Massive open online courses (MOOCs)
Course portfolio
Our MOOCs highlight the key competence areas of Aalto University: ICT and digitalisation, materials and sustainable use of natural resources, arts and design, and global business dynamics. In addition, there are many other interesting topics to choose from both in English and in Finnish. All courses are free of charge and available completely online.
The course is currently available only in Finnish.
After completing this online course, you will know the basic concepts of programming, and be able to read program code and implement small-scale programs.
The course is currently available only in Finnish.
On this online course, you will learn how the internet works, what happens when a browser downloads a web page, and how to create interactive, browser-based programmes.
Available only in Finnish.
Learn basic knowledge and skills related to data and information management! Databases are present everywhere in our daily lives and the importance of customer databases and data is also constantly growing in the workplace. After completing this course, you will know what data and information are and you will understand the concepts that describe the amount of data. You will know how to manage data and know how to implement small-scale programs that use a database.
Available only in Finnish.
Want to know how to make programs that work on mobile devices and how they differ from programs on online or on computers? During this course, you will learn more about the Flutter application framework. The topics of the course are e.g. setting up a work environment, widgets and positioning, and using interfaces.
Available only in Finnish.
Want to know how to make programs that work on mobile devices and how they differ from programs on online or on computers? During this course, you will learn more about the Flutter application framework. The topics of the course are e.g. setting up a work environment, widgets and positioning, and using interfaces.
This course aims to provide students with a basic understanding of what blockchain is and how blockchain could be deployed in the business.
Currently available only in Finnish.
The course provides basic skills for lifewide learning throughout your career. The course is suitable for anyone who is interested in lifewide learning and the opportunities it offers, and who wants to update and improve their own learning skills. The course provides practical tips and tools for developing your own skills. Re-awaken your curiosity and find your passion for learning!
Currently available only in Finnish.
This course provides an overview of learning at organisations in the workplace of the 2020s. The course introduces ways to support and manage learning, and examines the model of a learning organisation. No organisation can afford to ignore the development of its members, and team leaders, supervisors and HR must take on a role as active promoters of learning.
We are amid a revolution of work, which started already long before the pandemic. Making sense of the future of work can feel tricky in the middle of a constant information overflow. This course is supported with academic research and references packaged in a way that is easy to access. In this course, we will look at how the roles of the individual, organisations and society have changed and how it affects how we work today and in the future.
Career design is a creative and flexible approach to navigating this uncertain and unpredictable world of work. The purpose of this course is to help you design a career that is sustainable and made of employability, health, and well-being in the long term. The course has been designed by specialists in the field of career design and is supported with academic reading materials in an easily accessible course format, which you can complete at your own time and pace.
Finland is known as the happiest country in the world and many characteristics of Finnish working life speak for a healthy work-life balance. This course has been designed as a starting point for understanding Finnish working life and building your career in Finland. The course has been authored by recruitment and career specialists and it offers you a curated collection of insights on working in Finland in an easily accessible course format, which you can complete at your own time and pace.
The concept of anti-rivalry and it’s application to digital goods
Currently available only in Finnish.
Cryptography is used everywhere in the digital world and it is right in the center of information security. Cryptography is used to protect for example scrolling through social media, Whatsapp messaging and online banking services. This course will dive deep into the world of cryptography. The course will help you understand how cryptography is used in the society.
This course teaches the basics of Rust, a high-level all-purpose programming language that provides low-level access for blazingly fast performance with special focus on memory safety and concurrency.
Competence in data science and scientific computing in general requires a lot more than data science skills: there are many secondary skills needed to do practical work efficiently that are often not taught in courses. This course is more of a self-study guide to these skills and tools needed in scientific computing. Rather than a single guided course, it is more of a map to browse whenever a topic is relevant to one’s work.
On this course, you will learn what web applications are, how they function, and how to build them with JavaScript and Deno. The focus in the course is on designing, implementing, and testing server-side web applications. Along the way, you’ll also learn to deploy applications to cloud environments, and learn the basics of building client-side functionality of web applications.
This course – supported with latest academic research – is an easily accessible resource to update your sustainability knowledge to the present day. It is a hands-on, comprehensive course that explains how businesses can create sustainable value – not only for the economy, but also for the environment and society.
On this online course, you will learn the fundamentals of startup entrepreneurship, company building, and how to create new products with real-life examples from successful entrepreneurs.
Available only in Finnish.
On this course, you will learn how we earn money, how wealth is divided in the world and how big problems emerge and can also be solved.
This is an introductory online course about design for non-designers: people who are curious about what design is, how designers work, and how to work with designers. On this course, you will learn the basics about design, how designers solve problems, and design tools.
The course is currently available only in Finnish.
On this course, you will dive into the history of architecture.
Courses are geared towards students, teachers, and anyone already in the labour market, who are interested in themes of climate change and sustainability.