FACS: Housing and Interior Design Careers I, II

Housing and Interior Design Careers I, II
updated September 2005

Grade Levels:	Suggested for grades 11 & 12	DOE Code: 5460
Length of Course:	Two semester course, one or two years	CIP code: 19.0699
Credits:	Two or three credits per semester or one to two credits per trimester for schools on trimester schedules	APC funding level: $300 per credit
Prerequisites:	Orientation to Life and Careers, Housing and Design Foundations	CIP code: 50.0408
		APC funding level: $450 per credit

COURSE DESCRIPTION HOUSING AND INTERIOR DESIGN CAREERS prepares students for occupations and higher education programs of study related to the entire spectrum of career clusters that encompass careers related to housing, interiors, and furnishings. Topics include commercial applications of principles of design to creating aesthetic and functional residential and commercial environments; human, non‑human, community, family, and financial resources for housing; housing and interiors materials and products; client‑centered designing, drafting, blue printing, and space planning; rendering, elevations, and sketching; historical, technological, and environmental impacts on housing and interiors; zoning, building codes, regulations, and accessibility guidelines, and their impact on housing‑related outcomes. Ethical, legal, and safety issues as well as helping processes and collaborative ways of working with others are to be addressed. Intensive laboratory experiences with commercial applications are a required component of this course of study. Work‑based experiences in the housing, interiors, and/or furnishings industries are strongly encouraged.

Two semester occupational course, two or three credits per semester, one or two year<>
An elective (Career Acacemic Sequence) and directed elective course for Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors, and Core 40 with Technical Honors Diplomas
Counts toward the 8-10 Career-Technical credits required for Core 40 with Technical Honors Diplomas
Counts toward Career Academic Sequence and Flex Credit requirements for the General Diploma
Content standards and competencies are defined .
Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts and Mathematics and National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences have been integrated into this course.
A vocationally licensed (CTE) family and consumer sciences teacher must teach this course.
This course generates state vocational funding (APC) for schools with approved HIDC programs.

LINKS TO TEACHING RESOURCES

ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS AND COMPETENCIES

Draft, developed September 2005

The following measurable exit standards define what students should know and be able to do at the end of the course. The academic content standards and competencies do not define a specific sequence for teaching and learning. While all content standards and competencies should be addressed in some way, teaching order and areas of emphasis will vary according to local needs. This checklist format facilitates use by teachers and/or students for planning and reflecting on achievement of competencies.

Standard 1 Students will analyze career paths within the housing, interiors, and furnishings industry.
___ HIDC 1.1	Evaluate potential career paths in the housing, interior design, and furnishings industries to determine roles, functions, knowledge, skills, and attitudes associated with each.
___ HIDC 1.2	Explore opportunities for employment and entrepreneurial endeavors in home and commercial design, construction, and retailing.
___ HIDC 1.3	Examine education and training requirements and opportunities for housing, interior design, and furnishings career paths.
___ HIDC 1.4	Determine entrepreneurial requirements in housing, interior design, and furnishings career paths.
___ HIDC 1.5	Examine impacts of housing, interior design, and furnishings industries on local, state, national and global economies.
Standard 2 Students will demonstrate general procedures for business profitability and career success.
___ HIDC 2.1	Demonstrate management practices related to retail housing and interior design employment facilities.
___ HIDC 2.2	Examine security and inventory control strategies, laws, and worksite policies, and how they affect loss prevention and profit.
___ HIDC 2.3	Demonstrate procedures for reporting and handling accidents, safety, and security incidents.
___ HIDC 2.4	Apply procedures for maintaining inventory control and loss prevention, including cash and credit transactions.
___ HIDC 2.5	Examine operational costs such as mark ups, mark downs, cash flow, and other factors affecting profit.
___ HIDC 2.6	Demonstrate helping processes, collaborative ways of working, and communication supportive of client interactions.
Standard 3 Students will evaluate client’s needs, goals, and resources in creating design plans for housing, interiors, and furnishings.
___ HIDC 3.1	Assess individual's and family's needs, goals, and resources(financial resources, human resources, community resources) in planning for housing, interiors, and furnishings.
___ HIDC 3.2	Evaluate the impact of zoning, regulations, building codes, accessibility guidelines, restrictions, and ownership options on housing choices.
___ HIDC 3.3	Analyze geographic locations, safety and security, energy-efficiency, aesthetic preferences, and required maintenance in order to make housing choices that meet needs of individuals, families, and communities.
___ HIDC 3.4	Evaluate processes and costs (including financing and tax considerations) for acquiring and maintaining a place of residence or business.
Standard 4 *Students will analyze factors that influence design and development in housing and interiors.*
___ HIDF 4.1	Analyze variations in features of different styles of architecture, interiors, furniture, and furnishings.
___ HIDF 4.2	Consider how features of architecture, furniture, and furnishings have been influenced by technology, mass production, and prosperity cycles through various historical periods.
___ HIDF 4.3	Analyze historical and current aspects and future trends of housing and interiors.
Standard 5 Students will evaluate the use of furnishings and products in meeting specific housing and interiors needs.
___ HIDC 5.1	Analyze information about housing and interiors products (for example: building materials, floor coverings, wall coverings, window treatments, furniture, lighting fixtures, accessories, and kitchen and bath fixtures and equipment).
___ HIDC 5.2	Analyze construction specifications and quality to meet determined needs.
___ HIDC 5.3	Appraise various components of a home (for example: interiors, furnishings, appliances, equipment) considering care, maintenance, cost, safety and environmental issues.
___ HIDC 5.4	Apply color theory and design principles in selection and use of design elements (for example: fabric, texture, line, pattern, and color) for living environments.
___ HIDC 5.5	Appraise various interior furnishings, appliances, and equipment considering impacts of technology and ability to meet special needs.
___ HIDC 5.6	Analyze arrangement of furniture, furnishings, and design elements taking into consideration principles of desgin, traffic patterns, and existing architectural factors.
Standard 6 Students will evaluate design and space planning skills to create aesthetic and functional environments.
___ HIDC 6.1	Analyze and interpret blueprints and floor plans for efficiency and safety in areas such as activity zones, traffic patterns, storage, and electrical and mechanical systems.
___ HIDC 6.2	Analyze principles of design, traffic flow, activity, and existing architectural features to create floor/space plans that meet the needs of individuals, families, workplaces, and/or communities.
___ HIDC 6.3	Utilize applicable building codes, universal guidelines, and regulations in floor/space planning.
___ HIDC 6.4	Prepare interior floor/space plans using industry-standard scales, architectural symbols, drafting, rending, and blue printing techniques.
___ HIDC 6.5	Demonstrate ability to apply industry standards to measuring, estimating, ordering, purchasing, and pricing.
___ HIDC 6.6	Create and present floor/space plans using computer design software and other media such as photography, video, and samples of real products.
___ HIDC 6.7	Critique aesthetics, function, and psychological impacts of design plans that address individual's, family's, or client's needs, goals, and resources

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Best Buy's New Kitchen and Bath Design Center
Furnitureland South On-line Showroom