12/27/2024 9:00:08 AM	INDE 68 Course Outline as of Fall 2005	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  INDE 68	Title:  BUS MNGT FOR INT DESIGN
Full Title:  Business Management for Interior Design
Last Reviewed:2/2/1999

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	5.00			Contact Total	87.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  39 - Total 2 Times
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

This course covers the business aspects of interior design: ethical practices, methods of compensation, estimating client budgets, billing and sales using a Design Manager Software geared to the interior design industry.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course covers the business aspects of interior design: ethical practices, methods of compensation, estimating clients budgets, billing and sales using a Design Manager Software geared to the Interior Design Industry.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:39 - Total 2 Times

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1999	Inactive:	Summer 2012
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

The student will be able to:

Write estimates and prepare orders for purchase of interior design

furnishings, finish materials, products, decorative accessories,

and their installation using Design Manager Software.

Demonstrate the use of worksheets, using Excel Function Wizard,

create  templates and  write Specification sheets for residential FF&E

(Furniture, Furnishings and Equipment)

Utilize the computer as a tool to generate Client Records, Orders and

Correspondence (Microsoft Office)

Research and utilize catalogues, tear sheets, prices lists from

manufactures and distributors of interior merchandise, and use the

Internet as resource to communicate with vendors having their catalogs

and prices on web pages.

Prepare inventory control documents including deposits, billing and

invoicing using the Design Manager software.

Prepare confirmation, purchase agreements templates and other documents

for client approval

Demonstrate sales techniques for client presentation, utilizing several

computer software programs such as Microsoft Office, Powerpoint,

Design Manager and  Excel for graphical presentations.

Identify and interpret various methods of compensation for projects and

Interior Design contracts using the latest State-of-the-Art technology.

Topics and Scope

Computer Software for Interior Design Business Practices

   Installation of software

   Forms

   Overview

   Button Bar

   Function Selection Buttons

s   Options/Company

   Client Information

Project Specifications

Component Supplier Window

Proposals

Purchase Orders

Printing Purchase Orders

P.O. Deposit Checks

Purchase Order Inquiry Screen

Client Invoices, Invoice Prices, Printing Invoices, Crediting or Reversing

an Invoice

Cash Receipts, Clients Deposits, Payments of Invoices, Miscellaneous

Check Writing, Suppliers, Vendors, Printing Checks, Bank Reconciliation,

Void Checks.

Status Screens: Client/Project Status; Purchase Order Status; Vendor

Suppliers Status.

Utilities

Reports

Assignments:

QUIZZES, TESTS, COMPUTER LAB PROJECTS

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 20%
Written homework, Lab reports
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 30%
Homework problems, Lab reports, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 40%
Class performances, Performance exams, COMPUTER LAB PROJECTS
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 20%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, PROJECTS
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 15%
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

(Representative List)

Piotrowski, Christine: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE FOR INTERIOR DESIGNERS;

2nd Edition: Van Nostrand Reinhold,1994

Veitch, Donald, Jackman, Dianne, Dixon, Mary: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

Peguis Publishers Ltd. 1990

Design Manager Software for Windows:  Version 4.0Franklin-Potter

Associates, Inc. 1997

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