Improving Quality of Student’s Life on University Campus (Guidelines of New Assessment Tools)

Abstract

University is considered one of the main pillars on which the advancement and growth of society is based, it has a vital role in building student's character, goals, and future, and it affects all aspects of his life, such as social, educational, and cultural. One of the key elements that influences students' life on campus is the design of outdoor spaces (student spaces) where they spend most of their day. Several previous studies evaluated the quality of a university campus and the quality of student university life from different sides, most of which were academic, except the UI-Green Metric system that assesses the environmental quality of a campus. The current study aims to provide a new comprehensive assessment tool that evaluates the quality of student's life in all fields of life. The study reviewed many publications about quality of life and campus design requirements and based this tool on Maslow's expanded hierarchy of needs as well as Lang's functionalism theory. In order to develop a balanced index, the study adopted The analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and conducted 50 expert questionnaires to produce a balanced numerical evaluation index. An index was reached consisting of 25 quality indicators categorized into seven dimensions; physiological, social, safety & security, functional, cognitive, selfesteem & self-actualization, and aesthetic quality.