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Principles, procedures, and systems necessary for interior design professionals to start a business.
Emphasis will be placed on contracts, legal issues, budgets, revenue generation, purchasing, billing, compensation and collection, interactions with clients, designers, installers, and suppliers.
Field trips may be required.
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(54 hours lecture; Not Transferable, AA/AS Degree )
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Course Measurable Objectives:
- Develop flow charts of the design process.
- Write estimates and prepare orders for purchase of interior design furnishings, finish materials and products, and installation.
- Write and utilize change orders, transmittals, letters, design concept statements, report and flow charts.
- Evaluate and write material and products specifications.
- Identify legal issues that impact an interior designer.
- Generate client records, orders, and correspondence.
- Demonstrate an awareness of professional image.
- Define and utilize legal, business and accounting terms used in the practice of interior design.
- Analyze and calculate methods of compensation.
- Develop a client budget and plan in response to budgetary constraints.
- Define and apply ethical practices required of a professional interior designer.
- Develop a business plan.
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Course Level Student Learning Outcomes:
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Students completing 'ID 37 - Business Practices for Interior Design' will:
- successfully use critical thinking to research elements of a business plan.
- successfully compose a business plan accurately based on required contents.
- successfully demonstrated craftsmanship skills through the presentation of a business plan.
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