SOSIOLOGICAL ASPECT
NEIGHBOURHOOD RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
MASJID JAMEK QARYAH SERDANG, UPM
Is amic centre and muslim religious activity
2 6 KM from proposed site
SRI SIVA SUBRAMANIAR TEMPLE
H ndu temple for religious activity
1 5 KM from proposed site
NALANDA BUDDHIST SOCIETY, SERI KEMBANGAN Buddhist act v ty Organising educational programmes, meditation retreats pub ic forums
ST ANNE'S CHAPEL Catholic student society 1 km from proposed site
students study or do research where students gather for study group active until the library closes at 10pm
PRECEDENT STUDY (CAMPUS LIFE CULTURE)
UNIVERSITI MALAYA
BACKGROUND
Located in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Former name as King Edward VII
College of Medicine Univers ty of Malaya in Singapore
As publ c research university
Oldest university n Malays a
Founded in 1902 (117 years old)
Alumni consist ng of famous nat onal icons
Started as a medical school
STUDENTS
RECREATIONAL AND ATRRACTION
G2G ANIMAL GARDEN
Pettng Zoo
Recreaction, visit, garden, pet house, fishing boat
5 5 KM from proposed site
POTENTIAL USER
Lack of place to socialize May not accesible to other faculties such as faculty of Pertanian Medic
YAMANASHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY
BACKGROUND
Located only 90 m nutes by rail from Tokyo
Experience the Japanese anime scene and digital technology, and Shibuya
(experience Japanese pop culture )
Plent ful nature and long hours of sun in Yamanashi
Craft markets, cultural parades, and fireworks festivals are he d around the prefecture
C ear day Mt Fuji and the Southern Japanese Alps can be seen from campus
High qua ity fruits produced within the prefecture
STUDENTS
HAVARD UNIVERSITY
BACKGROUND
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research univers ty in Cambridge Massachusetts Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its f rst benefactor, the Pur tan clergyman John Harvard, t is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States
THE RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT AROUND CAMPUS
CAMPUS LIFE
Students come from all 50 states and from over 80 countr es; from cities suburbs small towns and farms; from publ c, pr vate and parochial schools; from every ethnic and re igious background; and from across the economic spectrum
The House system creates a sma l-col ege experience with n a major research university Your House is where you eat, sleep
First-year students live in dorms with shared suites adjacent to Harvard Yard and eat the majority of
SURVEY RESULT
area covered
Site location
Have they been to a student centre before
Gender Course
Majority of the respondents are undergraduate
Country of Origin
Majority respondents are from Malaysia and least are from India and Iran
Preferable space in a student center
The female respondents has higher percentage than male respondents
Age Range
Most of the respondents aged between 2125 years old
Time span student willing to socialize
Majority of the respondents prefer an open space study area in a student centre
How can a student centre improves student's performance
Expected facilities to be exist in the student centre
Majority of the respondents willing to socialize for 1 to 2 hours in a student centre
Time span student willing to study
Majority of the respondents agreed that student centre can improve student s performance by providing supportive study area
IDEA PROPOSAL AND SUGGESTION
Introduce attraction for students from faculty outside the upm main campus (e g , rooftop garden, urban farming)
Majority of the respondents expect a quiet study area to be exist in a student centre
Majority of the respondents willing to study for 1 to 2 hours in a student centre
The ideal timing for student center to be opened is from 8 30 a m until 11 00 p m (to keep the students safety during night time)