BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the fundamental characteristics that define a profession? - ANSWER-1. Skills
based on knowledge
2. Education & Training
3. Level of Competence ensure by exam
4. Code of Conduct
5. Performance of service
6. Professional association that organizes its members
What are Goals? - ANSWER-Concrete ideas that represent what you want to achieve
What are Dreams? - ANSWER-Our hopes
Why are goals important? - ANSWER-They inform our decisions (Ex: Where to
intern...Where to live after college, etc...)
What does SMART goals stand for? - ANSWER-Goals must be:
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time-based
Recognize the SIGNs of your strengths - ANSWER-• SUCCESS - When you do the
activity, you feel effective and in control.
• INSTINCT - Before you do the activity, you look forward to doing it. You can't wait to
do it.
• GROWTH - While you are doing the activity, you feel inquisitive and focused. You may
loose track of time and two hours only feel like five minutes have passed.
• NEEDS - After you've done the activity, even if you're tired, you feel fulfilled.
STOP...Minimizing Weakness - ANSWER-• STOP doing it and see whether anyone
notices.
• TEAM UP with someone who is strengthened by what weakens you.
• OFFER UP a strength so deliberately, so insistently, that doing it becomes valuable
enough to take up more and more of your time, crowding out time spent on
weaknesses.
• PERCEIVE the activity through the lens of a strength.
• SUCK IT UP
, What are the 4 Professional Options with an Interior Design Degree - ANSWER-1.
Designer/Specifier
2. Sales
3. Freelance Consulting
4. Management
Designer/Specifier - ANSWER-- Involved in all phases of a design project.
- Responsible for preparing drawings and specifications.
- Rarely sell merchandise.
- Paid a salary.
Sales - ANSWER-- Selling is the primary responsibility, over planning and design tasks.
- Usually compensation is by commission, not a salary.
Freelance Consulting - ANSWER-- Irregular hours, not necessarily full time, not directly
for end-users.
- Often, the designer works in a speciality. Variety in work type
- Can be paid hourly, daily, or per job. Must pay own taxes and working benefits.
Management - ANSWER-- Supervise staff, assign work, prepare reports to ownership,
meet with clients.
- Might work in a design office, construction company, or retail store
11 Different Types of Working Environments - ANSWER-1. Independent Firm
2. Residential Furniture Stores/Specialty Stores
3. Office Furnishings Dealer
4. Retail or "Other" Specialty
5. Architectural Office
6. Developers
7. Manufacturer/Independent Rep
8. Corporations (Facilities)
9. Government
10. Universities/Colleges
11. Independent Organizations
Who are Professionals? - ANSWER-• Professionals are predominately licensed or
registered by state or provincial regulatory bodies.
• A licensed or registered interior design ensures the client will receive an interior
designer that is qualified to understand the Healthy, Safety and Welfare of the public.
What are Title Acts? - ANSWER-Legislative measures concerned with limiting the use
of certain professional titles by individuals who meet agreed-upon qualifications and
who have registered with a state board.
What are Practice Acts? - ANSWER-Guidelines established by legislation concerning
what person can or cannot do in the practice of a profession in a particular state.
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the fundamental characteristics that define a profession? - ANSWER-1. Skills
based on knowledge
2. Education & Training
3. Level of Competence ensure by exam
4. Code of Conduct
5. Performance of service
6. Professional association that organizes its members
What are Goals? - ANSWER-Concrete ideas that represent what you want to achieve
What are Dreams? - ANSWER-Our hopes
Why are goals important? - ANSWER-They inform our decisions (Ex: Where to
intern...Where to live after college, etc...)
What does SMART goals stand for? - ANSWER-Goals must be:
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time-based
Recognize the SIGNs of your strengths - ANSWER-• SUCCESS - When you do the
activity, you feel effective and in control.
• INSTINCT - Before you do the activity, you look forward to doing it. You can't wait to
do it.
• GROWTH - While you are doing the activity, you feel inquisitive and focused. You may
loose track of time and two hours only feel like five minutes have passed.
• NEEDS - After you've done the activity, even if you're tired, you feel fulfilled.
STOP...Minimizing Weakness - ANSWER-• STOP doing it and see whether anyone
notices.
• TEAM UP with someone who is strengthened by what weakens you.
• OFFER UP a strength so deliberately, so insistently, that doing it becomes valuable
enough to take up more and more of your time, crowding out time spent on
weaknesses.
• PERCEIVE the activity through the lens of a strength.
• SUCK IT UP
, What are the 4 Professional Options with an Interior Design Degree - ANSWER-1.
Designer/Specifier
2. Sales
3. Freelance Consulting
4. Management
Designer/Specifier - ANSWER-- Involved in all phases of a design project.
- Responsible for preparing drawings and specifications.
- Rarely sell merchandise.
- Paid a salary.
Sales - ANSWER-- Selling is the primary responsibility, over planning and design tasks.
- Usually compensation is by commission, not a salary.
Freelance Consulting - ANSWER-- Irregular hours, not necessarily full time, not directly
for end-users.
- Often, the designer works in a speciality. Variety in work type
- Can be paid hourly, daily, or per job. Must pay own taxes and working benefits.
Management - ANSWER-- Supervise staff, assign work, prepare reports to ownership,
meet with clients.
- Might work in a design office, construction company, or retail store
11 Different Types of Working Environments - ANSWER-1. Independent Firm
2. Residential Furniture Stores/Specialty Stores
3. Office Furnishings Dealer
4. Retail or "Other" Specialty
5. Architectural Office
6. Developers
7. Manufacturer/Independent Rep
8. Corporations (Facilities)
9. Government
10. Universities/Colleges
11. Independent Organizations
Who are Professionals? - ANSWER-• Professionals are predominately licensed or
registered by state or provincial regulatory bodies.
• A licensed or registered interior design ensures the client will receive an interior
designer that is qualified to understand the Healthy, Safety and Welfare of the public.
What are Title Acts? - ANSWER-Legislative measures concerned with limiting the use
of certain professional titles by individuals who meet agreed-upon qualifications and
who have registered with a state board.
What are Practice Acts? - ANSWER-Guidelines established by legislation concerning
what person can or cannot do in the practice of a profession in a particular state.
