Course Overview
This course will familiarize students with the required process involved in implementing and managing an interior design project. Students will review the necessary steps from a project management perspective, taking a design project from a conceptual idea to a physical reality. This will include creating a timeline for the project and preparing a budget. Team management and leadership styles will be discussed. Students will learn how to use the necessary standard forms to facilitate the management of an interior design project. Students will recognize responsibilities and duties of the various consultants, contractors, sub-contractors, designer, and clients. The significance of conducting site visits, generating deficiency reports and undertaking post-occupancy evaluations are some of the topics that will be covered.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the professional standards of the interior design industry.
- Classify the roles, liabilities, and responsibilities of an interior designer within the project team.
- Identify the parameters of the client/interior designer relationship and the roles and responsibilities of both members.
- Explain the role and responsibilities of the project manager.
- Create a critical path/timeline and a budget estimate for a project.
- Comprehend the standard methods for contracting and charging for interior design services including Letters of Agreement.
- Explain the role of the interior designer in the tender process and steps required for administrating the project during the construction and post-occupancy stages.
- Implement revisions to an interior design project during the construction phase, using the correct forms and terminology.
- Utilize industry standard forms such as transmittals, purchase orders, time sheets, field review reports, and deficiency reports.
- Identify the importance of post-occupancy evaluations.
- Analyse ethical considerations and constraints with respect to trades, suppliers, and other design professionals.
- Identify the need for cultural awareness in an office environment and on a project team.
Effective as of Fall 2018
Related Programs
Professional Practice (INTD 7340) is offered as a part of the following programs:
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- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Construction and the Environment
- Interior Design
Bachelor of Interior Design Full-time
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