Topic outline

  • General information

    Warmly welcome to the course Becoming a Creative Professional!


    This course will consist of:

    • 6 x 3 h on-campus lectures on Wednesday mornings​
    • 4 assignments between lectures
    • alumni interview
    • self-reflection paper​

    ​Completion methods:​

    • Attendance at all the lectures (5 out of 6 compulsory)​
    • Submitting all the assignments​

    Workload (3 ECTS = 81 h)

    • Contact teaching: 6 x 3 h = 18 h + processing the new (0,5 x 18) =  27 h​
    • Orientation to the course, administrative work 6 h
    • Assignments 4 x 6 h = 24 h
    • Preparing for the interview 6 h
    • Interview 3 h
    • Presentation of the interview 6 h
    • Self-reflection paper 9 h


    You will find the materials of the lectures and possible some extra from the section Lectures and other materials. All the assignments with the instructions and submission boxes will be available in the section Assignments.

  • Lectures and other materials

    Not available unless: You are a(n) Student



    The themes of the lectures that follow the career design theory of Tomlinson (picture above) are:

    1. Sustainable career (1.3.2023)
    2. Professional Identity (8.3.2023)
    3. Strengths and Competences (15.3.2023)
    4. Emotion regulation (22.3.2023)
    5. Professional practice and habits (29.3.2023)
    6. Alumni interviews (5.4.2023)


    Lecture materials will be uploaded here during the course.

  • Assignments

    Not available unless: You are a(n) Student

    Here you'll find all the assignments of this course.

    We will open the assignments one by one after each lecture.

    You can do and submit the assignments in English, Finnish or Swedish. Except the presentation of the alumni interview has to be in English.

  • Questions and feedback

    Not available unless: You are a(n) Student

    If you have anything to ask or comment, you can send us email:

    tuuli.asunmaa@aalto.fi
    kirsi.lapointe@aalto.fi
    paula.sjoblom@aalto.fi

    If you prefer to do it anonymously, you can send feedback through Presemo: https://presemo.aalto.fi/creativeprofessional/