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Best Practices
A Choice-Based Architectural Design Studio Selection System is adopted at the institution to enable students to select studio of their choice for Architectural Design subject, across 2nd, 3rd and 4th year of B.Arch.
Context
The institution offers a choice-based system allowing students from diverse backgrounds to select design studios aligned with their academic goals and creative aspirations. This approach gives students greater control over their academic journey and fosters deep engagement with preferred themes.
Architectural design studios, a cornerstone of architectural education, focus on various aspects such as design theories, sustainability, urbanism, climate, and technology. The system encourages collaboration and creates a symbiotic learning environment by aligning studio offerings with student interests and fostering creativity and ownership in their academic path.
Objective of the system
This system allows students to have a greater degree of autonomy in choosing the design studio that aligns with their interests, academic goals, and areas of specialization, rather than being randomly assigned or following a predetermined selection process.
The Practice
In our B.Arch program, studio projects are carefully developed through discussions among faculty members and then presented to students. These presentations provide a comprehensive overview of each project, including its typology,context, studio methodology, and working style. To minimize bias and allow students to focus solely on the project’s merits, the studios are presented anonymously, without revealing the names of the faculty members or their specific affiliations.After the presentations, students are given a week to review the details and reflect on each project. During this period, they are encouraged to thoroughly consider which studio aligns best with their personal interests and academic goals.
To facilitate this, a preference form is distributed, allowing students to select their top three preferred studios—first, second, and third choices—along with a brief explanation of their reasoning. This ensures that the decision-making process is informed and thoughtful, allowing students to make choices based on the project content and their own learning aspirations rather than external factors.
The Faculty Portfolio system aims to offer a comprehensive approach to faculty development and institutional progress, fostering a dynamic and impactful academic environment.
Context
A Faculty Portfolio System is a dynamic framework within educational institutions where each faculty member is assigned a portfolio aligned with their areas of expertise or academic interests. This system is not just about tracking academic credentials or publications; it involves a more holistic approach, allowing faculty to take leadership roles in specific areas such as workshops, conferences, exhibitions, and other academic or professional events.
These portfolios can cover a variety of areas such as curriculum development, professional development of peers, research initiatives, community outreach, and collaborations with industry.
Assigning faculty members to portfolios aligned with their expertise or interests helps ensure that they are not only passionate about their work but also possess the skills and knowledge necessary to lead these initiatives effectively. This results in high-quality events and activities that are meaningful and impactful.
Objective of the system
- Aligning Faculty Expertise with the Institutional needs
- Ensuring Professional development
- Fostering collaboration and innovation
- Community outreach and engagement through academic and practice-oriented ventures
The Practice
- The Faculty Portfolio System represents a strategic and holistic approach to faculty development, helping institutions tap into the full potential of their academic staff. By assigning faculty to areas aligned with their expertise, the system encourages professional growth, fosters collaboration, and ensures that faculty are actively engaged in contributing to the academic and professional community.
- A meeting with the IQAC is held prior to the portfolio assignment, followed by one-on-one orientation sessions to explain the nature of the work, the targets to be achieved, their priority, and their significance for the organization.
- The work assigned is reviewed by the IQAC panel at the institution in relation to the established targets, their achievement, and the identification of any gaps. This approach also fosters a solution-driven and innovation-oriented mindset. The review is scheduled based on the targets set, taking into account the time required to achieve the goals, and includes a quarterly progress tracking
- The faculty, supported by the institution, actively engages in diverse initiatives such as workshops, community outreach programs, academic exchanges, institutional collaborations, and exhibitions. These efforts aim to raise awareness, share knowledge, and address contemporary challenges effectively.