1. Fashion/Interior Design (Interior Design)
Program Review Presentation
April 20, 2009

2. Program Description
We provide training for students in the ever expanding field of interior design. Topics include space planning, building and life- safety codes and the American Disabilities Act, reading construction documents, architectural and furniture history and much more. We have recently created specialized certificates in emerging areas of design such as Universal Design and Green/Sustainable Design.
Brief Description of your program. Who are you? One Slide, 2 minutes

3. Program -- Strengths
We have a good core program but the curriculum seems to have grown to a point that may be connected to our declining enrollment. We have been engaged in ongoing meetings to discuss ways to refine the curriculum and possibly combine related courses so that we can decrease the overall size of the degree program.
We have higher retention and repeat rates which means that although our overall numbers have declined, we have more students taking more than one course. I believe this would indicate that we have a smaller but more committed group of students.
Our faculty is involved in the industry and ongoing training to maintain currency.
Our merger with Fashion has resulted in a more objective decision making process and the ability to be more flexible about funding resources.

4. Program -- Challenges Refine curriculum.
Possible combinations of existing courses
Problem with course “ownership”
Larger pool of adjuncts?
Student numbers are our greatest challenge, if our assumptions concerning our connection to the economy are correct then we should be seeing steadily increasing numbers as the economy improves.

5. Planning Implications
Objectives with associated resource allocation

6. Scheduling
Our courses are taught in one day blocks but that is not based on objective data
No change to resource allocation except availability of room?

7. Marketing Increase marketing? More print materials requires funding
Missing demographic hard to target- ad campaign or mailer would require funding
More on campus marketing
Meeting with counselors to promote program
Continued involvement in ArtTech and HS fairs, meeting with HS counselors

8. Advisory Committee
In 4 years only a small number have participated (mainly vendors)
Increase participation of working professionals

9. Continuing Education
Good level of participation by faculty: Requires continued funding

10. Alternative Funding
Hospitality is a great example of alternative funding but is product oriented (food). Involving students in design projects involves liability issues.

11. Classroom Safety Those issues are resolved in the new facility
Resource allocation: primarily involves furnishing the new room

12. Retreats
Very productive: requires funding

13. Specialty Certificates
Ongoing: no additional resources allocated

14. Technology Previous funding has given us a well equipped room.
In the previous 4 years:
Computer work station
Printer
Document camera
Large format scanner

15. SLO
No resources required other than time

16. Orientations
Differing opinions on effectiveness – no resources required other than faculty time.

17. Refine Curriculum
Theoretically a refined curriculum would result in a reduction of resources needed