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SI 658: Information Architecture
At this very moment, thousands of people from a vast array of academic and technical backgrounds are working on the strategy and navigation and user experience design of Web sites and information systems with business cards in their wallets which identify them as information architects.
From as early as 1975, "regular old architects" started positioning their ancient building discipline as one whose core concepts could be extended into the building of information spaces and whose practicioners were uniquely qualified to solve problems with the display of and navigation through information. But by 1994, two librarians from the University of Michigan hijacked the words "information architecture" and went on to "write the book" on IA as they created an LIS-infused way of doing IA consulting on Web and software development teams of almost any ilk.
This course is based upon the so-called "Polar Bear IA" tradition established by Lou Rosenfeld and Peter Morville, and upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Locate "Polar Bear IA" within the broader context of the field of information architecture
- Employ heuristics and apply core principles of IA in critiques and redesigns of Web site features and functionality
- Understand issues and disciplines adjacent to or intertwingled with IA, such as usability, user experience (UX), interaction design (IxD), search engine/Web site optimization (SEO/WSO
- Discuss and apply research from the Stanford Web Credibility project to IA design and analysis
- Create a report describing IA strategy and recommendations for Web site design, accompanied by standard IA deliverables, such as of wireframes, blueprints, and analytics findings
Credits: 3
Term offered: Fall
Prerequisites:
SI 500 or concurrent or permission of instructor
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