Family And Consumer Sciences BA/BS (Interior Design)
Goal
Student Knowledge Of Content Area
Students graduating from the interior design program will have the knowledge and skills required for entry-level positions in interior design.
Objective
Demonstration Of Content-Area Knowledge And Skills
Students graduating from the interior design program will demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level management in interior design positions.
Action
Demonstration Of Content-Area Knowledge And Skills
This is a duplicate goal. Please see below.
Goal
Internship Supervisor Evaluation
The Interior Design Program will graduate students who meet the expectations of employers in the profession of interior design during their internships.
Objective
Demonstration Of Applied Professional Competence
The student will demonstrate professional competence and the ability to apply what they have learned (egs., appropriate product knowledge, knowledge of business procedures, knowledge of industry systems) in various aspects of interior design.
Indicator
Employer/Supervisor Evaluation
The supervisor evaluation form for interior design interns evaluates three skill areas (personal skills, interpersonal skills, and professional skills including appropriate use of knowledge from the program content). The professional knowledge and skills are based on Standards established by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). Questions from this form are used as indicators derive the supervisor's rating of the intern. The questions rate the intern on a Likert-type scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest rating and 5 being the highest rating. There is an independent question that is a "yes-no" indicator of whether the employer would hire the intern for an entry-level design assistant position within the company.
Criterion
Employer/Supervisor Evaluation 3.5+ And 80% Would Hire If Possible
At least 80% of business supervisors of interior design interns will give the intern a rating of 3.5 or higher on a 5.0 scale and 80% of business supervisors will indicate that they would hire the intern given the availability of a suitable entry-level interior design position in the company.
Finding
Employer/Supervisor Evaluation Of 3.5 Or Better
Data was collected on 8 of the 9 graduates in interior design for 2014-2015. All 8 of these graduates received a rating of 4 or better. Therefore, this criterion was met.
Action
Employer/Supervisor Evaluation Of 3.5 Or Better
Interior designers, architects and professional builders who hired these interior design interns were pleased with their work. The appropriate action would be to continue working to meet the CIDA Standards for knowledge and skills as presented in the program by the faculty.
Goal
Student Knowledge Of Content Area
Students graduating from the interior design program will have the knowledge and skills required for entry-level positions in interior design.
Objective
Demonstration Of Content-Area Knowledge And Skills
Students graduating from the interior design program will demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level management in interior design positions.
Indicator
Analysis Of Logs To Determine Knowledge And Skills
For many years, Interior Design students completed an Exit Survey consisting of demographic data, professional goals, and a series of multiple choice and short-answer questions, all designed to determine whether the student had retained information from the courses over the four-year Interior Design program. However, the department decided that this survey did not discriminate well and therefore a rubric was designed that could be applied to internship logs with the goal of determining what knowledge and skills students had retained from their course work and applied during the internship experience.
Criterion
Analysis Of Logs To Determine Student Knowledge And Skills - 90% Pass Or High Pass
Based on a rubric developed in-house, 90% of Interior Design graduates will score a grade of High Pass, Pass, or Low Pass on an analysis of their internship logs designed to determine student application of knowledge and skills.
Finding
Analysis Of Internship Logs To Determine Knowledge And Skills For Interior Design
Data was collected on eight of the nine graduates from the 2014-2015 cycle. Of the eight, 100% of Interior Design graduates scored a High Pass (6 or 75%) and or a Pass (2 or 25%). Therefore, this criterion was met.
Action
Analysis Of Logs To Determine Knowledge And Skills For Interior Design
As reflected by student logs, students clearly are applying knowledge and skills learned through their course work. The Program Director for Interior Design is pleased with how this rubric reflects student knowledge and skills during the internship experience and believes that this assessment readily transfers to entry-level interior design positions. Therefore, the action is to continue to use this newly-developed rubric.
Goal
Internship Supervisor Evaluation
The Interior Design Program will graduate students who meet the expectations of employers in the profession of interior design during their internships.
Objective
Demonstration Of Applied Professional Competence
The student will demonstrate professional competence and the ability to apply what they have learned (egs., appropriate product knowledge, knowledge of business procedures, knowledge of industry systems) in various aspects of interior design.
Indicator
Employer/Supervisor Evaluation
The supervisor evaluation form for interior design interns evaluates three skill areas (personal skills, interpersonal skills, and professional skills including appropriate use of knowledge from the program content). The professional knowledge and skills are based on Standards established by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). Questions from this form are used as indicators derive the supervisor's rating of the intern. The questions rate the intern on a Likert-type scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest rating and 5 being the highest rating. There is an independent question that is a "yes-no" indicator of whether the employer would hire the intern for an entry-level design assistant position within the company.
Criterion
Employer/Supervisor Evaluation 3.5+ And 80% Would Hire If Possible
At least 80% of business supervisors of interior design interns will give the intern a rating of 3.5 or higher on a 5.0 scale and 80% of business supervisors will indicate that they would hire the intern given the availability of a suitable entry-level interior design position in the company.
Finding
Employer/Supervisor Evaluation 3.5 Or Better
Data was available on eight of the nine Interior Design graduates for teh 2014-2015 cycle. All of the eight graduates received a supervisor rating of 4 or above (100%). Two interns received a rating of 4 (25%); 1 received a rating of 4.5 (12.5%), 3 received a rating of 5 (37.5%), and 2 received a rating of 5+ (25%). Therefore, this criterion was met.
Finding
Employer/Supervisor - 80% Would Hire If Possible
Data was collected on eight of the nine Interior Design graduates. For the eight, 100% of employers/supervisors indicated that they would hire the student if a suitable entry-level design position existed within the business. Therefore, this criterion was met.
Action
Employer/Supervisor Evaluation 3.5 Or Better
Data collected from employers and business supervisors indicate satisfaction with Interior Design interns who are on the verge of graduating and going into "real-world" design positions. Due to the necessity of meeting Knowledge and Skills established by the accrediting bodies for interior design (CIDA and NASAD), the Interior Design interns (and soon-to-be graduates) are performing well. Therefore, the action plan is to continue to meet the standards of the accrediting bodies through a current and updated curriculum and well-qualified faculty.