Professional Practice for Interior Designers. Christine M. Piotrowski

      

      Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  PREFACE

      3  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      4  PART 1: The Profession CHAPTER 1: Interior Design asa Profession WHY STUDY PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE? WHAT IS A PROFESSION? DEFINING THE PROFESSION PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY HISTORICAL OVERVIEW INTERIOR DESIGN VALUE THE BUSINESS OF INTERIOR DESIGN WEB SITES RELEVANT TO THIS CHAPTER KEY TERMS KEY NAMES ORGANIZATIONS WHAT WOULD YOU DO? REFERENCES CHAPTER 2: Professional Advancement EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION INTERNSHIPS LIFELONG LEARNING PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION LICENSING AND REGISTRATION PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WEB SITES RELEVANT TO THIS CHAPTER KEY TERMS ORGANIZATIONS WHAT WOULD YOU DO? REFERENCES CHAPTER 3: Going Global GLOBAL DESIGN WORK PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN A GLOBAL MARKET CULTURAL SENSITIVITY INTERNATIONAL ETIQUETTE WEB SITES RELEVANT TO THIS CHAPTER KEY TERMS WHAT WOULD YOU DO? REFERENCES

      5  PART 2: Career Paths CHAPTER 4: Where Do Designers Work? HOW DO DESIGNERS WORK? TYPES OF WORK ENVIRONMENTS COLLABORATION EXPECTATIONS YOUR FIRST JOB ON‐THE‐JOB STRATEGIES MAKING A CAREER CHANGE WEB SITES RELEVANT TO THIS CHAPTER KEY TERMS WHAT WOULD YOU DO? REFERENCES CHAPTER 5: Professional Options A PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS CAREER DECISIONS DESIGN CAREER SPECIALTIES WEB SITES RELEVANT TO THIS CHAPTER KEY TERMS WHAT WOULD YOU DO? REFERENCES CHAPTER 6: The Job Search THE SEARCH IS ON RESUMES THE COVER LETTER PORTFOLIOS HOW EMPLOYERS REVIEW RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS THE JOB INTERVIEW TYPICAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS ILLEGAL QUESTIONS FOLLOW‐UP WEB SITES RELEVANT TO THIS CHAPTER KEY TERMS WHAT WOULD YOU DO? REFERENCE

      6  PART 3: Professional Responsibility CHAPTER 7: Ethics and Professional Conduct ETHICAL STANDARDS ETHICS