TY - GEN
T1 - A Sociotechnical Systems Approach for Assessing University Campus Developments
AU - Navarro, Eduardo
AU - Bowles, Graeme
AU - Walker, Guy H.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Recent university campus developments in the UK represented capital investments of more than 3 billion GBP in 2016/2017. They are, driven by the need to provide an excellent student experience and the prevalence of student-centric learning approaches. These developments, need to prove effective in use, promote institutional ethos and image, prove efficient in terms of resource use, make effective uses of learning technologies, and support its users. This has placed pressure on campus planning professionals to ensure the development of satisfactory solutions to meet multiple, and sometimes conflicting, stakeholder requirements. This paper sets out to explore the application of sociotechnical systems, in particular Work Domain Analysis (WDA), as a novel approach to model and understand these complex requirements, and thus, support campus design professionals develop new learning spaces and facilities. A first iteration of WDA is developed based on the review of recent learning space design guidelines, the analysis policies and documents from the HEI, and through interviews with stakeholders. The results provide insights on the complex criteria and general functions that informal learning spaces need to meet. This initial template is expected to serve as the basis of a holistic assessment of the effectiveness of existing and prospective campus developments. The initial findings show promise in regard to the suitability and applicability of WDA as a complementing instrument for early design stages of learning environments and facilities.
AB - Recent university campus developments in the UK represented capital investments of more than 3 billion GBP in 2016/2017. They are, driven by the need to provide an excellent student experience and the prevalence of student-centric learning approaches. These developments, need to prove effective in use, promote institutional ethos and image, prove efficient in terms of resource use, make effective uses of learning technologies, and support its users. This has placed pressure on campus planning professionals to ensure the development of satisfactory solutions to meet multiple, and sometimes conflicting, stakeholder requirements. This paper sets out to explore the application of sociotechnical systems, in particular Work Domain Analysis (WDA), as a novel approach to model and understand these complex requirements, and thus, support campus design professionals develop new learning spaces and facilities. A first iteration of WDA is developed based on the review of recent learning space design guidelines, the analysis policies and documents from the HEI, and through interviews with stakeholders. The results provide insights on the complex criteria and general functions that informal learning spaces need to meet. This initial template is expected to serve as the basis of a holistic assessment of the effectiveness of existing and prospective campus developments. The initial findings show promise in regard to the suitability and applicability of WDA as a complementing instrument for early design stages of learning environments and facilities.
KW - Abstraction Hierarchy
KW - Campus design
KW - Cognitive Work Analysis
KW - Higher Education
KW - Human factors
KW - Learning environments
KW - Sociotechnical systems
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85067351142&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-20151-7_38
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-20151-7_38
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85067351142
SN - 9783030201500
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 405
EP - 417
BT - Advances in Human Factors in Architecture, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors in Architecture, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure
A2 - Charytonowicz, Jerzy
A2 - Falcão, Christianne
PB - Springer
T2 - AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Architecture, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure 2019
Y2 - 24 July 2019 through 28 July 2019
ER -