4/25/2024 9:08:54 PM	INDE 64.1 Course Outline as of Fall 2007	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  INDE 64.1	Title:  PROF PRACT INTER DESIGN
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 112

Catalog Description:

This course is designed to provide students with knowledge of the business aspects of the interior design profession. Topics include ethics, contracts, licensing, ordering, client-designer relationships, costs, billing and fee schedules.  Students will also gain experience 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 students with knowledge of the business aspects of the interior design profession. Topics include ethics, contracts, licensing, ordering, client-designer relationships, costs, billing and fee schedules.  Students will also gain experience measuring, estimating, and 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:	Fall 2007	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.      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 the steps and legal requirements necessary to establish a

       design business.

3.      Discuss the issues and procedures involved in conducting a

       successful interior design business.

4.      Utilize processes to effectively manage the business's finances.

5.      Measure, estimate and calculate costs and prepare a budget for

       a design project prior to entering a contractual relationship with

       a client.

6.      Prepare a project estimate and a design contract.

7.      Develop a visual presentation including a perspective drawing

       to inform the client of what the design will look like.

Topics and Scope

I.     Introduction to the Profession of Interior Design

      A. The profession

      B. Ethics

      C. Professional conduct

II.    How to Establish an Interior Design Practice

      A. Planning a new interior design practice

         1. Advantages and disadvantages of business ownership

         2. Starting a new design practice

      B. Professional and legal advice and counsel

      C. Business formations

      D. Legal filings

      E. Place of business

         1. home-based business

         2. office outside home

         3. working for others

      F. City & state permits, licenses, board of equalization & sales

         permit

      G. Writing a business plan

      H. Establishing an interior design library

III.   The Business of Interior Design

      A. Business organization and management

      B. Planning, budgeting, and measuring performance

      C. Legal issues related to employment

      D. Legal responsibilities

      E. Warranties and product liability

IV.    Managing the Business's Finances

      A. Financial accounting

      B. Financial management and records

      C. Determining, structuring, and collecting design fees

         1. retainer

         2. hourly

         3. commission

      D. Preparing design contracts

      E. Product pricing considerations

      F. Sale of goods and the uniform commercial code

V.     Project Management

      A. Project management techniques

      B. Working with trade sources and vendors

      C. Contract documents and specifications

VI.   Interior designer/client relationships

      A. Building client relationships

      B. Listening to a client's perceived wants

      C. Determining the actual needs of the client

      D. Creating a masterplan prior to commencing work

      E. Preparing and providing estimates and estimate sheets

      F. Visual presentations

      G. Perspective drawing

      H. Contractual relationship with a client

VII.  Marketing interior design services

      A. Promoting an interior design practice

      B. Developing an advertising plan

      C. Advanced promotional skills

      D. Writing a professional resume and cover letter

Assignments:

Representative assignments:

1. Reading: 15- 30 pages per week.

Problem solving:

2. Prepare format for a design contract.

3. Develop format for a masterplan.

4. Create format for an estimate sheet.

5. Develop a vendor contact list.

Skill demonstration:

6. Prepare perspective drawings and presentations (1-3).

7. Final project: design project.

Writing:

8. Business plan, advertising plan, and financial records plan.

9. Resume and cover letter.

Other:

10. Notebook and glossary file.

Exams:

11. Midterm and final exam.

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%
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 - 25%
See listed problem solving assignments
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 25%
Perspective drawings and presentations; final proj
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 and participation; notebook

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Professional Practices for Interior Designers, 3rd Edition by

Cristine M. Piotrowski. John Wiley & Sons, 2002.

Interior Design Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Profitability, Mary

V. Knackstedt, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006.

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