| Information Architecture |
Define information architecture |
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| Discuss value of information architecture in the context of web design and development. |
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| Identify stages in the web design process and indicate the information architecture deliverables within this process. |
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| Research / Web Project Definition |
Conduct a client interview to determine the business purpose of the new web site and the primary goals. |
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| Identify common user information needs, information gathering models and methods for gathering user research |
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| Write a project brief |
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| Define the primary audience and develop a persona |
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| Identify the steps to conducting an competitive analysis and explain the value of conducting this analysis |
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| Content: Organization & Structure |
Perform a content audit and create a content inventory. |
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| Explain the difference between content organization and content structure |
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| Define content structure by creating a content map |
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| Describe how to conduct a card sort and analyze the findings |
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| Create a content brief outlining the content strategy |
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| Process |
Identify trends using web analytic tools that can be used to shape an information architecture strategy |
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| Explain how storyboards/process flows are used in complex interface design. |
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| Structure |
Create a global site map |
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| Create a page description diagram |
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| Create a wireframe |
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| Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of wireframes (low fidelity, medium fidelity, high fidelity, CSS/XHTML) |
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| Interaction |
Write the Functional Specifications for a simple web application |
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| Develop a prototype based on the functional specifications |
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