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Holy Angel University

School of Engineering and Architecture
Architecture Department
Research Methods for Architecture

Research Manual for Architecture

Module 4: Research Proposals of Students

Students shall accomplish this form for every research proposal to be reviewed by the course facilitator.

IMPORTANT: The proposals should have been pre-approved before submission.

Name of Researcher: MEDINA, GIAN LORD CHRISTOPHER R.

Section: AR-401
Course Facilitator: AR. FRANZ ALLAN RODRIGUEZ

Research
Proposal
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DEVELOPING A DISASTER TRAINING FACILITY
Project
Location OLONGAPO CITY, ZAMBALES
Issue
[ ] Social [✓] Economic [ ] Environmental [ ] Others: Please Specify: ____________________
Addressed
[ ] No Poverty
[ ] Zero Hunger
[✓] Good Health and Well-being
[✓] Quality Education
[ ] Gender Equality
[ ] Clean Water and Sanitation
[ ] Affordable and Clean Energy
[ ] Decent Work and Economic Growth
UN SDGs
[ ] Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Alignment
[ ] Reducing Inequality
[✓] Sustainable Cities and Communities
[ ] Responsible Consumption and Production
[ ] Climate Action
[ ] Life Below Water
[ ] Life On Land
[ ] Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
[ ] Partnerships for the Goals.
Project
type
(Architectu [ ] Residential [ ] Commercial [✓] Institutional [ ] Industrial [ ] Recreational / Tourism Related
ral [ ] Religious [ ] Transportation-related [ ] Environmental-Conservation related
Solution) [ ] Agricultural-related [ ] Planned Unit Development [ ] Others: Please Specify: _____________
Nature of [✓] New Development [ ] Redevelopment [ ] Rehabilitation
Project [ ] Adaptive Reuse [ ] Reconstruction [ ] Conversion
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[ ] Restoration [ ] Others: Please Specify: _________________________

[✓] Residential, Commercial, Institutional and Industrial Designs (Design and Evaluation model)
[ ] Architecture topics relating to Food Security, Agriculture, Agri-tourism, Agri-business and Agro-
Industrial
[ ] Biotechnology
[✓] Green Building and Sustainable Architecture
[ ] Information and Communication Technologies in Architectural Design
[ ] Sustainable Energy in Buildings
[ ] Smart and Intelligent Buildings
[ ] Tropical and Bio-climatic Design
[ ] Building ventilation and Diagnostics
[ ] Material Characterization
[ ] Architecture and Religion
[ ] Construction Technology and Management
[ ] Environmental Psychology
[ ] Security
[ ] Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
[ ] Architecture and the Arts
Research [ ] Healthcare Design
Theme [ ] Building Utilities
[ ] Environmental Conservation with the aid of Architecture
[ ] Social and Recreational Spaces
[ ] Indigenous People and Vernacular Architecture
[ ] Socio-economic sciences and Humanities such as Urban sociology, History of Architecture and
Architectural Theory
[ ] Culture and Heritage (Conservation Management and restoration Plans)
[ ] Indigenous Building materials
[ ] Lighting and Acoustics
[ ] Contextual Response
[ ] Skyscraper Designs
[ ] Structural Concepts for Architecture
[ ] Color Theories in Design
[ ] Environmental Design (Urbanization, Environmental Planning, Water use, etc.)
[ ] Transport Design
[ ] Vertical Urbanism
[ ] Space
[ ] Environmental Psychology
Project
Funding [✓] Government Project [ ] Private Sector [ ] Public–private partnership

Rationale
(Include • According to Asio, J.M.R., Training is essential within the community, particularly for those areas
Research with lower average response rates since on the table provided on the research shows training
Problem on how to mitigate disasters received the lowest rate.
and
Significanc
e of the
Proposal)

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Signature of the Proponent w/ Date of submission

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Rubric for Research Proposal

Criterion based on
SMART 10- 8 7-5 4-0 Total
Very Specific: both the
Specific. Nonetheless,
course facilitator and the Needs Improvement
there are still few Max of 10
Specific (10) researcher were able to on the proposed
statements that are points
clearly identify the research question
vague.
purpose of the research.
There is a clear idea on
how will the course
facilitators and the
The ideas are clear
researcher knows
and there are criteria
whether the objectives Needs Improvement
established. However, Max of 10
Measurable (10) have been achieved. on the criteria
there are some points
There are specific criteria established
criteria that need
that will measure the
further review.
progress toward the
accomplishment of the
goal
Research proposal
Research proposal Research proposal is
needs to be reviewed
Achievable, Attainable or appears interesting and achievable. However, Max of 10
if this can be truly
Assignable (10) challenging but the scope should be points
achieved given the
achievable. reviewed.
criteria set.
There are more than 3 There are 2-3 UN There is only one
UN Sustainable Sustainable evident Sustainable Max of 10
Realistic or Relevant (10)
Development Goals being Development Goals Development Goals points
addressed. being addressed. being addressed.
The scope (i.e. The scope (i.e.
The scope (i.e. research
research writing) can research writing) may
writing) can be perceived Max of 10
Time-bound (10) be perceived as not be accomplished
as doable before the end points
doable at the end of at the end of the
of the semester.
the semester. semester.

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