Course Title: Decorate residential interiors
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: ARCH5165C
Course Title: Decorate residential interiors
School: 320T Design (TAFE)
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5249 - Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration
Course Contact : Jennifer Crowley
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4819
Course Contact Email:design.tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Lindsey Glover - lindsey.glover@rmit.edu.au
Kris Piggford - kris.piggford@rmit.edu.au
Ann Maher - ann.maher@rmit.edu.au
Maria Fey - maria.fey@rmit.edu.au
Kris Piggford - kris.piggford@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 80
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit specifies the outcomes required to decorate residential interiors for the solution of interior decoration projects in accordance with project briefs.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMFID4002A Decorate residential interiors |
Learning Outcomes
This unit covers employability skills in teamwork and communication in order to work with others in the design process. Planning and organising and problem skills are required to apply design processes and initiative and enterprise are required to develop to design ideas. Self management and learning skills are applied to assess and reflect on own design skills and identify areas for improvement.
Details of Learning Activities
In Class Activities will include:
• Lectures
• Peer teaching and class presentations
• Group discussion
• Teacher directed group activities/projects
• Class exercises to review discussions/lectures
• ‘workshopping’ of student projects
• Analysis/critique of relevant reading material
Out of class activities will include:
• Online research
• Independent project based work
• Gallery/Exhibition visits
Self-Directed Learning - Some activities will include a self-directed learning approach; selfdirected
learning refers to organised activities that students undertake independently, either as
individuals or with other students that are supervised by a teacher. This may include workplace
research, library assignments. Field trips and work placements.
Teaching Schedule
For Weekly Outline of Teaching Schedule and Course Outline, please refer to Blackboard link located in MyRMIT in the relevant folder:
Decorate residential Interiors is a clustered unit
This will allow us to assess your project work against several competencies
Clustered with Soft Furnishings for Interiors, Prepare a material board, Drawing techniques and in some cases Organise & communicate information.
All components must be addressed to gain a pass in this course and be deemed competent overall
Please note: While your teacher will cover all the material outlined in the Weekly Outline, the weekly order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and
resources.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Library resources
Library http://www.rmit.edu.au/library
Videos available online
Design I: The Elements Explore the ELEMENTS of design - color, line, shape, form, pattern
and texture. This video features usual design disciplines; interior, clothing, landscape, and
architecture, as well as more unusual venues, like the family dog, kids and professional models.
Design II: The Principles A lively, entertaining, quickly-paced video narrated by an awardwinning
actress! Take your students on a whirlwind tour of the natural world, the fashion world,
ancient times, modern past-times, interiors, exteriors, and everything in between for a thorough
grounding in the PRINCIPLES of design; balance, rhythm, scale, proportions, and harmony
Internet:
http://www.yellowtrace.com.au/tag/interiors/
Design resources: art and design terminology: http://webhost.bridgew.edu/adirks/ald/courses/design/desterms.htm
Materials resource room
Overview of Assessment
• Effectively analyse a project brief to determine client requirements
• Work through the decoration process collecting the required information
• Effectively establish criteria for the intended solutions to meet the requirements of the project brief
• Effectively design for at least two interior residential spaces to provide the client with creative solutions that satisfy the project brief
• Visually and verbally present decoration solution
• Effectively apply design elements and principles in designing for residential space
• Comply with legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and established safe practices and procedures for designing for residential space
• Communicate effectively and work safely with others in the work area
Assessment Tasks
Decorate residential Interiors is a clustered unit
This will allow us to assess your project work against several competencies
Clustered with Soft Furnishings for Interiors, Prepare a material board, Drawing techniques and in some cases Organise & communicate information.
Task 1: Style File
Booklet presentation methodology is developed and prepared across a variety or decoration styles past, present and future using a varety of multimedia & computer stratagies
Task 2: Client Documentation
Linked to Soft furnishings - Child’s Bedroom project
Covers client letters, contracts and scheduling
Task 3: Oral Presentation
Linked to Soft furnishings & Prepare a materials board - oral presentation of Child’s Bedroom design solution to client using visual techniques across a variety of media
At the completion of the course, grading will be offered in addition to, and after, competency based assessment.
CHD - Competent with High Distinction
CDI - Competent with Distinction
CC - Competent with Credit
CAG - Competency Achieved – Graded
NYC - Not Yet Competent
DNS - Did Not Submit for Assessment
All components must be addressed to gain a pass in this course and be deemed competent overall.
You will receive feedback with verbal and/or written evaluation of your progress within class time. The submitted projects will be assessed with written feedback as well as a quality indicator that relates to separate components of the project and the overall outcome. At the completion of the course, grading will be offered in addition to, and after, competency based assessment.
Assessment Matrix
For Assessment Matrix, please refer to Blackboard link located in MyRMIT in the relevant folder
Other Information
Decorate residential Interiors is a clustered unit
Clustered with Soft Furnishings for Interiors, Prepare a material board, Drawing techniques and in some cases Organise & communicate information.
Attendance
The major learning experience involves studio based exercises, demonstration and production. It is strongly advised that students attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.
Special Consideration Policy: (Late Submission)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension. Please refer to the following URL for extensions and special consideration.
www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsiderations/online
Cover Sheet for Submissions:
All students must complete a submission cover sheet for every piece of submitted work. This signed sheet acknowledges that you are aware of the plagiarism implications. Please refer to the following URL for further information regarding plagiarism.
www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity/students
Work not seen in progress
If a student hands in any work that the teacher has never seen in class or discussed with the student prior to the submission, the teacher can refuse to assess the work on the basis of authentication issues.
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