4/25/2024 4:11:10 PM	INDE 64.1 Course Outline as of Fall 1999	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  INDE 64.1	Title:  PROF PRACTICES INDE
Full Title:  Professional Practices for Interior Design
Last Reviewed:8/14/2023

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

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  INDE 64

Catalog Description:

This course is designed to provide the students with a knowledge of the business aspects in creating interiors including topics on ethics, contracts, licensing, ordering, client-designer relationships, costs, billing and fee schedules.  This course will include experience in measuring, estimating, and budgeting for a design project.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course is designed to provide the students with a knowledge of the business aspects in creating interiors including topics on ethics, contracts, licensing, ordering, client-designer realtionships, costs, billing & fee schedules. This course will include experience in measuring, estimating & budgeting for a design project.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

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:	Spring 1993	Inactive:	Summer 2007
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

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

The student will be able to:

1.      Describe how an interior designer must work with a client in a

       relationship that involves ethics and professional conduct from

       initial stages of project to its completion.

2.      Describe how to start a design business with emphasis on licensing

       and contractual relationships.

3.      List how an interior designer must conduct a business dealing with

       contracts, orders, shipments, installations, estimating costs and

       billing fees.

4.      Plan a budget, measure, estimate and calculate the costs for a

       design project prior to entering a contractual relationship with a

       client.

5.      Render a 3 dimensional sketch using perspective drawing as a

       technique to inform the client visually of what the design will

       look like.

6.      Render a floor plan to use for placement of furnishings and to use

       as a guide for the 3 dimensional sketch.

7.      Compare the economics of different furnishings to determine the

       best value.

8.      Assess the total subject of interior planning and how it can be

       utilized as a career and a lucrative field with many opportunities

Topics and Scope

Interior designer/client relationship

  A. Determining the actual needs of the client

  B. Listening to a client's perceived wants

  C. Planning a masterplan prior to commencing work

  D. Provide estimates at the initial stages of each project prior to

     billings to eliminate misunderstanding.

Start a business:

  A. Having place of business at home

  B. Having place of business at an office outside home

  C  Working at a business for others

  D. City & state permits, licenses, board of equalization & sales permit

  E. Contracting with different vendors to supply goods and services to

     The designer

Good Business ethics and conduct.

  A. How a designer should structure fees and collect; retainer, hourly,

     Commission

How to plan a budget, measure for all projects and calculate costs.

What type of contractual relationship to have with the client.

Drawing a floor plan and a perspective drawing to use for placement of

Furnishings and to use to visually show client ideas of design.

Assignments:

A project that requires the students  to research an antique piece of

furniture or accessory to find origin, date, use and any other

pertinent information.  To be in outline form and be reported to class

in oral form.

Notebook and glossary file

Activity work sheets

Reference readings

Floor Plan

Prespective drawing

Term paper

Midterm and final

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 25 - 30%
Written homework, Term papers, NOTEBOOK
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 25%
Homework problems, Exams, WORKSHEETS/PROBLEMS/ESTIMATES
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 25%
FINAL PROJECT
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 15%
Multiple choice, True/false, Completion, COMPUTATIONS/PROBLEMS
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
CLASS PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Professional Practices for Interior Designers, 2nd. Edition by

Cristine M. Piotrowski, Van Nostrand Reinhold, Publishers - 1994

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