Semester: 2

Program: Building

Course Module: Architecture

Responsible: Ma Hui

E-mail: mahui@tju.edu.cn

Department: School of Architecture

Time Allocation (1 credit hour = 45 minutes)

Exercise

Lecture

Lab-study

Project

Internship (days)

Personal Work

16

16

Prerequisite

No

Course Objectives

Research proposal (individual)

Review of scientific paper (group)

Course Syllabus

How to choose research topic

How to make research plan

How to choose research tools

How to write papers and make presentations

Textbooks & References

Jonathan Grix,The Foundations of Research

Wayne C Booth, Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams, The Craft of Research

Books in environmental psychology

Statistical books, SPSS

Capability Tasks

CT1: To understand basic science, and to have analytical ability and the ability to integrate related knowledge.

CT2: To apply relevant professional knowledge to the field of science and technology: understanding of the basic concepts and its connotation, application of different methods and concepts which have been learned, capability of judging the scope and limitations of such applications.

CT3: To grasp methodologies and engineering tools: identifying, utilizing and solving problems. Even if the students are not familiar with the content, they can turn to computer tools for systematic analysis.

CT4: To carry out experiments in research environment with the abilities to utilize tools, especially for data collection and processing.

Achievements

To understand how to carry out a scientific research, including topic selection, methodology selection, plan making and paper writing–Level: M

To understand the way to evaluate a scientific paper. –Level: M

To understand how to make research presentations –Level: M

Students:Building，Year 1

Assessment：

Exam

Assignment

Report

Term Paper

Presentation

Others

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Language of assessment：

Attendance： 10 % Homework: 15 %

Mid-term report/test：15 % Final report/test： 60 %