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GRCC Curriculum Database (2025-2026 Academic Year) 
    
GRCC Curriculum Database (2025-2026 Academic Year)
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INT 228 - Computer Assisted Interior Design


Description
Introduction to current applications of Computer Aided Design (CAD) to produce industry standard plans and space concepts.
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 6
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: INT 127  (D- or Higher)
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Course Fees: $25.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Interior Design, A.F.A.
General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
Demonstrate basic understanding of the computer functions required in the use of CAD.

  1. Create accurate drawings and plans through CAD.
  2. Demonstrate use of layers to designate levels.
  3. Develop solutions to aesthetic and design problems through understanding of basic design principles and color theory.
  4. Objectively critique, verbally and in writing, one’s own artwork as well as the work of others.
  5. Participate effectively in classroom critiques and discussions.
  6. Develop and demonstrate self-discipline to manage work load through the coordination of various steps of the design process and be able to move back and forth between designs in various stages of completion.
  7. Cultivate and demonstrate an appreciation for aesthetics and diversity.
  8. Develop and demonstrate an attitude of curiosity and habits of inquiry that foster life-long learning.
  9. Use creativity and alternative thinking to brainstorm new ideas and possible solutions to problems or issues.
  10. Complete work accurately, with attention to detail. 

Course Outline:
I. Introduction to CAD

II. Define computer graphic terms/components

III. Prepare floppy disks

IV. Define computer graphic terms

V. Use function keys

VI. Create user files

VII. Create directories

VIII. Store program information

IX. Delete user files

X. Use software menus and grids

XI. Set parameters

XII. Draw straight lines

XIII. Eliminate lines

XIV. Draw curved lines

XV. Draw absolute lines

XVI. Create accurate drawings

XVII. Draw circles

XVIII. Change, rotate, mirror, and move placement of design

XIX. Manipulate entities

XX. Remove, break, and trim segments

XXI. Make multiple copies

XXII. Draw filled shapes

XXIII. Inert Mirror text

XXIV. Draw and rotate polylines

XXV. Digitize pattern

XXVI. Plot pattern

XXVII. Create crosshatch pattern

XXVIII. Make radical changes

XXIX. Define location

XXX. Extend existing entities

XXXI. Use layers to designate levels

XXXII. Create library parts

XXXIII. Develop individual projects such as multiple size and style

XXXIV. Create hard disk listing

XXXV. Display computer literacy


Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 20-30%

Demonstration: 20-35%

Studio/Lab: 40-60%

Critique: 5-15%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A


Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None
Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Studio - 1:1-2
Total Studio Hours Per Week: 6
People Soft Course ID Number: 104949
Course CIP Code: 19.0605
Maximum Course Enrollment: 18
School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Visual Arts
Discipline: INT
First Term Valid: Fall 2018 (8/1/2018)
1st Catalog Year: 2018-2019
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Faculty should possess at least a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design and have experience in the interior design field.

College teaching experience preferred.
Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20230223T12:41:07
Course Review & Revision Year: 2027-2028



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