Course Evaluation

Course Title: Community Housing at Indore

Course Detail: Architecture Design Sem VII B.Arch.

Tutor: Akhtar Chauhan

Faculty Team: Prof. Shruti Barve, Saurabh Barde, Asif Sayed, Vrinda
Gokhale, Samrudhi Phalak, Zainul Biwji

Date: Jun 2018- Nov 2018

Please fill this questionnaire to make the course better.

Below are a series of statements. Please respond by circling the number you feel
most reflects your opinion.

Course Feedback
Strongly
Agree

Agree
Neither Agree or Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
The studio fulfilled the objectives set out in the design brief
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The workshop satisfied my needs and expectations
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The content was presented at a level which could clearly be understood
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There was opportunity for group work
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There was opportunity for individual participation
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The field visit had practical relevance
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Samuday, Seminar based on Community Housing helped reinforce learning
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Self Feedback
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Neither Agree or Disagree
Disagree
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I feel I contributed to class discussion
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I was motivated to learn
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Feedback about Faculty

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Agree

Agree
Neither Agree or Disagree
Disagree
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There was a variety of teaching methods used
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Learning from field visits was effective
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Interactions with local residents were relevant to design learning
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Skillsets like mapping, videography, interviews etc. helped the overall cause.
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There was opportunity for feedback and evaluation
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Additional Feedback
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Agree

Agree
Neither Agree or Disagree
Disagree
Strongly
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Information about the assessment was communicated clearly
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Overall, How do you rate your experience in this course
5
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Additional Comments (Please feel free to continue comments overleaf)

• How did the exposure to the Aga Khan Award for Architecture
(AKAA) projects and processes provided by the studio/workshop expand your
vision of architecture that is relevant in a country such as India?

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• How did the AKAA projects, notably those dealing with

community housing, impact on your thinking about socially responsible
architecture?

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 • Did you find that the workshop format based on AKAA projects
significantly improved teaching and learning methodology? If so how?

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• What impact on your idea of community architecture was made by

the experiential learnings from the community component of the workshop?
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• Did the exercise of envisioning alternatives to the projects studied

in Indore stimulate your creativity? If so, how? ................
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• Did the exposure to the local politics of community housing in

Indore contribute to your understanding of the socio-economic dynamics of
practicing architecture in Indian cities today? If so, how?

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• Do you think what you learned in this studio course will improve
your own professional practice in community architecture later on in your
career? How?
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• Will you remain interested in the Aga Khan Award for
Architecture and do you intend to inform yourself of the results of further cycles
of the Award? If so, please explain why.

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• Which aspects of the workshop worked well?

• \Which aspects of the workshop worked less well?

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• Would you recommend this format of on-site pedagogy to others? If not,
please outline your reasons.
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 • Any other comments,
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