From forest to product (5 cr)
Code: MU00DT31-3001
General information
Enrollment
14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021
Timing
01.01.2021 - 26.02.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
2 op
Mode of delivery
60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 25
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Bioproduct Design
Teachers
- Rami Federley
Teacher in charge
Heli Abdel-Rahman
Groups
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BTMKV20KP
Objective
- you can utilise wood throughout the whole cycle
- you know the suitable use of wood and wood-based materials
- you identify the opportunities offered by the diversity of forests from the perspective of product design
Content
How do you identify the most important properties of wood and wood-based materials?
For what purposes and how will wood and wood-based materials be used in the future?
How do you design aesthetic and suitable objects while using material responsibly?
Materials
Kirjallisuus:
Puun rakenne ja ominaisuudet. Matti Kärkkäinen. P.2007. Metsäkustannus.
Tunnista puu ja puuaine. Fagerstedt. Pellinen. Saranpää. Timonen. P.2016. Metsäkustannus.
Talotohtori. Panu Kaila. Sivut 235-454. Wsoy
Pohjolan jalot puut. Keinänen. Tahvanainen. P.1995
Tuotekonseptointi. Toim. Keinonen.Jääskö. P.2004.
Syventävää kirjallisuutta:
Time of wood- Puun aika. Markku Kosonen. Toim. Vepsäläinen. Maahenki
The Soul of tree, George Nakashima. P.1988 . Kodansha
Kestävää muotoilua mallintamassa. Niemelä Mirja. P. 2010
Tarinallistaminen, Palvelukokemuksen punainen lanka. Kalliomäki. P.2014
Suomen puut ja pensaat. Väre. Kiuru.P. 2006. Metsäkustannus
Ylimuistoinen tuohi. Ranta. P.2016. Maahenki
Koivu, Suomen kansallispuu. Niemi. P. 2015. Minerva
Available in Learn platform.
Teaching methods
Xamk offers its students an opportunity to pursue studies flexibly to suit their various life situations. Students can choose between three learning routes: a learning route based on a working week, a learning route that accelerates the studies, and a work-based learning route.
A learning route based on a working week according to timetable.
Student workload
5cr is 135h where contact teaching is 70h and independence working is 65h
Further information
Familiarization with the properties of wood through literature and lecture material, as well as through woodworking. The learning task is linked to a broader product conception task. A more detailed description of the task on the Learn platform.
Determining one's own forest relationship and getting to know Finnish object culture from the perspective of product conception. Awareness of forest diversity from a product design perspective.
The course includes costs because the preparation of learning assignments includes material costs. In addition, the course incurs travel expenses due to various visits.
Partner in the Pro Puu Association, Lahti
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Student's self-reflection and peer evaluation
Evaluation of learning exercise
Active participation