Overview

The study of business practices and professional responsibilities that define the practice of interior design including the study of project management, contract administration, legal environments of the profession, and professional ethics. Students gain an understanding of the value of interior design to society, its value to public life, and learn of career and advanced studies opportunities in interior design.

Objectives

By the end of this course, students should successfully be able to:

• Identify contexts for interior design and the impact of regional & global markets on various contexts
• Identify the breadth & depth of interior design’s impact & value to society
• Articulate the inter-relationships of professional practice, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship including WELL Building, LEED, and CIDQ
• Describe the components & responsibilities of business practice of interior design and types of professional business formations
• Demonstrate the elements of project management
• Recognize Instruments of Service
• Describe professional ethics and conduct

Course Materials

All required reading will be available on our CarmenCanvas class site.
Recommended/optional

• Ballast, Kenneth. NCIDQ Interior Design Reference Manual 7th Edition. PPI Kaplan Co.
• Coleman, Cindy. Interior Design Handbook of Professional Practice. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing.
• Piotrowski, Christine M. Professional Practice for Interior Designers. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
• Downey, Joel, and Patricia K. Gilbert, Successful Interior Projects Through Effective Contract Documents. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means.
• Farren, Carol E. Planning and Managing Interior Projects. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means.
• Sampson, Carol A. Estimating for Interior Designers. New York: Watson-Guptill.

Course Organization

This is a Hybrid course with about 60% occurring online and 40% will be in the class room.

Sample Coursework

Weekly quizzes (10 points) based on that week’s learning module and 3-point discussion participation points make up the majority of the course’s assignments. Students will also be creating an abbreviated owner/designer contract (20 points) for their capstone project. During week one the department will hold its annual week long Design Charrette (18 point)