Principles of Architecture
+ Interior Design
2025-2026
Course Description & Yearly Overview
Supplies
Grading Policy
Vandegrift High School
Teacher: Jodi Jacobsen
jodi.jacobsen@leanderisd.org
512-570-2300 x 42355
This course introduces students to architecture, interior design, and construction management. It emphasizes decision-making, problem-solving, and career planning. Students explore career goals through hands-on training and classroom studies covering topics like safety, work ethics, communication, technology, leadership, and employability. Skills developed include critical thinking and reading technical drawings.
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TOPICS COVERED:
Daily Work & Quizzes
75%
Projects & Tests
25%
Required:
Recommended:
Mrs. Jacobsen’s
Website
PIT Time or Before/After School By Appointment with Mrs. Jacobsen.
Students will have the opportunity to join FCCLA (Family, Career & Community Leaders of America). . FCCLA is a Career and Technical Student Organization that offers students the opportunity for leadership training, community service involvement and competitions at the Local, Regional, State and National levels. In addition, FCCLA membership offers scholarship opportunities for graduating seniors. Students enrolled in FCCLA will have the opportunity to compete in various projects if desired. Stay tuned for more info!
FCCLA Student Organization
Tutorials
Be On Time
Be Prepared
Be Respectful
Family, Career, Community Leaders of America
Mrs. Jacobsen’s Schedule
A Day: B Day:�1st: Interior Design 1 5th: Principles of Arch + ID
2nd: Interior Design 1 6th: Principles of Arch + ID
3rd: Interior Design 2/3 7th: Interior Design 2/3
4th: Conference 8th: Conference
It is the student’s responsibility to collect and turn in assignments missed due to an absence. All assignments will be posted to Google Classroom the day they are done in class. The student will have one class period per period missed to get make-up assignments completed and turned in. (Ex: 3 class days missed = 3 class days until assignments are due). If you are absent on the day of a test/project, you will be expected to take the test the day you return. School-related absences require that students arrange for his/her work in advance of the absence. 20 points will be deducted for all assignments that are turned in after the due date (unless they were absent the day it was done on in class). Student will have 2 weeks to turn in late work with a max grade of %80.
Disclaimer: The nature of Career and Technical Education (CTE) is to prepare students for life after high school. Therefore, soft skills (such as punctuality, professionalism, personal presentation, and effective communication) are critical for student development and are essential to our courses of study and will be implemented into our grading policies. Please refer to TEK §130.55 C.1. to see how these skills apply to our course.
Late Work Policy
Cheating/Plagiarism is not an option the FCS Department will use programs like Turnitin to monitor and prevent plagiarism. There will be no retakes or redo of assignments when caught cheating or plagiarism. Vandegrift honor code policies will be enforced.
Honor Code
NO PHONES
POSITIVE
ATTITUDE
KINDESS +
RESPECT
CLEAN UP
PUNCTUALITY
Interior Design 1 Syllabus Verification
I have received and reviewed the Interior Design course syllabus.
Student’s Name _________________________________________ Date ______________________
Student’s Signature _________________________________________________________________
Parent’s Signature _______________________________________ Date ______________________
This form is due no later than August 25, 2025.