The Home Theater Designer Specialist Exam is being updated. The next offering will be in mid 2009.
Home Theater
Design Specialist Job Description:
The individual sitting
for the Home Theater Design Specialist exam must hold a CEDIA
Designer Certification and have expert knowledge as well as,
practical experience in home theater design. This individual
should be a specialist who communicates directly with clients
and design and installation professionals. The exam is challenging,
requiring broad, practical knowledge from needs analysis technique
all the way through testing, verification, and calibration.
This is a multiple-choice exam, assuming detailed engineering
knowledge. The Home Theater Design Specialist Certification
will be an essential step toward CEDIA’s ultimate professional
audio/video certification, Master of Home Theater Design.
Home Theater
Design Specialist Exam Content:
The Home
Theater Design Specialist exam covers the technical body of
knowledge expected for a designer with a minimum of four years
experience in this field. Major content areas covered by the
examination are as follows:
- Design
and Engineering
- Design
Documentation
- Design
Compliance
Home Theater
Design Specialist Classification System:
The Home Theater Design
Specialist Classification System will help you determine the
skill and knowledge areas that are covered on the examination.
The Home
Theater Design Specialist classification system may be found
here.
Exam Reference
Material:
The following references
may assist candidates in preparing for the examination. This
list can be cross referenced with the above classification
system to help you study the areas you feel you may be weak
in. These suggested materials were used in the creation
of the examination.
• National Electrical Code (NEC)
• Architectural Acoustics
• Audio and Visual Systems Design
• Audio System Design and Installation
• Audio/Video Professional’s Field Manual
• Basics of Audio and Visual Systems Design
• Build your Home Theater
• Electrical Wiring Residential
• Handbook for Sound Engineers |
• Home Theater for Everyone
• Master Handbook of Acoustics
• Noise Control in Buildings
• Sound Studio Construction on a Budget
• Standard Handbook of Video and Television Engineering
• Technician’s Guide to HVAC Systems
• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Technical Writing
• The Human Interface |
Requirements
for Maintaining Your Home Theater Design Specialist Credential:
The Home Theater Design
Specialist credential is awarded for a 36 month period. To
maintain the active status as a Designer, prior to the conclusion
of the 36 month cycle, certificants must be able to provide
documentation of completion of at least 30 contact clock hours
of continuing education units (CEU) approved by the Certification
Action Team. Certificants who do not have the required continuing
education hours must take and pass the examination within 12
months prior to the expiration date to be eligible to maintain
their certification for an additional 36 months.
Guidelines
for Communicating Your Status:
An individual who passes
the Designer examination will attain the status of “CEDIA
Certified Professional, Designer.” If desired,
the individual may use the abbreviated version of “Individual’s
Name, CHTDS” on his or her business cards, letterhead
or other documentation.
Professional Certification
is granted to an individual; therefore, he or she, not the
company, retains the credential as long as he or she maintains
the continuing education requirements for CCPHTD. In marketing
materials and other documentation, companies are allowed to
identify that they have CEDIA Certified Professionals on staff;
however, materials should not indicate that the company is “CEDIA
Certified.” When promoting your achievement, please refer
to the CEDIA
Professional Certification Policy and Procedure manual for
typography and logo use specifics.
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