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Module summary: This module will focus on psychological and physiological responses to the built environment, predominantly workplaces. The course will highlight how the perception of and interaction with the built environment impacts on health, wellbeing and performance in offices. The module introduces the concept of wellbeing, compares several wellbeing 鈥渟tandards鈥� and explores how wellbeing can be measured with a relationship with occupant performance and physiological responses.
Module learning outcomes:
- Be able to define wellbeing in its broader context
- Understand what wellbeing means to different organisations
- Start to determine how wellbeing could be measured
- Know the benefits of facilitating wellbeing in the workplace
- Become familiar with several wellbeing standards
- Determine the key differences between wellbeing standards
- Identify what makes a good wellbeing standard
- Learn about the key psychological factors and models
- Understand how the workplace affects psychological needs
- Learn how to design workplaces to account for those needs
- Learn the difference between performance and productivity
- Understand the different measures of productivity
- Become competent in measuring task performance
- Learn about different physiological measurement techniques
- Become familiar with wearable technology capabilities
- Understand the definition and principles of POE
- Learn the core elements of a POE
- Understand the importance of conducting POEs
- Understand how to design a POE
- Become confident in designing an occupant feedback survey
- Understand the basics of biophilia
- Learn the principles of good biophilic design
- Learn about personality theory
- Understand basic statistics and how to analyse data
- Know how to present and disseminate research data
- Become familiar with how to critique a building design
- Understand how to present data and evaluations
- Learn basic presentation skills
- Understand the basics of how sound impacts on well-being
- Understand the basics of neurodiverse design
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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