12/27/2024 7:53:03 AM	INDE 140 Course Outline as of Summer 2007	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  INDE 140	Title:  PORTFOLIOS INTERIOR DES
Full Title:  Portfolios for Interior Design
Last Reviewed:2/7/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	1.50		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	26.25
Minimum	2.00	Lab Scheduled	2.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	35.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.50			Contact Total	61.25
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  52.50

Total Student Learning Hours: 113.75

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 81

Catalog Description:

Principles and procedures for developing and producing the interior designer's portfolio for the purpose of job interviews and client presentations. Students will learn how to create portfolios that illustrate their strengths and demonstrate a clear understanding of format, graphic design, typography, concept development, and business communication.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Principles and procedures for developing and producing the interior designer's portfolio. Students will learn how to create portfolios that illustrate their strengths and demonstrate a clear understanding of format, graphic design, typography, concept development, and business communication.

(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:	Fall 2019	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

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

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Develop and produce a professional interior design portfolio.

2. Analytically examine and select portfolio contents based on type of

presentation and professional objectives.

3. Apply materials processing methods to achieve professional results.

4. Discuss the conceptual considerations that result in a portfolio with

professional appearance and audience focus.

5. Prepare a designer's statement and a brief biography / resume to

accompany the portfolio.

6. Present the portfolio in a professional context.

Topics and Scope

I.   Introduction to Portfolios

     A. Purpose

     B. Contents

     C. Recording your work

     D. Process of designing a portfolio

     E. Planning the portfolio

     F. Portfolio as a sales tool

II.  Elements of a Good Portfolio

     A. The carrying case

     B. Format

     C. Methods of presentation

     D. Neatness and creativity

     E. Graphic style

III.  Portfolio Contents

     A. Recommendations for content

     B. Criteria for selection of included works

     C. Conceptual considerations

IV.  Supplies Needed to Produce a Portfolio

    A. Materials list

    B. Budgeting for portfolio development

V.   Assembling the Portfolio

     A. Adherents

     B. Mounting techniques

     C. Lettering and typography

     D. Graphics considerations

     E. Photographic processing

     F. Reprographics

     G. Scanning

     H. Computer graphics

VI.  Assembling the Portfolio

VII. The Professional Presentation

     A. Techniques

     B. Audience

     C. Components of a presentation

     D. Promoting yourself

VIII. Types of Portfolios

     A. Portfolios for different applications

     B. Preparing design statement and biography to accompany portfolios

Assignments:

Representative assignments:

1. Reading: 10 - 25 pages per week.

2. Writing:

  a. Outline your professional vision and create an action plan

     (1-3 pages).

  b. "Know Your Audience" exercise (2-5 pages).

  c. Self-discovery exercise; 1-3 page written summary of results.

  d. Design statement (1/2 - 1 page)

  e. Professional biography /resume (1/2 - 1 page).

3. Skill demonstrations: Portfolio development for presentation and peer

  review.

  a. Select portfolio case.

  b. Select work for portfolio inclusion.

  c. Lab activity: Document preliminary portfolio design and layout

     options for portfolio pages. Present portfolio plans for peer review

     and critique.

  d. Lab activity: materials processing and portfolio production.

4. Problem solving:

  a. "Focusing Your Portfolio" exercise.

  b. Portfolio organization and contents exercise.

  c. Lab activity: Peer review and feedback: review plans/potential

     selections made by classmates. Use checklist to record

     evaluations.

5. Chapter quizzes (3-5) and midterm.

6. Final: Presentation of portfolio for peer and instructor critique.

7. Other: Visit a photo lab, blueprint shop, and copy center and gather

     information on photographic and reproduction processes and services

     available. Summarize findings (2-5 pages); present findings orally

     in class.

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%
See listed writing assignments.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 40%
See listed problem-solving assignments.
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 40%
Listed assignments; final.
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 30%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, Short answer.
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
Attendance and participation; photo lab visit and oral report

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Milton, Maureen, Interior Design Visual Presentation, John Wiley & Sons,

2005.

Harold Linton, Portfolio Design, W.W. Norton & Company, 2004.

Linda Tain, Portfolio Presentation for Fashion Designers, Fairchild

Publications, 2003.

Gregg Berryman, Designing Creative Portfolios, Crisp Learning, 1994.

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