Course overview
This course aims to equip learners with knowledge and skills for conducting research relevant to architecture. Building upon theoretical concepts and creative practices introduced earlier, this course will present research as a means for creating new disciplinary knowledge that has broader value. It will introduce a variety of methodologies and theoretical frameworks for designing architectural research, including both the formal and scientific models as well as the practice-based models. Learners will, conduct a relevant literature review, formulate a research question, and identify and justify an appropriate research design considering a wide range of methodological approaches. This course aligns with the program intent to develop advanced knowledge of context and research methodology in architecture and exercise cultural agency through design.
- Literature Review
- Research Design
Course learning outcomes
- Conduct literature review and evaluate existing knowledge to identify gaps to inform new research directions.
- Formulate a research question relevant to architecture through which it is designed, considering scope and limitations.
- Identify and justify an appropriate research design considering a wide range of methodological approaches.
- Understand and evaluate the significance of research in social, economic, cultural, and ethical contexts.
- Communicate research content using appropriate academic language and graphic representation.
- Explore culturally responsive and meaningful engagement processes that respect the importance of Country and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples across architectural services.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus West
Class number 53377
Section FR01
Size 220
Available 216
Class number 53382
Section TU01
Size 28
Available 24
Class number 53381
Section TU02
Size 28
Available 28
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