatory presence on any of the sessions, but you can gain points required to passing the course by writing a learning diary after each lecture, as well as presenting your ideas in the workshops. Furthermore, the presence in the poster presentation sessions on Wednesday 12th of October is obligatory for receiving points from "poster presentation" part of the poster project. Also, to encourage everybody's participation in teaching sessions, recordings of the sessions won't be made.

    Passing the course consists of writing the learning diary, completing all the steps of a poster project as well as passing the final exam. More information on this will follow after the first lecture.

    Looking forward to meet you all on Tuesday, 6th of September at 10:15!

    HERE ARE SOME KEY INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE COURSE AS A WHOLE IN THE FORM OF Q&A:

    Will there be recordings available? 

    No, we want to encourage everyone's participation during the teaching sessions and it is easier, when you know that you are not recorded.

    What if I can't make it to some of the sessions?

    There are no compulsory sessions in this course, only the exam. For getting points for tasks requiring live presenting (such as presentation of the poster), you will obviously need to be there. It is noteworthy that it is possible to pass the course without all these points.

    Is there a book that the course follows?

    No, since the course follows the latest developments of soft materials science, there is no one book that covers it all. The most important concepts are presented in the lecture slides and the lecturers will also recommend review articles for those, who are interested.

    How do I prepare for the exam?

    Familiarize yourself with the key concepts presented in the lectures, those are the ones that will be asked during the exam. Writing the learning diary regularly is the best preparation to the exam.

    How do I contact the teaching staff?

    In case your question is truly unique and not answered already here, please aim to ask it during the Wednesday workshop sessions - that is how everyone can benefit from the answer. If needed, the email address of the teaching staff is fsm2022@aalto.fi. We don't reply to personal e-mails.