ID 2840 - Design Process + Planning

• Understand theories related to the impact of the built environment on human experience, behavior, and performance.
• Gather and apply human- centered evidence.
• Analyze and synthesize human perception and behavior patterns to inform design solutions.
• Apply human factors, ergonomics, and universal design principles to design solutions.
• Apply space planning techniques throughout the design process.
• Apply knowledge and skills learned to solve progressively complex design problems.
• Apply knowledge and skills learned to identify and define issues relevant to the design problem.
• Apply knowledge and skills learned to design original and creative solutions.
• Apply knowledge and skills learned to execute the design process: pre-design, quantitative and qualitative programming, schematic design, and design development.
• Understand the importance of evaluating the relevance and reliability of information and research impacting design solutions.
• Recognize a range of problem identification and problem-solving methods.
• Recognize innovation and risk taking.
• Recognize methods of idea generation and design thinking.
• Effectively interpret and communicate data and research.
• Effectively express ideas and their rationale in oral communication.
• Effectively express ideas and their rationale in written communication.
• Effectively express ideas developed in the design process through visual media: ideation drawings and sketches.
• Effectively express project solutions using a variety of visual communication techniques and technologies appropriate to a range of purposes and audiences.
• Understand how design solutions affect and are impacted by vertical and horizontal systems of transport and circulation such as stairs, elevators, or escalators.
• Recognize the origins and intent of laws, codes, and standards.

ID 2840 Course Learning Outcome Rubric  

 

Required Textbooks:
Space Planning Basics, 4th Edition - ISBN: 978-1118882009

Human Dimensions + Interior Space - ISBN: 9780823072712

Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning, 2nd Edition - ISBN: 9780071346160
Required Course Materials:

• Basic Drafting Equipment
• Colored Markets and pencils
• ¼” and 1/8” graph paper
• ¼” and 1/8” combination plumbing template
• Circle Template
• 11” x 14” vellum sheets
• Roll of 18” white tracing paper (aka “bum wad” or “trash”)
• 3-ring binder
• 25’-0” or 30’-0” tape measure
• Calculator (smartphone app available at Construction Master)
• Clipboard (optional, for fieldwork)
• Storage tube (plastic or cardboard to fit 24” drawings)