Design Research: What is it and How is it Changing the Field of Practice?

Quiz for 1.0 CEU (HSW)

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In order to receive 1.0 Professional Development Hour (PDH) through the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES), please complete the following 10-question quiz and and score 75% or higher. Those who do not achieve the required score may re-take using the same link. Confirmation and certificates will be emailed within 2 weeks of passing the quiz.

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* 1. Intro: Why is the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) interested in this topic?

A. Because one of LAF's primary program areas is research (along with scholarships and leadership)

B. Because research is important for planners to understand

C. Because design research is easy to identify and define

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* 2. Intro: When was the term "design research" first conceived?

A. The 1880s

B. The 1960s

C. The 1920s

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* 3. Elen's presentation: Elen discusses tacit (intrinsic) and operational knowledge towards _ and __ knowledge.

A. Qualitative and quantitative

B. Earned and borrowed

C. Conceptual and systematic

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* 4. Elen's presentation: What are some basic quality attributes of systematic knowledge?

A. Investigation is original

B. Investigation is focused and scaled

C. New knowledge is transferable

D. All of the above

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* 5. Elen's presentation: Elen discusses _ modes of inquiry (logic) and _ epistemologies of research.

A. Three and three

B. Two and two

C. Three and two

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* 6. Elen's presentation: What are key research strategies in design?

A. Inductive (theory building)

B. Abductive/Reflexive

C. Deductive (theory testing)

D. All of the above

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* 7. Sean's presentation: What might NOT be considered an essential part of an experimental practice?

A. Exceeding all client needs

B. Taking calculated risks

C. Situating a project in a larger body of knowledge

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* 8. Sean's presentation: How might a normative landscape project become more experimental?

A. By encouraging a client/sponsor to take risks

B. By shifting the focus of research inquiry away from the central goal of the project

C. Either A or B

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* 9. Sean's presentation: Based on the examples shown, a productive environment for experimentation might be…

A. Terrestrial ecosystems that have been well studied

B. Public plazas and parks

C. Sediment-based coastal systems

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* 10. Sean's presentation: What is likely the most important step in an experiment if it is to have lasting effects on work of others?

A. Developing a strong hypothesis

B. Calculating the risks taken by the experiment

C. Considering blocking factors correctly

D. Developing how methods and results are communicated to others

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* 1. Intro: Why is the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) interested in this topic?

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* 2. Intro: When was the term "design research" first conceived?

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* 3. Elen's presentation: Elen discusses tacit (intrinsic) and operational knowledge towards _________ and __________ knowledge.

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* 4. Elen's presentation: What are some basic quality attributes of systematic knowledge?

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* 5. Elen's presentation: Elen discusses _____ modes of inquiry (logic) and _____ epistemologies of research.

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* 6. Elen's presentation: What are key research strategies in design?

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* 7. Sean's presentation: What might NOT be considered an essential part of an experimental practice?

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* 8. Sean's presentation: How might a normative landscape project become more experimental?

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* 9. Sean's presentation: Based on the examples shown, a productive environment for experimentation might be…

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* 10. Sean's presentation: What is likely the most important step in an experiment if it is to have lasting effects on work of others?

* 3. Elen's presentation: Elen discusses tacit (intrinsic) and operational knowledge towards _ and __ knowledge.

* 5. Elen's presentation: Elen discusses _ modes of inquiry (logic) and _ epistemologies of research.