IND 3216

Course Website, 2002

• Student work must demonstrate understanding of theories of human behavior and interior environments:
  
  • human factors, and
  • the relationship between human behavior and the built environment.
  
  
• Student work must follow a process and demonstrate the ability to:
  
  • apply 2-dimensional design elements and principles in interior design projects.
  • apply 3-dimensional design elements and principles to the development of the spatial envelope.
  • select and apply color in interior design projects.
    
• Student work must demonstrate programming skills, including:
  
  • problem identification.
  • problem solving.
  • identification of client and/or user needs.
  • information gathering research and analysis.
    
• Student work must demonstrate competent schematic design skills, including:
  
  • concept development.
  • the ability to rapidly visualize concepts through sketching.
  • space planning.
  • preliminary specification of interior finishes.
  
  
• Student work must demonstrate competent design development skills including:
  
  • detailed and developed layout of furniture, fixtures, and equipment.

  • detailed and developed furniture selection.
  • space plans, elevations, sketches, and study models.
  • selection and application of luminaries and lighting sources.
  • validation of design solutions relative to the objectives of the project program.
  • appropriate selection and application of decorative elements.
  
  
• Student work should demonstrate design development skills, including:
  
  • appropriate selection and application of art and accessories.
  • the ability to design custom interior elements.
  • wayfinding methods.
  • graphic identification, such as signage.
• Student work must demonstrate competence in:
  
  • drafting and lettering, both manual and computer-aided techniques.
  • illustrative sketching.
  • presentation of color, materials, and furnishings.
  
  
• Students must:
  
  • express ideas clearly in oral presentations, critiques, and interviews.
  • communicate clearly in writing project programs, concept statements, reports, and research papers.
  
  
• Student work should demonstrate the ability to:
  
  • render.
  • draw in perspective.
  • construct models.
  • communicate through alternative presentation techniques.
  
  Student work must demonstrate the appropriate application of fire and life safety principles:
  
  • movement (stairwells, corridors, exitways).
  
  
• Student work must demonstrate the appropriate application of:
  
  • codes, regulations, and standards.
  • barrier-free design concepts.
  • ergonomic and human factors data.