INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

Structuring information for use
Learn how to structure information for use on web sites or intranets. This course is intended for people involved in structuring information for ease of maintenance and retrieval. While we will focus on websites, the principles are applicable to information systems in general.

“Finding information on web sites is becoming critical, this course was a wonderful guide on how to think about structuring information”

“Helped me conceptualize the relationship between content and design”

Outline of the Course

1. What is Information Architecture?
   The origin of the term, and what it means
2. Analysis
   How to understand your users’ information needs, and how to conduct site audits and create a list of required content
3. Design
   An overview of the process of designing a complete information architecture – from defining the required content to developing the actual structure
4. Evaluation
   How to evaluate a site structure at an early stage to ensure that customers and users can find the information they require when completing their tasks
5. Wireframes & Documentation
   The relationship between information architecture, wire frames, the user interface and visual design, and describes how to represent the information architecture in documentation.