STRUCTURAL GLASS FACADES - USC School of Architecture

Chapter 9 - Testing
Testing was conducted with two components of the program developed herein. The focus is
on the testing of the learning program presented in Chapter 8, and comprises most of this
current Chapter. This is followed by documentation for some limited testing on the
StructureDesigner analysis tool.
9.1 Learning Program
Testing was conducted in conjunction with the learning program discussed previously in the
previous Chapter. The objectives of the testing are fourfold;
1. to determine the general familiarity with structural glass façade technology, including
glass, glass systems and structure systems as employed in the technology.
2. to gauge the general interest level in and perceived relevance of the technology
among the target audience.
3. to evaluate a tenant of the hypothesis herein that the diffusion of an innovative
technology can be facilitated by enabling a new tier of adopters.
4. to evaluate the effectiveness of the learning program itself.
The learning program was presented three times as discussed in the Chapter 8. Only two of
these presentations were accompanied by the testing program as described following.
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