INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE (2 CREDITS)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: LO1 – demonstrate a solid comprehension of the definition and topics of information architecture; LO2 – explain the issues currently being researched in information architecture; LO3 – build a working knowledge of user centered design and usability testing.

Topics:

1. The Problems That Information Architecture Addresses;
2. Defining Information Architecture;
3. Design for Finding;
4. Design for Understanding;
5. The Anatomy of an Information Architecture;
6. Organization Systems;
7. Labeling Systems;
8. Navigation Systems;
9. Search Systems;
10. Thesauri, Controlled Vocabularies, and Metadata;
11. Research;
12. Strategy;
13. Design and Documentation.