Evaluation of a continuing education programme on socially responsible architecture

Abstract

The research presented in this article aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of the educational module Design of the built environment in the process of deinstitutionalisation offered at an architectural school in Slovakia. The module is accredited and was selected form a programme including seven modules. The research was carried out in two phases. In the first phase, the formative evaluation was aimed at verifying the effectiveness of education during the ongoing educational process and immediately after its completion through interviews, observations and questionnaires. In the second phase, the summative assessment was aimed at verifying the ability of graduates to apply the acquired knowledge in practice, with data collection in the form of delivered outputs: 1) text documents Transformation plans; and 2) graphic outputs Architectural and construction materials. The collected data were analysed to verify the effectiveness of the educational programme and evaluated at intervals of one to three years after the end of the education. The published research results were the basis for modifying the curriculum of the selected accredited educational module.