Integrating Environmentally Sustainable Construction In The Architectural Design Education At Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia

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2010-04
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Che Amat, Sufian
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The design studio teaching methods is recognised as the foundation of most design curricula as traditionally practiced by Ecole de Beaux Arts and Bauhaus. However it is increasingly being scrutinised as to its effectiveness in shaping future professionals relative to the quality of the built environments. This study proposes an instrument that can be used to numerically assess level of integration of environmentally sustainable construction education in design studios. A survey is conducted using random strata sampling technique among undergraduate students. The instrument is in the form of questionnaire developed using five key environmental sustainability indicators. Since integration is difficult to be measured directly, the five key indicators are expanded into three dimensions of integration that are knowledge acquired, emphasis given by tutors and ability of the students to consider sustainability issues in their design. Cronbach’s Alpha values of more than 0.7 for each dimension, suggests satisfactory reliability of the instrument. Data analysis using t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson’s correlation test were undertaken It is found that the level of integration at Universiti Teknologi Mara is on the positive side even though not sufficiently high. If the knowledge acquired by the students and the emphasis level by tutors on sustainability issues can be increased, it is strongly believe that the student’s ability to consider sustainability issues in their design would also be improved. Comparisons are also made across the respondents’ background information such as gender, and prior working experience, campus and semester of study. The proposed instrument can be used for monitoring the progress of integration as well as for comparison with other institutes of higher learning.
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Integrating environmentally sustainable construction , In the architectural design education
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