Basic information
Code: ENG3049
Extent: 25 ECTS
Language: English
Teacher in charge: Elina Kähkönen
Target Group: All Aalto’s students
Application procedure: No separate application process
Quotas and restrictions: No restrictions, number of participants at courses may be limited
Prerequisites: no
Content and structure of the minor
Aaltonaut minor: Learn how to develop the products of the future
Aaltonaut students learn how to tackle complex, real-life problems connected to product development in multidisciplinary teams.
The Aaltonaut curriculum integrates design, business and engineering to enable students to develop the products of the future. Graduates of the program gain extensive teamwork experience that enables them to work in a variety of fields.
Each course in the Aaltonaut minor is built around a real-life product development problem. Students work in multidisciplinary teams to tackle these problems from the perspectives of business, engineering and design. Students learn to solve open-ended problems in a hands-on, project-based setting that encourages an entrepreneurial mindset. Company collaboration is an essential part of the Aaltonaut minor, including company visits, guest lectures and program development to ensure that Aaltonaut students learn the skills they need to succeed in their future careers.
Teamwork is facilitated by integrated communication skills modules, which, when taken in sequence across the courses in the program, can be used to replace one of the compulsory language studies courses included in the Aalto University’s Bachelor degree program. All Aaltonaut courses are taught in English.
| Business | Design thinking | Engineering | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value, cost, pricing | Business models | Customer perspective | Ideation, creativity, problem reframing | Prototyping, visualizing, testing | User centredness | Functioning, functionalities | Research approach | Composition; materials, manufacturing |
Product analysis | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | ||||
ADD Basics | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | ||||
Design your business | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | |||||
Challenge breakers | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | |||||
Device design* | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | ||
Product sustainability | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | Ο | ||||
*Designing an electronic device for business and production
Further information is available from Program director Elina Kähkönen (elina.kahkonen@aalto.fi) and http://aaltonaut.fi
code | name | ECTS | period |
|---|---|---|---|
Core courses | 15 | ||
Professional Development | 5 | ||
Product Analysis | 5 | ||
Designing an Electronic Device for Business and Production | 5 | ||
Elective courses | 10 | ||
Choose so many courses below that the Minor will be at least 25 cr | |||
| Entrepreneurship in Aalto | 1 | ||
Challence Breakers | 5 | ||
ADD BASICS: Working in the Digital Paradigm | 5-10 | ||
Product Sustainability | 5 | ||
Research Project V | 5-10 | ||