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a well-planned course of action ARC 420 - Environmental where client/owner and client/user
during the period of training. The Design II: Energy and Systems are significantly different. Design
plan will be devised jointly by the site programming including several
supervisor and college-supervisor. Credit Hours: 3 case studies, design principles,
The course is intended to be a Prerequisite: ARC 320 or (ARC 240 + and human considerations will
breakthrough experience in exposing ARC 270) be implemented. Building codes,
students to the organizational work advanced technologies, and
culture and the nature of business This course studies the influences of regulations will be considered.
complexities the climate, human comfort and the Emphasis is placed on advanced
context on the design of buildings design thinking based on Needs
IND 399 B - Internship and sites. The design of passive analysis, space requirements, human
and active systems is reviewed
Credit Hours: 1.5 from an environmental perspective behavior, and specified concepts.
Prerequisite: IND 399 A emphasizing on the essential Lighting and acoustical solutions
will be implemented to create an
This course focuses on getting the building services and applications appropriate interior environment.
student practically involved in the used in common buildings. Energy Based on retail type; material
day-to-day business events in a sources, strategies of sustainability selection will be made bearing in
relevant, modern, and automated and its basic principles are covered mind different material specs. Finally,
organization. The student will follow in accordance. This face-to-face students will produce functional
a well-planned course of action course covers environmental solutions as project drawings. All
during the period of training. The design principles, site potentials, projects will be submitted and
plan will be devised jointly by the site and climatic factors. It explores evaluated face-to-face
supervisor and college-supervisor. indoor air quality, thermal efficiency,
The course is intended to be a and cooling systems, leading to a IND 340 - Interior Design Studio
breakthrough experience in exposing midterm exam. The latter part of the IV
students to the organizational work course addresses water conservation,
culture and the nature of business waste management, and fire safety Credit Hours: 3.00 (1 lecture + 4
complexities measures. Studio)
IND 390 - Professional Practice IND 430 - Graduation Project I Prerequisite: IND315 + IND 335
and Ethics Credit Hours: 3 (2 lecture+ 2 studio) The aim of the course is to introduce
the students to the design of office
Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite: DES 410 + IND 280 interiors. This course would enable
Prerequisite: IND 315 The preliminary stage of the senior the students to successfully design
This course introduces students design project, IND 430, includes interior spaces for administrative
to the profession of architecture project research, data gathering, buildings. Students will concentrate
and interior design. Students will and analysis. Upon completion of on incorporating sustainable design
gain knowledge of the profession, this subject, the student should be practices in the Interior design of
the benefits of joining professional able to define basic concepts of the office environment. Focusing is
organizations, career planning, interior design facility programming. placed on RCPs, lighting calculation,
and preparing for a job search. The The students will reinforce their and acoustics solutions. Emphasis
course will make students aware of knowledge of how to collect, is on space planning, functional
the ethical and legal responsibilities organize, interpret, communicate, requirements, and new furnishing
of design professionals. Students will and evaluate data. On weekly bases systems, particularly in office design.
learn of types of business formations, student will follow up their research Study of the different space Facilities
organization, and management progress with the specified instructor. including financial institutions and
required to efficiently run a design institutional facilities. Students
practice as well as types of personnel IND 315 - Interior Design Studio will generate a full design solution
and project compensation. Further, III considering building codes and
the course will inform students of the local regulations. All projects will be
requirements to successfully deliver Credit Hours: 3 (1 lecture, 4 studio) submitted and evaluated face-to-face.
a design project from concept to Prerequisite: IND 275 or ARC 250
completion.
This course will concentrate on the
interior design of interior spaces for
public areas such as; retail, cafés,
restaurants, and beauty salons,

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