Course Title: Professional Interior Practice
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Professional Interior Practice
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
ARCH1384 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
320T Architecture & Urban Design |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2015, Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016, Sem 1 2017, Sem 2 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019 |
ARCH1384 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021 |
ARCH1384 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
515T Creative Industries |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2022, Sem 2 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 2 2024, Sem 1 2025, Sem 2 2025 |
Course Coordinator: Julian Pratt
Course Coordinator Phone: +61399254820
Course Coordinator Email: julian.pratt@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: City Campus
Course Coordinator Availability: By Appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
In this course you will establish a procedure for working as a professional in the interior design and decoration industry. You will work in teams to produce and evaluate a business proposal for an interior design consultancy. Using established operational small business strategies you will develop goals and objectives in line with industry standards and compliance. Further depth will be established through embedding these procedures into projects throughout the program. A particular focus on social media networking will address the newest techniques in marketing and a strong focus on entrepreneurship which will develop leadership skills. This course includes Career Directed Learning.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) of the AD020 Associate Degree in Interior Design:
5. Apply knowledge and skills of current business and professional practices relevant to the decoration and design industry.
On successful completion of this course you will be able to:
1. Develop a clear and coherent business plan for a small interior design and decoration consultancy in line with legal requirements.
2. Identify, analyse and evaluate current business systems and to implement amendments to operational procedures.
3. Develop a clear and coherent Portfolio that clearly communicates your skills as a designer
4. Problem solve to plan, organise and communicate your career goals and objectives clearly and in line with current industry practice
5. Identify, analyze and evaluate current design strengths and your promotion to the wider design community.
6. Explore and interpret the Design community and your role within that community.
Overview of Learning Activities
Learning activities will include supervised project work, independent investigation, peer feedback, reflection, site visits, demonstrations, audio visual presentations, online learning (blogs and wiki), studio work, guest presenter demonstrations
Overview of Learning Resources
A list of recommended learning resources will be provided including books, references and web sources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning. Student learning resources also include access to computer laboratories and relevant software.
Online learning tools and content
As a student in this program, you can access online learning tools and resources for your program and associated courses from the RMIT student website.
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students
RMIT will provide you with specific course materials for learning through our online system (Canvas). The course and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.
RMIT Library
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library.
The library provides guides on academic referencing http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing along with specific subject guides.
The library also provides a variety of resources including databases, e-journals, e-books and websites. You can find more information on Library services at: https://www.rmit.edu.au/library
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.
Assessment tasks in this course are either formative or summative. Formative tasks provide the basis for ongoing feedback and can be considered essential building blocks for the more substantial summative assessment tasks. Summative assessment tasks in this course are graded.
Feedback throughout the course may be written, verbal or a combination of both.
Assessment Task 1 Your Role within the Design Community (20%) (Individual)
This task relates to the following course learning outcomes:
4. Problem solve to plan, organise and communicate your career goals and objectives clearly and in line with current industry practice
5. Identify, analyse and evaluate current design strengths and your promotion to the wider design community.
6. Explore and interpret the Design community and your role within that community
Assessment Task 2 Individual Portfolio(40%) (Individual)
This task relates to the following course learning outcomes:
3. Develop a clear and coherent Portfolio that clearly communicates your skills as a designer
4. Problem solve to plan, organise and communicate your career goals and objectives clearly and in line with current industry practice
6. Explore and interpret the Design community and your role within that community.
Assessment Task 3 Business Model (40%) (Group)
This task relates to the following course learning outcomes:
1. Develop a clear and coherent business plan for a small interior design and decoration consultancy in line with legal requirements.
2. Identify, analyse and evaluate current business systems and to implement amendments to operational procedures
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-and-facilities/student-support/equitable-learning-services if you would like to find out more.