Conference Session

AEC Education: Instructional Strategies and Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrell Nickolson, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

population. Each home is custom designedfor the original buyer, and upon it’s sale can easily be modified to fit the next client.The capstone design students had the opportunity to conduct an in home interview and tour withone of the residents of this neighborhood Mr.(insert interviewee name here), as well as use thesite plans to select vacant out-lots to begin their residential design. Some of the Q&A commentsfrom the interview that stood out and had a large impact on the design results were;Q: What was of the largest adjustments you had to make when moving from your previousresidents into this type of living environment?A: “As many of my neighbors have shared with me we all moved from much larger homes, sostorage was a high priority. We all

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

Frequently Comment Category Needs more hands on or practical training Same (11) (14)Q.3 Do graduates feel they were well-equipped for the workplace by their education?This final question is answered by the results from Fig. 2, which represents graduates' estimationof their achievement of essential skills and the effectiveness of university teaching to achievethose skills. These include an ability to work effectively in diverse teams and projects, an abilityto lead others effectively, creativity adaptability & flexibility and an ability to exerciseprofessional judgment.All these abilities are likely to be developed over a period of time through practical experienceand recent graduates therefore do