Introduction
Instructor: Shannon R. Tucker
Class Schedule: Monday, 28 January - 12 May 2007
5:30 - 8:30 pm
Location:
Office Hours: by appointment
410.706.1538
stucker@rx.umaryland.edu
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02.04.2008
A google group has been created for our class. All upcoming presentations and class material will be posted to the google group.
01.30.2008 - Presentations Posted
Click here to access presentations and other resources for the semester
01.28.2008 - Full Syllabus Posted
The full syllabus for the class has been posted, including details on the group final projects.
01.24.2008 - Assignments list updated
Ahead of Monday's class, I've updated the class assignments to include details on the competitive analysis assignment. Please note, this is a group assignment to be completed with your project groups for the final project.
01.11.2008 - Class Survey (clarified)
Thanks to those of you who have filled out our class survey. Just a note regarding the "books" question, I am just trying to get a sense of what you may already have access to in your daily lives to determine how many of you will be in need of copies or other library reserves.
Thanks again!
01.11.2008 - Class Survey
To better prepare handouts and get to know you, I would like each student to complete the following survey by the first week of class:
Click Here to take the Spring 2008 IDIA 630 survey
01.04.2008 - Required textbooks for this course include:
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large Scale Web Sites
Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfield, 3rd Edition
O’Reilly
ISBN: 0596527349
Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning
Daniel M. Brown
New Riders
ISBN: 0321392353
Books have been submitted to the bookstore.
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Overview
Prerequisites: PBDS 660 or passing score on the Hypermedia Proficiency Exam.
Course Catalog Description: Teaches students to gather requirements data, model information structures, and develop a variety of documents to communicate the information architecture to other participants, including technical experts, usability experts, clients, and users. Students learn to determine a target audience, develop personas or user profiles, refine and validate requirements and create site maps and other “specs and wire frames.
Extended Course Description: This course provides a practical understanding of the fundamental concepts and methods of value to anyone involved in the building and managing large scale web sites. Information architecture includes:
- The combination of organization, labeling and navigation schemes within an information system.
- The structural design of an information space to facilitate task completion and intuitive access to content.
- The art and science of classifying web sites to help people find and manage information.
- A discipline and community of practice focused on bringing principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape.
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