Visualizing Information Architecture - IA 102

Creating information environments where people can easily find and use what they need to meet their goals, isn’t magic. There are systems you use to organize, label, navigate, and model environments that exceed customer and business expectations. That’s where the next level of Information Architecture comes in. In this course, we’ll dive into Organizational, Labeling, Navigation, and Search Systems, then you’ll learn how to use these components to model websites, applications, and environments that people will love. 
This course covers the next level of Information Architecture including visualizing, modeling, and communicating information structures. 

Course Structure (15 hours)

  1. Week 1 - Understanding Organizational Systems
  2. Week 2 - Understanding Labeling Systems
  3. Week 3 - Understanding Navigational Systems (Traditional and Beyond)
  4. Week 4 - Modeling Information Environments
  5. Week 5 - Communicating Information Architecture Visually
Who Is This Course For? 

This course is best for business owners and web/software professionals who want to create websites, applications, or information environments in which people can find and use information more easily. This leads to more human engagements, higher conversion rates, and lower overall costs. 

What Will You Learn? 
The definition of Visualizing Information Architecture.
What Organizational, Labeling, and Navigation Systems are and how to use them.
How to model the content of an information environment so that it meets customers' mental models while meeting business goals.
How to communicate Information Architecture models to others using visuals (i.e., sitemaps, content maps, wireframes, etc)
Prerequisite 

This is a five-workshop series, three hours each. Completing “Introduction to Information Architecture - IA 101” is required for this course. 

Mentor(s) 

Lis Hubert

As an accomplished researcher of human needs, user-centered product manager, workshop trainer/facilitator, and consultant, Lis Hubert empowers businesses to create people-centric products, services, and internal systems that their customers and employees will love. Lis is Founding Partner of CX by Design, a management consulting firm focused on customer experience strategy and design that partners almost exclusively with curious and innovative decision-makers in B2B and B2C companies.

Duration 
15 hours
Cost 
$699.00

Course Schedule:

This course is not currently scheduled. Please sign up if you want to get this course soon.