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UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS

TUGUEGARAO CITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN, INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

RESEARCH METHOD

USL ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN BUILDING: A

BEACON OF FUNCTION, AESTHETICS AND STRENGTH IN
REGION 2

Submitted to:

Arch. Ma. ELEANOR LUCERO, uap

Department Head

In Partial Fulfilment of the Academic Requirement

For the Degree of Bachelor of

Science in Architecture

Submitted by:

JAY MARK C. MARIANO

BS Architecture 04
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ABSTRACT
The University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao, being one of the premier universities in
the region, continues to attract students and produce competent graduates who are
deemed to be not only locally adept, but also globally-competitive. Also, it is where the
lone architecture school in the entire province of Cagayan is located. As such, the
institution saw a rise of enrolees of architecture students from the past four years up to the
present.
As such, the aim of this study is to provide a sound solution encompassing and
adopting the Vision and Mission, and at the same time upholding the core values of the
school, which are Christian living, Excellence, Professional Responsibility, Social
Awareness and Involvement, and Innovation, Creativity, and Agility. Also, it aims to seek
an avenue so that students will have an architecture education experience that is unique
in the region, which is patterned on the best practices in architecture education found in
the country as well as abroad. Furthermore, it aims to make architecture students from all
year levels to have sense of belongingness through breaking down physical and non-
physical barriers in order to promote a free-flow of knowledge and information. Also, since
it is an Architecture Department building, it aims to promote and serve as a beacon of
aesthetics in the publics point of view.
Keywords: Globally-competitive, Vision and Mission, Core values, Unique, Best
practices, belongingness, free-flow of knowledge, aesthetics.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Front page i
Abstract ii
Table of contents iii
Introduction
Background of the Study 1
Statement of problem and research questions 2
Significance of the study 3
Literature review 4-7
Discussion of literature by themes 7-8
Hypothesis 8
Research Paradigm 8-10
Methods
Participants 11
Specific method and research design 11
Instruments and procedures 11
Data Analysis 11-14
Results 15
Discussions 15
Conclusion 15
Recommendations 16
References 16
Appendices
Literature Matrix 17-19
Data Collection Forms 20-21