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Fall 2022
Mar 29, 2024
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LA 50100 - Research Methods For Design Applications
Credit Hours: 1.00. The growing need for understanding the role of individuals, communities, and society in shaping the natural environment has led to a greater emphasis on landscape architectural research and the need to provide training in the research methods to support these efforts. It is an exciting time to enter this arena as landscape architects are collaborating with natural and social scientist to achieve better conservation outcomes, promote sustainable behaviors, and increase awareness and understanding of the complex environmental challenges facing our society. Non-Landscape Architecture students may gain enrollment with permission of instructor. Typically offered Fall.
1.000 Credit hours

Syllabus Available
Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional
Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture

Offered By: College of Agriculture
Department: Hort & Landscape Architecture

Course Attributes:
Upper Division

May be offered at any of the following campuses:     
      West Lafayette

Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the need for social science research in landscape architecture practice and how this informs design theory development. 2. Model conceptually the relationship between social and ecological variables and understand the types of research methods available to explore these relationships. 3. Learn how to access demographic information about communities and user groups. 4. Develop a basic understanding of analysis tools and techniques, such as the use of GIS applications, Microsoft Excel, and SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) to conduct analysis of quantitative data. 5. Understand the common phases of developing theory-driven research and systems design evaluation.


Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors:     
      Landscape Architecture

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