Box 1.3 Converting Inches to Feet

depending on the region. These are meant to be exercises in calculations and not representative of actual prices.

Exercise Answers

Math is confusing. Exercise answers are included in the back of the book for students to self-check their understanding of the process. This is invaluable to students because sometimes their error is simple and providing a way to check their answer and their process helps them to understand and enables them to correct the error.

Professional Tips

Sidebars appear throughout the book with advice from professionals representing different aspects of the interior design field. These voices provide assurance to the student. Some advice relates to tricky areas when calculating material, some advice relates to working with the customers, and some advice is given in general for the design professional.

Glossary

The definitions of all the key terms are included in the glossary in the back of the book for students to reference when learning terms.

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT RESOURCES

Additional resources are available online for both instructors and students. The instructor’s manual provides suggestions for organizing the material and additional exercises not included in the book. Suggestions for team projects and applied assignments are given. A test bank with an answer key is provided. Since there are regional differences in costs and some variations in practice across the country, the instructor may want to substitute local costs into the lessons provided in the instructor’s manual. It can enhance learning when lessons are layered with existing studios so that students relate the material to their designs.

An Excel spreadsheet of the material calculations worksheet will be available for the instructor’s use. In studios, this can become an advanced tool that, if desired, can be shared with students. PowerPoints for each chapter allow an outline for lecture and discussion.

Student resources online will include material calculation worksheets and schedules/cost worksheets that can be downloaded and used for the various exercises. Additional exercises can be accessed to help gain understanding of the specific product.

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