scholarly journals Teaching Fieldwork in Landscape Architecture in European Context; Some Backgrounds and Organisation

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
Albert Fekete ◽  
Martin van den Toorn
Keyword(s):  
Design Education ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Architecture Education ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Long Run

Fieldwork is an intrinsic part of landscape architecture education because it confronts the students with the landscape in real life, shows realised projects, enables different experiences, and provides a direct confrontation with the historical context of the discipline. Here the main goal is to give a first overview of teaching of fieldwork, compare that with other publications, and analyse pedagogical and didactic backgrounds in landscape architectural education in Europe. This study is based mainly on existing publications and complemented with our own experiences with fieldwork in teaching. The research method is based on accumulating existing knowledge on the subject and the principles of case study research. After a short overview of pedagogy and didactics in the context of teaching in design disciplines and how this relates to teaching landscape architecture, we work out the organisation of teaching in the outdoors. The conclusions focus on what can be learned in the outdoors that you cannot be learned indoors. Learning to see, to experience the landscape in real is part of “learning by doing” in which drawing, sketching, measuring plays a key role. In the long run pedagogy and didactics of fieldwork should be developed as domain-specific field of knowledge as part of design education in general.

Contamination Lab of Turin (CLabTo)

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleonora FIORE ◽  
Giuliano SANSONE ◽  
Chiara Lorenza REMONDINO ◽  
Paolo Marco TAMBORRINI
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Assessment Data ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Positive Effect

Interest in offering Entrepreneurship Education (EE) to all kinds of university students is increasing. Therefore, universities are increasing the number of entrepreneurship courses intended for students from different fields of study and with different education levels. Through a single case study of the Contamination Lab of Turin (CLabTo), we suggest how EE may be taught to all kinds of university students. We have combined design methods with EE to create a practical-oriented entrepreneurship course which allows students to work in transdisciplinary teams through a learning-by-doing approach on real-life projects. Professors from different departments have been included to create a multidisciplinary environment. We have drawn on programme assessment data, including pre- and post-surveys. Overall, we have found a positive effect of the programme on the students’ entrepreneurial skills. However, when the data was broken down according to the students’ fields of study and education levels, mixed results emerged.

scholarly journals A case study of the residual-based cointegration procedure

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-48
Author(s):  
Riccardo Biondini ◽  
Yan-Xia Lin ◽  
Michael Mccrae
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Financial Time Series ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Arima Models ◽  
Financial Time ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Data Generating Process ◽  
Finance Theory ◽  
The Relationship

The study of long-run equilibrium processes is a significant component of economic and finance theory. The Johansen technique for identifying the existence of such long-run stationary equilibrium conditions among financial time series allows the identification of all potential linearly independent cointegrating vectors within a given system of eligible financial time series. The practical application of the technique may be restricted, however, by the pre-condition that the underlying data generating process fits a finite-order vector autoregression (VAR) model with white noise. This paper studies an alternative method for determining cointegrating relationships without such a pre-condition. The method is simple to implement through commonly available statistical packages. This ‘residual-based cointegration’ (RBC) technique uses the relationship between cointegration and univariate Box-Jenkins ARIMA models to identify cointegrating vectors through the rank of the covariance matrix of the residual processes which result from the fitting of univariate ARIMA models. The RBC approach for identifying multivariate cointegrating vectors is explained and then demonstrated through simulated examples. The RBC and Johansen techniques are then both implemented using several real-life financial time series.

Crowdfunding, Entrepreneurship, and Design Education

2017 ◽  
pp. 117-132
Author(s):  
Zhou Ding ◽  
Jiang Jiabei
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Future Study ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Creation Process ◽  
Industrial Designers

The purpose of this paper is to develop further insights into micro-entrepreneurship programs participated in by Chinese industrial designers. A model of creative thinking is employed to explain the campaign creation process. A case study research in sample design entrepreneurs was designed and conducted, and it was composed of three steps: preparing for data collection, collecting the evidences, and analyzing the evidences. It was found that five main defects in creative thinking work as obstacles to crowdfunding success. In order to overcome these drawbacks, it is suggested that designers involved in micro-entrepreneurship programs should acquire the abilities of building prototypes, following the design procedure, finding and solving problems, defining ideation and applying the evaluation methods. Current findings and future study can contribute to the curriculum development for China's industrial design education.

Crowdfunding, Entrepreneurship, and Design Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 802-813
Author(s):  
Zhou Ding ◽  
Jiang Jiabei
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Future Study ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Industrial Design ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Creation Process ◽  
Industrial Designers

The purpose of this paper is to develop further insights into micro-entrepreneurship programs participated in by Chinese industrial designers. A model of creative thinking is employed to explain the campaign creation process. A case study research in sample design entrepreneurs was designed and conducted, and it was composed of three steps: preparing for data collection, collecting the evidences, and analyzing the evidences. It was found that five main defects in creative thinking work as obstacles to crowdfunding success. In order to overcome these drawbacks, it is suggested that designers involved in micro-entrepreneurship programs should acquire the abilities of building prototypes, following the design procedure, finding and solving problems, defining ideation and applying the evaluation methods. Current findings and future study can contribute to the curriculum development for China's industrial design education.

Case Study Observational Research: A Framework for Conducting Case Study Research Where Observation Data Are the Focus

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 1060-1068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonya J. Morgan ◽  
Susan R. H. Pullon ◽  
Lindsay M. Macdonald ◽  
Eileen M. McKinlay ◽  
Ben V. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Case Study Research ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Wide Range

Case study research is a comprehensive method that incorporates multiple sources of data to provide detailed accounts of complex research phenomena in real-life contexts. However, current models of case study research do not particularly distinguish the unique contribution observation data can make. Observation methods have the potential to reach beyond other methods that rely largely or solely on self-report. This article describes the distinctive characteristics of case study observational research, a modified form of Yin’s 2014 model of case study research the authors used in a study exploring interprofessional collaboration in primary care. In this approach, observation data are positioned as the central component of the research design. Case study observational research offers a promising approach for researchers in a wide range of health care settings seeking more complete understandings of complex topics, where contextual influences are of primary concern. Future research is needed to refine and evaluate the approach.

scholarly journals Effects of Using a Blended Learning Method on Students’ Achievement and Motivation to Learn English in Jordan: A Pilot Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thelal Iqab Oweis
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Experimental Group

This research aims at investigating the effect of blended learning on the achievement and motivation to learn English of German Jordanian University students. A pilot case study research strategy was used. Pilot case studies are effective research strategies for investigating educational issues in real life situations. They are used to refine research problems, variables, and also to refine the case study design before doing it in a larger-scale investigation. The study sample comprised 34 students who were selected purposefully and distributed into experimental and control groups. The experimental group studied English through a computerized program melded with the traditional method, whereas the control group was taught solely by the latter. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) revealed statistically significant differences in achievement between the two groups, indicating that the experimental group performed better than the control group. Significant differences were also found in the respective groups’ motivation to learn English.

BASIC DESIGN EDUCATION IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Filiz Çelik
Keyword(s):  
Design Education ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Landscape Design ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Basic Design ◽  
Architecture Education ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
Design Concepts

The basic design course, a 1st semester curriculum course at the Department of Landscape Architecture, forms the basis of design education as a part of landscape architecture education.  The landscape design course, provided as part of the 2nd semester curriculum, is a continuation of the basic design course and allows basic design concepts to be transferred to landscape design. Similarly, courses for other semesters are also developed based on the knowledge and acquisitions attained through the basic design course. This article is based on the educational experiences that have been obtained in the basic design course administered at the Department of Landscape Architecture in the Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, between 2005 and 2010.  The content and objectives of the basic design course, and the educational methods and the process used in the course are described; the challenges and problems faced with respect to the theory and practice of the course are presented.  Additionally, instructions for education related to basic design are discussed, based on experience.

Pragmatic Approach to Qualitative Case Study Research Learning by Doing: A Case of Distance Learning Research in Malaysia

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisham Dzakiria
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Naturalistic Inquiry ◽  
Qualitative Researcher ◽  
Educational Inquiry

This book for anyone who wants to undertake an engaging, satisfying, productive, and a more successful career as a qualitative researcher. This book is intended to contribute to the popularisation of qualitative research in Malaysia. Qualitative studies in educational research are very limited in many countries; and to date, there has been very little work done using this form of educational inquiry in Malaysia. The dominant tradition has followed the positivist paradigm. A qualitative case study offers a different approach and generates a range of information of different qualities from that obtained using traditional approaches. This book provides both the theories and practical practices to undertake a qualitative study. The conception of this book began from the assumption that our world is interpreted through language as means of communication and understanding. Writing narratives of experience is becoming a common way of describing how people make sense of their experience or problems at hand. At the root of the naturalistic inquiry exhibited in this book, is an interest in understanding the experience of learners and the meanings they make of the distance learning experience at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). This study was designed as a single case focusing on distance learners of different backgrounds in UUM.

scholarly journals Integral and Inclusive Research by Design Pedagogy

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Davidova
Keyword(s):  
Design Education ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Design Studio ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Design Pedagogy ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Systemic Design

This article reflects on my integral design studio teaching and inclusiveness in its design processes. This is exemplified in two different systemic design case studies focusing on social and environmental justice via the lens of empathy. The design studio and/or design practice tend to be fused in this article because my design studios have always focused on practice-based, real-life built projects, while my commercial and not-for-profit practices have always implemented design education in real-life built projects through internships and/or other student participation. Therefore, my approach fully follows the pathway of ‘learning by doing’(Dewey, 1997), focusing on systemic feedback looping of integral real-life experience and reflection through research and practice, targeting brighter post-Anthropocene futures.

The power of the pen(cil): Enduring validity in technology-dominated design education

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-213
Author(s):  
Amitabh Verma
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Vantage Point ◽  
Architecture Education ◽  
Remedial Strategies

Abstract The recent marginalization of long-established manual graphic traditions by technological alternatives has precipitated wide-ranging consequences for design education in diverse contexts and specializations. In this article, I analyse this progression as situated within the discipline of landscape architecture, advocating for a curricular reformation to reprioritize manual graphics as a pivotal element in design education. From my vantage point at the intersection of professional practice, pedagogy and research, I summarize this development within the specific arena of landscape architecture education. Prominent issues of concern and implications are identified, followed by articulation of remedial strategies appropriate to current circumstances.

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