Lighting for Interior Designers Syllabus for 2014-2015
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Course

INDS-2315-001 Lighting for Interior Designers

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: INDS 1349

Course Description

Fundamentals of lighting design, including lamps, luminaries, lighting techniques and applications for residential and commercial projects.

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(3 sem hrs; 2 lec, 2 lab)

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On Campus Course

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Student Performance

The student will:

• Recognize and use accurate lighting terminology and symbols 
• Determine the appropriate type of lighting/illuminance for various spaces, tasks, age groups, and the impediments to task visibility
• Evaluate the structure and function of luminaries types
• Describe various lighting techniques and specifications
• Assess appropriate lighting applications and illuminance levels for residential and commercial spaces
• Identify and analyze energy codes and their impact on lighting design as well as sustainable lighting methodology.
• Describe the physics of light and the physiology of the eye
• Explain in plain language how we see
• Distinguish between perceived and measured illumination
• Recognize, explain, and integrate daylight and electric lighting.
• Design, apply and document appropriate lighting solutions.

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Exams 45%, Assignments 30%, Final Project 25% = 100%

Any work missed must be completed within one week of original deadline or by special arrangements with instructor. Otherwise, student will be assigned a zero for the missed work.

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For each absence after the first three absences, two (2) points will be deducted from the final grade.  Three (3) tardies are equivalent to one absence.  It is the student's responsibility to inform the instructor if arriving late.

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