Topic outline

  • The pdf document 'course schedule' details the course sessions, the work students are expected to carry out and an estimation of the workload including the the readings and exercises for each session.  You can check daily teaching events from the list below. 

    Besides teaching sessions, student tasks consist of selected readings that need to be read before the sessions,  specific exercises that are linked to precede or follow selected sessions, and written reflections in learning diary (around one page per week).

    If you have any general questions, please email Mikko Jalas. if you have questions about a particular session, please email teachers in charge of the session.

    Sustainable design course – sessions (Mon 13-17 / Fri 9:15-12) and teaching locations:

    • Mon 24.4. (Jeti - A208d, A Grid) – Intro to course & sustainability
    • Fri 28.4. (Jeti - A208d, A Grid) – Multi-level design model: Positioning design strategies 
    • Mon 1.5. (no class) – Happy May Day!
    • Fri 5.5. (Jeti - A208d, A Grid) – Tools to guide product design and certify performance
    • Mon 8.5. (Jeti - A208d, A Grid) – Communicate sustainability with design
    • Fri 12.5. (Maari C-D [Win] 184-186, Maarintalo) – Sustainability research: Granta Edupack & materials
    • Mon 15.5. (Jeti - A208d, A Grid) – ‘Redesign’ for sustainability
    • Fri 19.5. (Jeti - A208d, A Grid / Mordor, A Grid / F101, Väre) – Assessment & redesign presentations 
    • Mon 22.5. (Jeti - A208d, A Grid) – Material futures; Case work kick-off (topics, groups)
    • Fri 26.5. (Jeti - A208d, A Grid) Case work continues
    • Mon 19.5 (only in Zoom) – Interim check & tutoring for groups
    • Fri 2.6. (no class) – Case work continues, independent group work
    • Mon 5.6. (F101 / F102 / M202, Väre) – Final presentations
    • Fri 9.6. 31.5. (no class) – Finalize diary & course feedback, independent work
    For questions or comments that you did not have a chance or did not want to raise in the classroom, please use this presemo 

    https://presemo.aalto.fi/artx1008sustainabledesign. Please note that this channel works anonymously.