Information Architecture
Course code
IFI7185.DT
old course code
IFI7185
Course title in Estonian
Infoarhitektuur
Course title in English
Information Architecture
ECTS credits
4.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The goal of this course is to familiarize the student with the
principles of organizing and labelling information heavy
environments and shared information environments, to support
usability and findability.
This course addresses:
● Principles of information navigation and representation and
content accessibility guidelines
● Generative and evaluative information architecture methods
such as card sorting (open, closed, reversed), journey maps,
navigation maps, wireframes, tree testing, content value
analysis
● Fundamentals of search engine optimization.
principles of organizing and labelling information heavy
environments and shared information environments, to support
usability and findability.
This course addresses:
● Principles of information navigation and representation and
content accessibility guidelines
● Generative and evaluative information architecture methods
such as card sorting (open, closed, reversed), journey maps,
navigation maps, wireframes, tree testing, content value
analysis
● Fundamentals of search engine optimization.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student:
● Can create and evaluate information navigation structures
using information architecture principles and methods such as
Website Accessibility for Information Architects
● Is able to create and evaluate information navigation
interfaces using information architecture principles and
methods
● Is able to create and evaluate information representations
using information architecture principles and methods
● Knows how to apply search engine optimization techniques
when creating and evaluating websites
● Is knowledgeable about contemporary information
architecture tools
Upon successful completion of this course, the student:
● Can create and evaluate information navigation structures
using information architecture principles and methods such as
Website Accessibility for Information Architects
● Is able to create and evaluate information navigation
interfaces using information architecture principles and
methods
● Is able to create and evaluate information representations
using information architecture principles and methods
● Knows how to apply search engine optimization techniques
when creating and evaluating websites
● Is knowledgeable about contemporary information
architecture tools
Teacher
Additional information
Attendance in classes is mandatory. Any student who does not
attend a class will have to make up for it by doing individual
substitute assignments.
attend a class will have to make up for it by doing individual
substitute assignments.
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