Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan research
- Gather and analyse information on interior decoration and design influences
- Identify and investigate information on key influences on the development of design movements, styles and practices
- Gather information using a systematic approach
- Establish relevance of information according to research objectives
- Compare and contrast different information sources and extract key information
- Organise and compile research materials and results of the research in a manner that facilitates future use and reference
- Maintain currency with design and decoration movements and styles
- Regularly check research sources and compiled information for usefulness in informing decoration and design projects
- Analyse current and emerging cultural, economic and environmental influences on architecture for impact and usefulness in future projects
- Identify and pursue opportunities to update and expand own knowledge
- Incorporate findings from research into design projects based on project needs
- Clearly define research objectives based on work needs
- Evaluate and select formal and informal research methods based on their potential to meet the research objective
- Identify and locate relevant and credible sources of information on interior decoration and design influences