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Teaching through doing: post occupancy evaluation of Berkeley’s David Brower Center
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Cranz, G and Lindsay, G and Morhayim, L, Teaching through doing: post occupancy evaluation of Berkeley's David Brower Center, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 33, (1) pp. 1-17. ISSN 0738-0895 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
This paper offers a pedagogy for teaching post-occupancy evaluation (POE) research, which
emphasizes learning by doing and offers an efficient division of labor. One of the two major
assignments of a primary human factors course, the POE is assigned to 150 students in a single semester. Research is divided into six researchable questions to be answered by sections, of 25 students each. Each section is then broken into 5 teams, and each team is assigned one of the following 5 social science data collection techniques: (1) direct and indirect observation, (2)
interviews, (3) questionnaires, (4) photo elicitation, or (5) archival analysis. This results in a
matrix of questions and answers; each question is answered by 5 different data collection
techniques, providing a comprehensive analysis with minimal effort from each student. This
paper outlines class planning, student survey results, and the strengths and limitations faced in
such assignments. The research project gives students hands-on experience, allows comparison
and contrast for each data collection technique, and gives insights regarding user response to
various building designs. At the same time, students are engaged in a public service as they are
collecting data about a local building.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | sustainability, post-occupancy evaluation, architectural pedagogy |
| Research Division: | Built Environment and Design |
| Research Group: | Architecture |
| Research Field: | Architectural Science and Technology (incl. Acoustics, Lighting, Structure and Ecologically Sustainable Design) |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design |
| UTAS Author: | Lindsay, G (Dr Georgia Lindsay) |
| ID Code: | 135253 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Deposited By: | Architecture and Design |
| Deposited On: | 2019-10-08 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-11-14 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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