Facilities Design

Appendices are available through the WASC Coordinating Office For questions regarding the WASC Self Study contact the WASC Coordinating Office. The WASC Facility Design Subcommittee presents this report on their research and activities during the 1998/1999 academic year. Two researchable questions were developed from the self-study proposal. 1. To what extent do the facilities at Cal Poly support current and future learning and how can they be improved? 2. To what extent does the activity of providing facilities at Cal Poly support current and future learning and how can it be improved? After an examination of all the different environments at Cal Poly in which learning takes place, two types of learning environments were chosen as focus areas for research and exploration. 1. Instructional Space Research – This portion of the committee's work focused on the evaluation of existing space with recommendations for new space following naturally from the evaluations. 2. Information Resource Space Case Study – Here the focus is a vision of the future using a currently proposed project as a case study. Sample survey instruments, raw data, background information, and other committee documents are included in a binder at the WASC office. The digital database developed from the research is in-use and located and maintained by Facilities Planning. This WASC self study provided the forum for useful dialogue on many current Cal Poly programs including: • The Cal Poly Master Plan, a comprehensive plan for the physical future of the Cal Poly campus.