Course - Information Architecture - IDG3009
Information Architecture
New from the academic year 2020/2021
About
About the course
Course content
ubjects covered:
What is information architecture?
Hierarchical and faceted classification
Automatic and intellectual indexing
Thesaurus generation
Meta data
Information retrieval and search
Navigational strategies in digital media
Labels in information architecture
Language in information architecture
Social navigation
Strategy and strategic goals
Scope
Concept development and documentation
Learning outcome
The student shall be able to use user centered methods and methods for iterative prototyping to develop and present information architecture for web and mobile. The students shall be able to account for different principles and traditions to establish user centered information categories and sort them, and design access structures and navigational devices and search strategies. The student shall be able to analyse existing structures based on principles of information retrieval and be able to suggest new information architecures to aid information retrieval. The student shall be aware of up-to-date principles and patterns for information architecture on different platforms and know methods to design good user experiences in accordance with strategic goals.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures and exercises. Plus a group project, with weekly supervision (formative-iterative evaluation). Sketches, the work process, and the end result must be documented.
Further on evaluation
Summative assessment at the end of the project / semester: Pass / fail. The project / projects (which are passed) are temporarily included in a workbook and can subsequently be selected to be included in a final presentation folder (with ten practical design projects: from the workbook's twenty twenty practical design projects) evaluated by internal and external sensors at the end of the study third and last year (grade scale A - F). See the curriculum for Bachelor of Graphic Design for further information on the final folder sensor. In case of non-passing, the course must be reconsidered on the next course of the course.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Graphic Design (BMED)
Interaction Design (BIXD)
Recommended previous knowledge
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Graphic Design (BMED)
Interaction design (BIXD)
Required previous knowledge
Presumed pass:
IMT2072/DG1072 Ergonomics in digital media
Course materials
See Norwegian version
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| IMT3009 | 7.5 sp |
Subject areas
- Design Methodology
Contact information
Course coordinator
Department with academic responsibility
Examination
Examination
Ordinary examination - Autumn 2020
Portfolio
Submission 2020-11-19 Time Release 08:00
Submission 12:00 Exam system Inspera Assessment