A Study of Informal Space on Campus by Looking at Student Preferences (original) (raw)

The University is an educational institution that provides space and venues for cognitive and social activities and developments for students. Currently, the learning process for students can still take place in informal spaces, such as in lecture halls or in public spaces within the campus. Students can be free to study independently or in groups in various places and facilities that support it based on its choice in public spaces in the campus. In these places of education, they provide educational support facilities such as libraries, cafeterias, corridors, terraces and sitting rooms equipped with student support systems for informal learning. However, phenomena require a change in the form of a learning physical environment, which can accommodate more relaxed informal learning activities that have wider space dimensions. This study aims to explore the preferences or choices of students in the informal learning space in the campus public space. The results of this study were to obtain characteristics from the informal learning room on campus, the choice of students in choosing where to study, and the behavior of the student activities in the existing informal study. This research product is expected to be used and utilized in designing informal study room in campus public space in the future.