Architecture, AAS
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1. Use abstract design ideas to interpret design information while investigating alternative outcomes based on research and analysis.
2. Use a diverse range of media to think about and convey architectural ideas including writing, speaking, drawing and model making (both hand and digital media).
3. Gather, access, record and comparatively evaluate relevant design information as part of the process of investigation.
4. Examine and comprehend history and precedent and make informed choices regarding the incorporation of same into architecture and urban design projects.
5. Identify parallel and divergent ideas and traditions of architecture and urban design influenced by the social, cultural, historical and philosophical determinants of a global society.
6. Comprehend the technical aspects of design, systems, materials and principles of building structure and be able to apply that comprehension to architectural solutions.
7. Respond to site characteristics including zoning, topography, vegetation and watershed in architecture and urban design projects.
8. Prepare drawings and models illustrating and identifying the assembly of materials, systems and components for building design and structure.These program outcomes are based on:2014 Conditions for Accreditation of the National Architectural Accrediting BoardPart (II) - Section 1 - Student Performance - Educational Realms & Student Performance CriteriaRealm A: Critical Thinking and RepresentationRealm B : Integrated Building Practices, Technical Skills and KnowledgeBased on: "Teaching for Learning, Teaching and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives."