12/27/2024 9:37:35 AM	INDE 83 Course Outline as of Fall 1999	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  INDE 83	Title:  LIGHTING DESIGN
Full Title:  Lighting Design
Last Reviewed:9/27/2010

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 Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

This course includes lighting specifications, available equipment and aesthetic considerations for lighting design from concept to completed installation.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course includes lighting specifications, available equipment and aesthetic considerations for lighting design from concept to completed installation.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
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 1999	Inactive:	Fall 2016
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.      Analyze the types of lighting available

2.      Analyze individual needs for lighting

3.      Analyze lighting fixtures in terms of optics, scale, style

       and use

4.      Evaluate and specify appropriate lighting fixtures and lamps

       for client needs.

5.      Design ambient, task and special effect lighting that is

       aesthetically pleasing and appropriate for clients needs.

Topics and Scope

Introduction/Brief history of light

Basic principles of electricity/lighting symbols

Types of lighting

    Daylight

    Ambient/Fill

    Task/Key

    Decorative

Measurement of light/lighting

    Calculations

Properties of light

    Color

    Movement

    Intensity

    Distribution

Design process/client programming

Optics/specifications

    Lamps

       Incandescent

       Fluorescent

       Other

    Energy considerations

    Specifications

    Controls

Fixtures

    Style, type, installation, maintenance

    Specifications

    Cost

Outdoor lighting design

Indoor plant lighting

Review, Presentation and Final Exam

Assignments:

1.  Reports

2.  Project

3.  Quizzes and

4.  Final Exams

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 15 - 25%
Written homework, Lab reports, Essay exams
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 30 - 40%
Class performances, PROJECTS
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 10 - 15%
Multiple choice, Matching items, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
ATTENDANCE & PARTICIPATION

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Grosslight; LIGHT, LIGHT, LIGHT, 1990, DURWOOD PUBLISHER

Kellogg-Smith, Fran; BRINGING INTERIORS TO LIGHT, 1986

Watson Guptill, Publisher

Supplementary Requirements:

Drafting equipment and supplies

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