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ACA 2019 Architectural Education for Practice - Survey of Practices

Attention Practice Owners or Practice Managers...

As part of the ACA's interest in education, we want to learn about your experience, expectations and skills of the architectural students/graduates you employ or have employed.

This anonymous short survey will assist in improving architectural education, both at university and in practice. 

If you are interested, you will be sent the results of the survey.

Thank you for your time in contributing to the future of architecture.

Denis Waring and Charmaine Kai
On behalf of ACA Queensland/Northern Territory Branch Committee


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1.From which tertiary institution did your students/graduates attend? (tick multiple options)
2.Did you choose your students/graduates based on the tertiary institution they attended?
3.Do you employ students/graduates because they are/were studying or have a Masters Degree?
4.How would you rate the student's/graduate's knowledge gained while attending the architectural course?
Students
Graduates
Extremely valuable
Very valuable
Somewhat valuable
Not so valuable
Not at all valuable
Not applicable
5.What do you believe is the value of doing the Masters Degree?
6.How much knowledge is required in doing the Masters Degree?
7.Does your practice offer work experience to students of architecture?
8.Does your practice offer internships?
9.If no, would your practice consider offering internships?
10.Do you believe students/graduates with work experience are more attractive to employers?
11.Do you expect students/graduates to have CAD skills?
12.From your experience, what CAD knowledge do you believe would benefit students/graduates when they commence employment?
13.What type of CAD and other presentation programs do you expect your students /graduates to have when they commence employment? (tick multiple options)
14.Do you expect students/graduates to know about the design and documentation process? (tick multiple options)
15.Do you expect students/graduates to know about the Australian Standards for Drafting?
16.Do you expect students/graduates to know about building regulations?
17.Do you believe that the students/graduates have received the skills to be productive your practice?
18.What are/were the skills that would benefit your practice? (tick multiple options)
19.What are/were your expectations of the STUDENT'S skills when they joined the practice?
Entry level (limited knowledge)
Mid-level (competent knowledge)
High level (very fluent and efficient knowledge)
Design
Documentation
Construction knowledge
CAD
Detailing
Site knowledge
Contract administration
Practice administration
20.What are/were your expectations of the GRADUATE'S skills when they joined the practice?
Entry level (limited knowledge)
Mid-level (competent knowledge)
High level (very fluent and efficient knowledge)
Design
Documentation
Construction knowledge
CAD
Detailing
Site knowledge
Contract administration
Practice administration
21.From your experience, what are the skills that would benefit students/graduates employability? (tick multiple options)
22.How many employees in total work in your architectural practice? (if applicable)
23.How many STUDENTS work in the architectural practice? (if applicable)
24.How many Masters GRADUATES currently work in the architectural practice? (if applicable/not including registered architects)
25.In the last two years, how many GRADUATES in your office go on to become registered architects?
26.Do you believe your student's/graduate's course of study prepared them to be a productive employee?
27.Should the remuneration of students/graduates reflect the amount of work experience they have?
28.What is an appropriate level of remuneration for a students/graduates?
Students
Graduates
% of the Award
Award
% above the Award
29.From your experience, which of the following skills do you believe increases students/graduates opportunity to be paid above award salary? (tick multiple options)
30.What is the learning experience (office culture) in your office in relation to students and graduate?  (tick multiple options)
31.Have you given your students/graduates opportunities to: (tick multiple options)
A note about privacy. This survey is anonymous. If you chose to comment above, parts of this comment may be published as part of the survey analysis. Such publication will not include any material that would enable you to be identified. Submitting the survey constitutes permission to use responses in the above manner.
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