Översikt

  • Welcome to Design for Government 2024!

    Please check the Course Manual and Schedule files below, with detailed information about the course. 

    To get ready for Day 1, please watch a short introductory video about the Finnish Society and Government and read the information below about the course practicalities. 


    Course arrangements & key dates

    – There will be two contact teaching days in the first week: Monday, 26th February (9.15 – 12h) AND Wednesday, 28th February (9.15 -16h)
    - This course happens over two periods, Period IV and V, a total 12 weeks.
    - Contact teaching will happen every Wednesday from 28th February until 29th May, except on 3rd April (Easter), 17th April (Period Break) and 1st May (Bank holidays).
    – Additionally, there will be two sessions on the first Monday of Period IV (26th Feb) and Period V (22nd April)
    - Contact teaching will happen on-site at the Aalto Campus. Attendance is mandatory 
    – Independent group work activities are scheduled during contact teaching and outside contact teaching hours, that students will have to arrange with their teams. 

    Key sessions with DfG partners: 
    – 6 March Roundtable 
    – 10 April Mid-Term Presentation 
    – 8 May Ideation Session
    – 29 May Final Show


    Workload overview

    The course is 12 ECTS. This equals 324 total hours of work, roughly 3.5 full working days per week. 

    Activities have been distributed week-by-week to consider a balance in the workload. Note that certain weeks are more demanding than others. Specially on Period IV the group work is more intense on Weeks 2-4,  due to arranging and conducting fieldwork. And end of the course to prepare for the public Final show on 29th May. 


    Teaching team:

    Course Responsible: nuria.solsona@aalto.fi and marco.steinberg@aalto.fi
    Lecturer and Tutor: natalia.villaman@aalto.fi
    Teaching Assistant: carlotta.carvalho@aalto.fi