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CIDA Site Visit: Shifting Toward an Alternative Interior Design Program Evaluation Method

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Objective: The purpose of this research is to explore an alternative method for Interior Design program accreditation process, showing the advantages and disadvantages of the typical accreditation and present a new, tested, method for evaluating interior design program outcomes.
Methodology: A qualitative research approach was implemented in this research. The findings illustrated that the evaluation method eliminated several challenges, such as human prejudice, site visit time constrains, and overseas travel issues. Ten (N=10) reviewers were selected, using snow-ball sampling technique, to evaluate students' projects.
Result: Results from the study shows the alternative evaluation methodology eliminated several issues, such as Site visit time constrains, travel expenses, overseas travel issues, limited number of reviewers, and Human prejudice. In the meantime, the alternative evaluation method provides advantages such as expansion of CIDA accreditation, providing services during lockdowns.
Conclusion: This methodology will enable expansion of CIDA accreditation to overseas institutions without any cost implications.

DOI

10.21608/jdsaa.2022.121424.1160

Keywords

Interior Design, Council for Interior Design Accreditation, Design knowledge, Design Skills

Authors

First Name

Ahmad

Last Name

Alansari

MiddleName

Ebrahim

Affiliation

College of Basic Education The Public Authority of Applied Education and Training, Kuwait

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ae.alansari@paaet.edu.kw

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3

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2

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34671

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2022-06-01

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2022-02-12

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2022-06-01

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88

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103

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2682-2148

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2682-2156

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1,144

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Journal of Design Sciences and Applied Arts

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CIDA Site Visit: Shifting Toward an Alternative Interior Design Program Evaluation Method

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22 Jan 2023