Practical Information
1st of March 2023 until the 15th of May 2023
The course includes three phases: online pre-work and post-work, and one intensive weeks of lectures and project work in teams.
• Preliminary online work: 7th – 11th Aug 2023
- Online course orientation and lectures
- Self-paced work (individual research for the team project)
- Daily lectures (Monday-Friday)
- Teamwork Commitment to full-time studies during the intensive week is required
Design Thinking and Product Development is a hands-on bachelor's level where students learn about innovation, and how it is used to solve real-life problems. This course will teach you how modern technology is used in user-centered prototyping processes. In multidisciplinary teams, the students are expected to create solutions while learning about electronics, additive manufacturing and extended reality. The course includes theory and applications of design thinking and its application in different contexts.
The total course workload is 81 hours (3 ECTS), divided as follows:
- 15 hours in-person lectures
- 15 hours in-house work
- 9 hours specialised lectures
- 42 hours independent work
The course is graded on a scale of 0-5, where
0 = fail, 1 = poor, 2 = satisfactory, 3 = good, 4 = very good, 5 = excellent.
2nd and 3rd year Bachelor‘s students in Design and Engineering enrolled in any of the Unite! universities.
While there are no course fees to participate, students traveling from abroad must cover their own travel and accommodation costs. Students are expected to travel with their own health insurance.
For visiting students:
- We are accepting students with Erasmus+ status (E+ funding or 0-grant) from their home universities. Apply through the international office in your university.
- The international office will send the nominations to Aalto.
- Nominated students will be sent a link to apply to the Aalto programme. You will need to include your signed Learning Agreement and Transcript, as well as a CV and motivation letter
For Aalto students:
The application period will begin on May 15th.
Summer at Aalto University
Participating in the course Design Thinking and prototyping in the summer gives students an excellent opportunity to enjoy Finland at its best. Visitors can enjoy the surrounding nature in full bloom, take advantage of the countless hours of daylight and experience the vibrant Helsinki city life.