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To help you understand environmental analysis and to provide you with a variety of examples within this area, the following links are resources you can access.
Cognitive Approaches to Instructional Design
A definition of environmental analysis is given at the end of this article in the glossary.Design and Environmental Analysis
Environment analysis. The context of any instructional system, both where the instruction
will occur and how the instructional materials will be used.
This department of graduate studies at Cornell University has two primary areas of interest: interior design, concentrating on the creation of interior spaces and associated products; and human-environment relations, which focuses on ergonomics, facility planning and management, environmental psychology, and housing.Eliminating Stress from Your EnvironmentHuman factors and ergonomics is the study of indoor air pollution; lighting; environmentally induced stress; the environment of poverty; the design of offices to improve individual usability; sustainability; and universal design issues.
This site from Mindtools identifies factors that may create stress in the workplace environment. When reduced, the environment is more organized and pleasant and can improve productivity. These factors are air quality, lighting, decoration and tidiness, noise, furniture and ergonomics, and personal space.Environmental Analysis Inc.
This site explains one area to consider when conducting an environmental analysis: indoor air quality. Indoor air may not be as comfortable or safe as needed, which can affect the health and efficiency of employees.The International Workplace Studies Program
This site from Cornell University examines Collaborative Team Environments. By providing specially-designed buildings and team environments in order to enhance communication and collaboration, two critical skills to developing better products and services and getting them to market faster.Remodelling the Office
This article from Flexibility, the Interactive Forum on New Ways of Working, explains how the office environment needs to change to encourage more dynamic ways of working. Four types of work settings are mentioned: hive, cell, den and club.