Registration and grading
Registration
Registration to the course platform is done by clicking the REGISTER link on the upper right-hand corner of this page and filling in your details.
If you have previously worked on courses offered on this platform such as Web Software Development or FITech 101: Digi & Data course series (in Finnish), the same account can be used here. When you work as a registered and logged in user, your progress will be stored.
Note! If you are an Aalto student, register to the course platform using your @aalto.fi-email address. The account that you create during registration differs from your main aalto.fi account.
It is possible to read the materials and work on the majority of the assignments without registration. If you choose to continue without registration, your progress may disappear if you e.g. clear information stored in your browser, do not visit the materials for a while, or if we do changes to the course platform.
Grading
The grading of the course is based on completed coursework, projects, and project reviews. For Aalto University students, the course includes also an end-of-course exam (more details in Aalto MyCourses).
Note, for Aalto students, the most up to date information about the course grading is available on the Aalto MyCourses of the currently running course version.
The grading follows the Finnish Higher education grading scale, where 5 stands for Excellent, 4 stands for Very good, 3 stands for Good, 2 stands for Satisfactory, 1 stands for Pass, and 0 stands for fail.
The course grade is formed as follows:
- Grade 5/5: Received at least 90% of the course points. Both course projects and their reviews completed.
- Grade 4/5: Received at least 85% of the course points. Both course projects and their reviews completed.
- Grade 3/5: Received at least 80% of the course points. First course project and the reviews for the first course project completed.
- Grade 2/5: Received at least 75% of the course points. First course project and the reviews for the first course project completed.
- Grade 1/5: Received at least 75% of the course points.
Projects are graded as “completed” or “not completed” (i.e., pass/fail). In general, completing a project meets delivering a working application that provides the functionality outlined in the project handout and meeting the criteria for completing the project. The criteria are outlined in project handouts.
To receive a grade, you must request grading. Note that, for Aalto students, there is also an end-of-course exam. For additional details, see the Aalto MyCourses page for the course.
Requesting grading
At the moment, your progress in the course is as follows. Before proceeding to follow the guidelines for requesting grading, you should have at least 75% of the course points.
Note that early February, the grading scheme will be updated so that the points from the course projects will be embedded to the course points, and the course practicalities will be changed to allow the use of generative AI. This will mean that the points from the projects will also change.
You have ??% of the course points.
Guidelines for requesting grading differ between Aalto students and others. The guidelines for both are shown below.
For Aalto students
For Aalto students (including exchange students), requesting grading is done by attending the exam. Information about the exam, including the possibility to enroll to the exam, is available on the course page on Aalto MyCourses.
You need to be registered to a currently running course version to attend the exam. Note that, if you have not yet registered, it can take up to a day for your registration from SISU to be transferred to MyCourses.
The course has a rolling grading window, where grading is done approximately once per month or once per two months. If you wish to receive your grade by a certain date, see the grading schedule page to schedule your studying and the exam.
If you have not used your @aalto.fi email when registering to the course platform, please contact the course staff with your @aalto.fi email address. Include (1) your email address that you used when registering to the platform to the email, and (2) the exam date that you have reserved on MyCourses.
For everyone else
Applications are processed approximately once per month.
To apply for credits, you need to have a Finnish personal identity code and Finnish bank credentials. These are used for verifying your identity during the credit application process.
When filling the application, the application system will also ask for your personal code for course. Your personal code is as follows.
There are two forms that are used for applying for credits, depending on your student status.
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If you are a degree student at a Finnish higher education institution (e.g. a University or a college), apply through this link: https://opintopolku.fi/hakemus/haku/1.2.246.562.29.00000000000000058390?lang=en. In the application options, click “Add study programme”, and choose “Device-agnostic design - Aalto University, FITech”.
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If you are not a degree student at a Finnish university or college, apply through this link: https://opintopolku.fi/hakemus/haku/1.2.246.562.29.00000000000000058388?lang=en. In the application options, click “Add study programme”, and choose “Device-agnostic design - Aalto University, FITech”.
Applications are processed approximately once per month. You will receive a message once your application has been processed. Following the guidelines in the message, please accept the study position in the course and confirm your identity. Once you have completed this step, credits for the course will be added to the Aalto University register. You can see all your completed courses with credits by authenticating to My Studyinfo (Oma Opintopolku).