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Fall 2008

ID 438
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Claire L. Hamilton
118 College Drive # 5113
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406
Office: KHH 301
Telephone: (601) 266-6437
Fax: (601) 266-5166
E-mail: claire.hamilton@usm.edu


   
ID-140 Interior Design I Fall 2008
     
August
21
First Class, Review Syllabus, Class Policy, Agenda
   
In Class Assignment: Job Description for Interior Designers (10 pts)
 
 
Reading Assignment: Read Chapter 1: Pages 24-36
 
26
Brief Synopis of Interior Design Lecture 1
 
 
Definition of Interior Design
 
 
Professional Organizations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28
Chapter 1: General Categories of Design
 
Career Opportunities
 
Areas of specialization
 
Design related periodicals
 Sept.
2
Time off: Hurricane Gustav
 
 4
Library Tour (25 pts) Meet in Rm 110 at 9:30
 
Reading Assignment: Chapter 2
 
9
Testing and State Licensing
 
   
 
Universal Design
   
Green Design
   
Reading Assignment: Chapter 3: pages 66 - 72
 
 
11
    Line, Form, Shape, Texture, and Pattern
    Reading Assignment: Read Chapter 3: Pages 58-66
 
16
   
Scale, Proportion, Balance, Rhythm, Emphasis, Harmony
 
18
In-class Exercises on Elements and Principles (50 points)
 
 
Reading Assignment: Pages 73 & 74 and Chapter 4: Color
 
23
 
Take Home Group Exercise on color (25 points) Due on 25th
   
 
Reading Assignment: Pages 75 - 79
 
25
Design Judgment (pages 75-79)
   
   
Assignment: Study for Test! (Chapter 1, 2, 3 and 4)
   
30
EXAM #1
    Reading Assignment: Human Behavior Theory
October
2
Go Over Exam 1
 
Environmental Psychology, Proximics (page 212), Territoriality and Crowding (page 215)
 
 
Turn in Design Detective (25 points)
   
Review Homework Assignment : Territory Assignment
    Reading Assignment: Chapter 1: Pages 1 - 24
 
7
 
Turn in Territory Assignment (25 points) Typed
   
Reading Assignment: pages 128-143, 151-160 and 175-183
 
9
Chapter 6: Space Planning Considerations
 
Chapter 7: Floor Plans
 
Review Take-home Assignment: Evaluating Floor Plans
   
Reading Assignment: Pages 143-150
 
14
No Class: Time off for field trip
 
16
Fall Break: No Class
 
21
 
Assignment Due: Evaluation of Floor Plan (25 points - Typed)
 
Review for Exam 2 (Chapter 6, 7 and Kitchen Lecture)
 
23
No Class: Time off for Field Trip
 
24
Field Trip:: Tour of Homes (25 points) 2:00 - 4:30
 
28
EXAM #2 (100 points) Study Guide
 
30

Go Over Exam 2

    Turn In Tour of Home Evaluation - Typed
    Class Discussion: Answer questions on Notebook Assignment
November
4
Research Papers Due at beginning of class
 
Group I Presentations PEER EVALUATION FORM
 
6
Group II Presentations
 
11
Group III Presentations
    Reading Assignment: Chapter 13: Fabric
 
13
Lecture: TEXTILES
 
Handout (legislation, testing, grading/COM, performance factors, characteristics: fiber, fabric name, trade names)
    Reading Assignment: Chapter 9: Furniture
 
18
 

Furniture Evaluation Assignment (25 points)

 
20
Chapter 10, 11, and 12 (highlights only)
 
Doors, windows, stairs, ceilings and various finish materials
   
Bonus Assignment: Future Trends (10 points) Due: 12/10/08
 
25
In Class Work Day: Answer questions for Design Notebook Project
 
27
Thanksgiving Holidays, No Class
December
2
    Homework Due: Furniture Evaluations (25 points) Typed
 
4
Lecture: Historical Designer Continued
 
Lecture: Continuation of Doors, Windows and Stairs
 
Design Notebook Due (200 points)
    Review for Final Exam
 
10
FINAL EXAM 8:00 - 10:30 ( 100 points)
 
Bonus Assignment : Future Trends (10 points) Typed
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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