Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Betz, SUNY-College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

process of design. Third, designdevelopment is usually never taught with much student writing. Faculty should think ofintroducing a journaling process so that students can record their decision making narratives.Combined with informal weekly interviews, these may be important tools for seeing beyond theinstant and error free design solutions to assess the real process behind student thinking.ConclusionThis paper should challenge the reader because what is proposed is a real transformation in thedesign development process. How do we test this theoretical idea and can we prove it? Whatdoes it mean for us as educators? Is this in-fact happening and are these the correctcharacteristics of a new process? How do we start the investigation? There are

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo; Thomas Leslie, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

asdesign consultants, the instructors describe how this unique course helped foster strongercommunication skills, enhanced small group skills, and introduced students to the total designprocess from site analysis through architectural and structural design.PremiseAs college instructors a primary goal is to prepare students for the future. We do this by, • Teaching critical thinking skills so individuals can become problem solvers • Teaching speaking and writing strategies so individuals can become better communicators • Assigning group projects so individuals learn about group dynamics • Exposing students to problems that reflect real life situations so students can learn from past mistakes and become confident enough