Assessment of E-Learning Methods in the Digital Design Studio for Architectural Design Course during Corona Crisis Case study the Architecture Department at PHI-Egypt

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Assistant prof., Architectural Engineering Department, Pyramids Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology (PHI) – Egypt

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Corona pandemic forced education systems in the world to turn to distance learning via the Internet this study covered the period from March 2020 to the first semester of the academic year 2020/2021, which was performed by a hybrid system (face-to-face + online). Then studying its returns in the following year at the level of students and the method of teaching. Then integrating new mechanisms by questionnaire through an intended sample of three groups of students in the first, final, and pre-final courses for Architectural Design courses 2, 3, 6 and 7, as well as the graduation project course and statistical analysis of the results. The results showed the relative satisfaction of students with the hybrid education system in Design courses 6 and 7, and a great rejection of distance education, especially for students of architectural design 2 and 3. As for the graduation project, the dissatisfaction was greater, despite everyone's response to the new mechanism and enthusiasm for it, and a questionnaire was conducted for the same two groups after graduation to evaluate their experience and its impact on their scientific and professional level in the Labor market. Finally, the study summarized the advantages and difficulties that students faced and recommendations for applying distance education in architectural design courses

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