Jackson College of Graduate Studies
Computer aided drafting skills: an investigation of interior design entry level expectations as compared between industry and academia
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThis study surveyed expectations of entry-level CAD skills and compared the results between interior design faculty and practitioners. Descriptive statistics indicate high levels of agreement on the importance of most knowledge areas and technical CAD skills. Despite this practitioners indicated that the CAD preparedness of recent entry-level employees was insufficient. Findings indicate that the majority of all skills surveyed were ranked 4 to 5 out of 5 with 5 being essential for entry-level practice. Without levels of priority, it is difficult for faculty to build curriculum that addresses the most essential components of CAD training needed to raise practitioner satisfaction levels. This study recommends additional research to rank CAD skills against each other to clarify levels of importance.
Degree
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- Jackson College of Graduate Studies
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2010
Author and committee
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- Urquhart, Sarah M.
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- Settles, Valerie
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Kearns, Gayle
- Ravikumar, Rukmini
Rights
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- All rights reserved by the author, who has granted UCO Chambers Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its online repositories. Contact UCO Chambers Library's Digital Initiatives Working Group at diwg@uco.edu for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material.
Identifiers
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- (AlmaMMSId)9983011099602196