NAC623.580. Standards for program: Development of professional attitudes, traits and values.

     1. The program of interior design completed by an applicant must lead the student to develop the attitudes, traits and values of professional responsibility, accountability and effectiveness.

     2. The criteria for satisfaction of the standard set forth in subsection 1 are whether:

     (a) The curriculum incorporates learning experiences that address the needs of clients or users, or both, and their responses to the interior environment;

     (b) The curriculum provides learning experiences that address professional ethics and the role of ethics in interior design;

     (c) The curriculum provides learning experiences that address a consciousness of alternate points of view and the appreciation of cultural diversity;

     (d) The curriculum provides learning experiences that address the ability of a designer to affect people and the environment;

     (e) The curriculum provides learning experiences that address a global perspective and approach to thinking and problem solving;

     (f) The curriculum includes learning experiences that incorporate critical, analytical and strategic thinking;

     (g) The curriculum includes learning experiences that incorporate creative thinking;

     (h) The curriculum includes learning experiences that incorporate the ability to think visually and volumetrically;

     (i) The curriculum includes learning experiences that incorporate professional discipline; and

     (j) The curriculum includes learning experiences that incorporate active listening skills leading to the effective interpretation of requirements.

     3. The minimum requirements for satisfaction of the standard set forth in subsection 1 are compliance with at least five of the criteria set forth in subsection 2.

     4. As used in this section:

     (a) “Active listening skills” means attending to the content of what is being said and acknowledging an understanding of the message being conveyed in an empathetic and nonjudgmental manner, primarily in conversations in which two or more persons seek mutual understanding of feelings and issues.

     (b) “Creative thinking” means exhibiting a variety of ideas, approaches and concepts with originality and elaboration.

     (c) “Global perspective” means viewing design with an awareness and respect for the cultural and social differences of people and the ecological issues that affect the health, safety and welfare of the planet, and understanding the implications of conducting the business of design within a world market.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Architecture, Interior Design & Residential Design by R139-04, eff. 10-8-2004)