Research Methods detailed Syllabus for B Architecture (ARCH), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information, visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all the other VTU 8th Sem Syllabus for B.Arch 2018 Scheme, do visit B Architecture 8th Sem 2018 Scheme. For all the Professional Elective-VI 8th Sem 2018 subjects refer to Professional Elective-VI Scheme. The detail syllabus for research methods is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit 1- Introduction:
Introduction to research and its significance in architecture – meaning of research. Relationship between design and research. Types of research in architecture, areas of research in architecture, qualitative and quantitative paradigms.
Unit 2- Research Design:
Components of research design – formulating the research questions, hypothesis, choosing the sample, methods of data collection, analysing the data and inferring from the data. Concepts of dependent and independent variables, unit of analysis. Defining the scope and limitations of a research plan, significance of the research outcome.
Unit 3- Literature Study and Research:
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Unit 4- Methods of Research in Architecture:
Interview Techniques: Questionnaires /Face to face Interviews / Internet survey. Designing a Questionnaire / Interview schedule. Visual Techniques: Observations (participant / nonparticipant / direct), activity mapping, accession/erosion trace observations, cognitive maps, etc. Content Analysis: Secondary data analysis. Understanding the relative advantages, disadvantages and application of various methods mentioned above and choosing a method appropriate for a research to achieve its objectives.
Unit 5- Data Documentation and Analysis:
Understanding the nature of data collected and methods of analysis suitable for that data (graphical / numerical / descriptive). Converting data into numerical form for data analysis.
Unit 6- Introduction to the Statistics:
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Unit 7- Presentation of the Data:
Techniques of presenting the numerical data – graphical (pie charts, bar charts, line graphs etc), tabulations, verbal qualitative data, architectural drawings / maps.
Unit 8 – Reporting the Research:
Different sections of a research report, technical writing and language (tense, voice, etc), formatting of a report.
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For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of ARCH, 2018 scheme, visit B Architecture 8th Sem Syllabus for 2018 scheme.
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