Course Description and Coordination Map
Author: Carmita Sanchez-Fong
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Course Description
ID243 – Materials & Methods I
Provides the student with an understanding of the construction process as it relates to the building of interior spaces (FIT catalog, page 215). This is a third semester course in the Interior Design Program at FIT which follows the Professional Standards 2011 as set by The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). The course is an introduction to Methods and Materials for Interior Construction which satisfies Standard 13, as primary evidence, and Standards 11 and 12, as secondary evidence.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Describe with understanding the role and relationship between the various disciplines involved in the design-construction process
- Define a process using terminology specific to the study of materials & methods of interior construction
- Discriminate with understanding among the different types of assemblies used in the design and construction of interior spaces
- Demonstrate critical understanding of the selection process and application of standard construction materials and assemblies
Course Coordination Map
The Course Coordination Map shows in detail the pre-requisites (PR) and co-requisites (CR) for the course based on the FIT 2011 Catalog.
- Media:ID243COURSECOORDINATIONMAP.pdf
- Provides an inventory of important skills and concepts that students will be expected to have for this course. A critical assessment of their pre-requisite skills will provide the foundation, and starting point, for the introduction and development of new skills.
- Each studio course is a pre-requisite for the next making it possible for topics to be revisited at increasing levels of sophistication.
References and Resources
Cross,Nigel. "Designerly ways of knowing: design discipline versus design science." The Open University - Design Issues, 17(30): 49-55. 2001. PDF.
