MEC-E1001 - Mechanical Engineering in Society, Lecture, 31.8.2022-2.12.2022
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Topic outline
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Welcome to Mechanical Engineering in Society!
Reach out to Floris van der Marel (floris.vandermarel@aalto.fi) if you have any urgent questions.
Most sessions take place Friday morning 9 - 11am in Stage of Design Factory, Betonimiehenkuja 5C. The exceptions are
- the Orientation week, which takes place Wednesday 31 August 9am - 16, starting in Stage of Design Factory, Betonimiehenkuja 5C.
- the Language Center workshops, of which the location is communicated in the scheduler and small-group sessions will be offered at multiple slots (weeks 39, 40, and 44).
- the prototyping lab sessions at the Design Factory facilities, where additional small-group sessions are bookable during the week (weeks 46-48) in addition to the weekly in-class session on Friday
- there's no class during examination weeks
Why this course?
This course is about what engineers can do: to explore how you wish to contribute to challenging, reimagining and shaping society. This does not mean you already need to know what you want to do as a professional engineer. This course is a chance to explore potential avenues. We will discuss examples and aspects of engineering careers to see what resonates with you, who you wish to be as a professional, and then how to get there, how your time at Aalto can prepare you for this.
The course is compulsory for all Mechanical Engineering master's program students!
Learning outcomes
- be aware of the breadth and impact of the mechanical engineering field, both in academia and in industry
- know how your field connects to a variety of economic, environmental, and societal issues
- be able to articulate how your own unique professional profile equips you to contribute productively
- value the importance of collaborating effectively and of communicating your ideas clearly
How to pass this course?
The course provides 5 credits upon completion. The Language Centre's course 'LC-0400 Communication skills: integrated speech communication course L' is integrated into MEC-E1001 (LC-0400 is also a mandatory course in the master program). No need to enroll for LC-0400, participating in their three workshops awards 1 more credit upon completion. Thus, in total, you can get 6 credits.
The course is divided into 100 points. Points are given based on:
- Attendances - full attendance in the weekly classes gives 20 points (2 per session)
- Videos and Quizzes - completing all of the weekly quizzes successfully gives 17 points (1 per quiz in weeks 35 - 44, 2 per quiz in weeks 45 - 48)
- Homework assignments - there are three graded homework assignments that together give a total of 63 points
Update 24 October 2022: You can now get 4 points for the final quiz in week 48 (up from 2), and 24 points for assignment 3 (up from 21). Thus, you can get a total of 105 points for the course. The conversion of points into the final grade remains the same.
Points are converted to a final grade at the end of the course:
Points Final grade <50 Fail 50 - 59 1 60 - 69 2 70 - 79 3 80 - 89 4 90 - 105 5
Attending the three Language Center sessions is counted as the separate 1 credit LC-0400 course, where attending is mandatory to complete the course.
Contact
If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact the teaching team:
- MSc Floris van der Marel (floris.vandermarel@aalto.fi)
- DA Vikki Eriksson (vikki.eriksson@aalto.fi)
- MA Senni Kirjavainen (senni.kirjavainen@aalto.fi)
- Prof. Tua Björklund (tua.bjorklund@aalto.fi).