OPEN OFFICES Why open offices were designed Open

OPEN OFFICES

Why open offices were designed? Open offices provide time saving Open offices lead to information being freely shared. Open offices help to decrease construction time and cost. Tacit learning is in the same way as on the job training.

Why open offices were designed? Open offices are more effective. Because employees motivate each other. Employees are always under control.

However; afterwards some disadvantages came out.

Foreign Languages Office in Izmir University of Economics

Our aim is to know does open office affect the instructors and students also in which way it affects

Hypotesis Open office affects productivity of instructors negatively. Open office causes some problems such as lack of privacy and hierarchy.

Methodology We use survey and interview methods in our research. We prepared questions about foreign languages office and we put our surveys on their tables. Also we talked some of them face to face.

Result of our research, we listed their wishes, complains and pleasure. Pleasures: Easy to share information Personal computers Terrace Finding solutions easily

Complains Lack of privacy Lack of security Feeling of crowding Air conditioning HVAC Communication problems with students Stressful working environment Colors Noise pollution Radiation Concentration problem Ergonomic problems

Wishes The place for office hours Resting area More storage WC Place for communication with students

Solutions Providing privacy -Increasing level of panels Providing security -ID cards should be used while entering Feeling of crowding -Task lighting, wayfinding, legibility

Solutions Air conditioning -Air conditioning units should be placed homogeneiously (not aligned on a line) HVAC -HVAC system of office should be seperated from kitchen’s. Communication problems with students -There should be a telephone out of the office. Also terrace can be used as common area for students and instructors.

• Solutions Stressful working environment -Colors should be arranged properly and noise should be prevented. Colors -Cool colors should be used. However vibrant colors should be applied slightly.

Solutions Noise pollution -Acoustical materials should be used such as carpet, acoustical panels. Also we can masking the noise. Radiation -Anti-radiation tools can be used to decrease radiation.

Solutions Concentration problems -We aim to solve this problem with lighting, colors ad security solutions. Ergonomic problems -Chairs and tables should be rearranged according to computers properly. Also they should be ergonomic.

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