INDS 201 Business Practices for Interior Design

This course will cover professional interior design organizations, business practices, ethics, staffing, and procedures for setting up an interior design practice. The student will work with a client on a project from contact to presentation. Oral communications and graphic skills are emphasized. This course may require field trips.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

INDS 110

Hours Weekly

4 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Describe the steps in setting up an interior design practice
2. 2. Set up the procedures for completing a project from initial client contact to job completion
3. 3. Produce all the necessary documents and paperwork for a project from beginning to completion
4. 4. Communicate with a client using written, verbal, and graphic skills
   
5. 5. Describe the legal issues common to an interior design practice
   
6. 6. Describe a variety of marketing strategies and techniques
   
7. 7. Prepare a resume and portfolio for interviewing
8. 8. Make a presentation using the techniques important to the interior design profession

Course Objectives

1. 1. Describe the steps in setting up an interior design practice
2. 2. Set up the procedures for completing a project from initial client contact to job completion
3. 3. Produce all the necessary documents and paperwork for a project from beginning to completion
4. 4. Communicate with a client using written, verbal, and graphic skills
   
5. 5. Describe the legal issues common to an interior design practice
   
6. 6. Describe a variety of marketing strategies and techniques
   
7. 7. Prepare a resume and portfolio for interviewing
8. 8. Make a presentation using the techniques important to the interior design profession