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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.
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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
| 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 | |
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(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