Curriculum for 2020
On this page you can browse through the Aalto University Summer School curriculum for summer 2020. These courses were held mostly online due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We are eagerly looking forward to announcing our new summer courses and programs for 2021!
Courses in Finnish
Online
Level
Bachelors
Credits
2 ects
Fees
The course is free for participants
Description
Starting Up is an introductory level course about the central features of founding and running a startup company. The course is targeted for all students who want to learn more about the topic, regardless of their background and experience.
The course will provide the student with an understanding of the basics of entrepreneurship. To facilitate the thinking of starting a business, the students will sketch their own 鈥淣ot-a-Business-Plan鈥 鈥 an outline of what their own business could look like by applying the tools presented in the course.
Course Website
Date
3.8.2020 - 3.9.2020
Application period
Application period for this course has ended. Thank you for your interest!
Level
Bachelors
Credits
1 ects
Fees
Tuition fee students: 200鈧
Aalto and nominated students: 0鈧
Description
This course introduces written communication and readability principles applicable to professional and academic purposes. During this online-based course, students independently view instructional videos or reading materials and complete online exercises to practice the topics covered in the course:
鈥 General principles of communication: audience, purpose and form
鈥 The given-new principle
鈥 The light-before-heavy principle
鈥 Style and word choice
鈥 Use of active verbs
鈥 Use of commas
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Date
06.08.2020 - 11.09.2020
Application period
Application period for this course has ended. Thank you for your interest!
Level
Bachelors
Credits
2 ects
Fees
Tuition fee students: 400鈧
Aalto and nominated students: 0鈧
Description
This course applies a process approach to learning, in which students plan, prepare, practise and deliver an informative presentation on a topic from their own fields of study. Students start out by analysing their background and experiences as presenters and users of English in order to establish personal goals and areas of development. Students watch and analyse presentations in order to discuss elements of effective presentations. Students plan their talk for academic, non-expert audiences by creating an outline, including the introduction, body, and conclusion as well as transitions. Students familiarise themselves with principles of effective slide design and apply these to their own presentation. Students practise their presentation in small groups and give each other constructive feedback. Based on this process, they create a final version of the talk.
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Date
03.08.2020 - 06.09.2020
Application period
Application period for this course has ended. Thank you for your interest!
Level
Bachelors
Credits
2 ects
Fees
Tuition fee students: 400鈧
Aalto and nominated students: 0鈧
Description
This course applies a process approach to learning, in which students plan, prepare, practise and deliver an informative presentation on a topic from their own fields of study. Students start out by analysing their background and experiences as presenters and users of English in order to establish personal goals and areas of development. Students watch and analyse presentations in order to discuss elements of effective presentations. Students plan their talk for academic, non-expert audiences by creating an outline, including the introduction, body, and conclusion as well as transitions. Students familiarise themselves with principles of effective slide design and apply these to their own presentation. Students practise their presentation in small groups and give each other constructive feedback. Based on this process, they create a final version of the talk.
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Date
03.08.2020 - 28.08.2020
Application period
Application period for this course has ended. Thank you for your interest!
Level
Bachelors
Credits
1 ects (note the change)
Fees
Tuition fee students: 200鈧
Aalto and nominated students: 0鈧
Description
The Online Preparatory English: Reading and Writing course focuses on key elements of academic English required for writing essays and completing written tasks at the undergraduate level. It covers a range of topics including avoiding plagiarism, academic vocabulary, academic grammar, and various writing structures. Its online activities promote independent, flexible learning and include self-checked, peer-reviewed, and tutor-assessed learning tasks culminating in the production of a short academic essay. During the course, the students learn to identify and select appropriate academic vocabulary, such as using reported speech verbs, and also to exercise greater control of key tenses by recognising the need for tense shifts. Furthermore, students will acquire important skills in avoiding plagiarism (e.g. paraphrasing, summarising, and referencing) and utilise suitable organisational structures when writing essays for different purposes (e.g. cause and effect and problem-solution). Overall, this course will support students in gaining an insight into academic style in accordance with the formal requirements of university study.
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Date
30.07.2020 - 06.09.2020
Application period
Application period for this course has ended. Thank you for your interest!
Level
Bachelors
Credits
1 ects
Fees
Tuition fee students: 200鈧
Aalto and nominated students: 0鈧
Description
This course applies a process approach to learning, in which students plan, prepare, practise and deliver a persuasive type of presentation, an elevator pitch, on a topic from their own field of study. Students begin by analysing their background and experiences as presenters and users of English in order to establish personal goals and areas of development. They also watch and analyse elevator pitches in order to apply elements of effective presenting to pitching. This is done by creating an outline, including the introduction, body, and conclusion as well as transitions. The talk is aimed This course applies a process approach to learning, in which students plan, prepare, practise and deliver a persuasive type of presentation, an elevator pitch, on a topic from their own field of study. Students begin by analysing their background and experiences as presenters and users of English in order to establish personal goals and areas of development. They also watch and analyse elevator pitches in order to apply elements of effective presenting to pitching. This is done by creating an outline, including the introduction, body, and conclusion as well as transitions. The talk is aimed at non-expert audiences of a client or funding organisation. Students practise their pitch in small groups and give and receive constructive feedback from each other and the instructor. Based on this process, they create a final version of the pitch.
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Date
03.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Application period
Application period for this course has ended. Thank you for your interest!
Level
Bachelors
Credits
2 ects
Fees
Tuition fee students: 400鈧
Aalto and nominated students: 0鈧
Description
This course applies a process approach to learning, in which students plan, prepare, practise and deliver an informative presentation on a topic from their own fields of study. Students start out by analysing their background and experiences as presenters and users of English in order to establish personal goals and areas of development. Students watch and analyse presentations in order to discuss elements of effective presentations. Students plan their talk for academic, non-expert audiences by creating an outline, including the introduction, body, and conclusion as well as transitions. Students familiarise themselves with principles of effective slide design and apply these to their own presentation. Students practise their presentation in small groups and give each other constructive feedback. Based on this process, they create a final version of the talk.
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Important
Majority of the courses carry a tuition fee for non-Aalto participants. If you are an Aalto student, please check Into for additional summer study possibilities. The latest and updated information is always on the course website, so please make sure to check it for further information and details. Contact information is available on the course website, so if you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us at summer@aalto.fi.
Please note that the course registration/application may close before the registration deadline if the course is full.
Prices subject to change without notice.