AR182. Design in the Home. 3 hours credit.
The course is designed to expose the student to various problems dealing
with good interior decor of the home.
TEXTBOOK:
Beginnings of Interior Environment,
Phyllis Sloau Allen. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York. 7th Edition,
1994.
Designing Home Interiors, A Study Guide, Coast Community
College District. Bellwether Press.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- To provide students with fundamental
skills necessary for planning home interiors that are functional, aesthetically
attractive, and economically feasible.
- To provide consumer information
essential to the selection of quality furnishings and materials appropriate
for various design plans.
- To demonstrate ways that students
can utilize existing furnishings and incorporate them into an overall
plan.
- To identify methods used to create
a home environment that expresses the personalities of the people within.
- To identify interior design career
opportunities and the educational background helpful to those planning
to enter this profession.
- Apply the inductive reasoning process
in evaluating and planning interior design.
- Define and use the terminology related
to interior design.
- Identify and apply the principles
and elements of interior design.
- Explain techniques for assessing
the quality of home furnishings and accessories.
- Select color combinations and placements,
which achieve intended effects.
- Given a room of specific dimensions
and architectural characteristics, draw a one-fourth-inch-scale floor
plan with appropriate architectural and electrical symbols and use furniture
templates to create a furnishings, accessories, and lighting arrangement
which satisfies the principles of effective design.
- Develop a resource and product information
file.
- Create a display board of coordinating
furniture and drapery fabrics, carpeting and other flooring, and wall
treatment products.
- Explain the responsibilities of
and career opportunities for an interior designer.
TOPICAL OUTLINE OF UNITS:
Architectural Influence
- Spanish
- English
- Neoclassical
- Foreign
- Victorian
Modern House/Trends
- Modern, international, Japanese
houses
- Energy-efficient house
- Floor plans
- Design, theory, application
Color
- History, psychology of color
- Color theory
Fabrics
- Fibers
- Construction
- Dyeing
- Uses
Floors, Walls, and Ceilings
Windows and Doors
Furniture
- Furniture and wall arrangement
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
- Instructor lectures based on text
and supplemental readings.
- Lectures by interior designers,
architects, and other available professional people.
- Films and slides.
- Student supplemental readings and
reports.
- Student floor planning and compilation
of a resource book.
- Unit exams and various related tests.
Telecourses: Independent study of audio/video
materials augmented by text and study guide; collaboration and participation
with class members and faculty via available means. Faculty role is facilitator
of learning experiences.
METHODS OF EVALUATION:
Methods of evaluation may include the
following: tests covering the chapters of the text; class participation;
production of an information file; display boards assembled to illustrate
various design; and other methods of evaluation at the discretion of the
individual instructor.
Miscellaneous:
Students with impaired sensory, manual
or speaking skills are encouraged and have the responsibility to contact
their instructor, in a timely fashion, regarding reasonable accommodation
needs.
