Study Guide

Implementation and methods of teaching

Learning goals:
The student is able to
- design products with consideration of material research and development
- design products with sustainable technologies and practices
- use systemic design thinking and understands the basics of innovation process
- use circular economy development strategies.

Execution:
- Theory: lectures and self learning material.
- Biomaterials workshop
- Project in co-operation with LAB RND and/or industry/company.

Project will include design brief, design process, tutoring the team work and possible visits/excursions. The lengths of the project may vary.

Examples of different projects (topics are linked to Research development in LAB and company co-operation projects):
- Material based development project
- Company co-operation/industry based project

Timing and attendance

75% attendance required. Absence compensated with extra assignments and discussed with teacher.

Learning material and recommended literature

Most of the material can be found from Moodle-study platform

Materialising the Future: A Learning Path to Understand, Develop and Apply Emerging Materials and Technologies
Venere Ferraro, Pirjo Kääriäinen, Paz Morer-Camo, Anke Pasold 2023

Unlikely materials: Experimenting with underutilised bio-based materials / Designs for a Cooler Planet
Pirjo Kääriäinen, Enni Äijälä 2023

The CHEMARTS Cookbook, 2020

Working life cooperation

Project topics are linked to Research development in LAB and/or company co-operation projects.

Assessment criteria

Design critiques
Participation in a workshop and design projects and exercises

Assessment scale

1-5

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The Theory:
The student is able to...
- search for an individual information from given information sources
- use given professional concepts/terminology and point familiarity with the knowledge base of the sustainable design field


The Workshop:
The student is able to...
•Is able to look for given information for the concept from different information sources
•Is able to use learned sustainable design methods and processes in teams' concept work
•Can act as a group member

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The Theory:
The student is able to...
- search information and separate everyday information of researched information
- use key professional concepts/terminology consistently

The Workshop:
The student is able to...
•Is able look for and narrow down needed information for the concept work
•Is able to use and implement sustainable design methods or models and processes in teams' concept work
•Can work goal-oriented way in a group work

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The Theory:
The student is able to...
- search for information with the information acquisition processes and justify selection and use of information sources.
- uses professional concepts/terminology expertly

The Workshop:
The student is able to...
•Is able to look for information and is able to evaluate chosen information sources and how team is using them for the concept work
•Is able to use & choose sustainable design methods and processes and justify his/her selections in teams' concept work
•Can work goal-orientated and organize group activities in a team work