Attitudes of Interior Designers toward CADD and CADD Education 1

Abstract

Across the nation, institutions that teach interior design are adding computer–aided drafting and design (CADD) classes to their curriculum with the assumption that the courses will enhance their graduates’ marketability. In July 1987, a questionnaire was mailed to practicing interior designers to assess their attitudes toward CADD training for interior design students and toward CADD in general. By understanding the attitudes of practicing interior designers, teaching institutions can better determine if the need for CADD classes exists and what attitudes toward CADD the graduates will encounter when they enter the design field.

Responses from a nationwide random sample indicate that practicing interior designers have positive attitudes toward CADD and toward CADD training for students.