Free EDAC Provider Questions and Answers

Question 1

An architectural firm is interested in conducting their own own-occupancy evaluation (POE) for a recently completed project. To increase the credibility the findings, what should the firm do first?

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Hire a third-party research to avoid bias.

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Determine which hypothesis to measure.

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Conduct a pilot study to rest the research tools.

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Ensure there is adequate time and funding.

Question 2

The project team is advancing a collection of design options from the conceptual to schematic design phase. What should the project team do FIRST to prepare for the next phase?

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Prioritize areas that need further study.

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Update the business case.

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Conduct a pilot study.

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Define the performance metrics.

Question 3

Historically, most healthcare organizations have thoughts of the physical buildings as a sunk costs. As a part of the evidence-based design process, and when developing the business case, what is they physical building viewed as?

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a strategic investment

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A revenue center

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a capital expense

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a healing environment

Question 4

A researcher on the project team wants to make sure that a new observation tool they developed has a high degree of reliability. How should the researcher ensure the observation tool is reliable?

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Have several researchers use the tool within a specified time frame and place, with the same subjects, and see if similar results are achieved.

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Submit the tool to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for review.

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Test the tool in a variety of settings both within and outside the hospital.

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Ask a team of researchers to validate that the tool is measuring what its supposed to measure.

Question 5

What is one of the BEST ways an evidence-based design process improves the typical project delivery approach?

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It includes the needs and perspectives of key stakeholders.

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It separates capital and operating costs.

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It reduces the need for value engineering.

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It requires that more time be spent in the design phase.