2013
Lynda
Chris Nodder
1:57
English

Improving the way the information in your site or application is organized and presented is one of the most cost-effective ways of increasing user satisfaction and engagement. Information architecture can help you find out how your users think about the world, and transition those lessons to your product. In this course, Chris Nodder teaches you how to perform card sort research to get information about user interactions, analyze the results, and create a validated information architecture plan. Then translate your plan into refined menus, content classification, and page layouts. Finally, test the success of your new structure with reverse card sorting and by monitoring feedback from server logs, site searches, and help desk calls.

Introduction 1m 35s
Welcome 1m 9s
Using the exercise files 26s
1. What Is Information Architecture? 3m 10s
What is information architecture? 1m 47s
Creating good information architecture 1m 23s
2. Research to Determine Information Architecture 4m 55s
Why do information architecture research? 2m 26s
Card sorting to determine information architecture 2m 29s
3. Creating and Running a Paper Card Sort 18m 19s
Finding the information to use in a card sort 3m 13s
Deciding what goes on the cards 3m 8s
Making the cards 2m 51s
Recruiting participants 1m 44s
Running the session 5m 47s
Recording participants' answers 1m 36s
4. Analyzing a Paper Card Sort 9m 30s
Getting from cards to knowledge 5m 6s
Eyeball analysis of your data 4m 24s
5. Running and Analyzing a Computer-Based Card Sort 24m 25s
Accessing remote users with online sorts 3m 51s
Setting up a card sort using OptimalSort 6m 58s
Running an online OptimalSort card sort 2m 59s
Reviewing what participants see 1m 52s
Checking your data 3m 11s
Using the built-in analysis tools 5m 34s
6. Creating an Information Architecture from Your Analysis 11m 33s
Starting with an abstract structure 2m 5s
Creating abstract information architecture 4m 15s
Knowing the problems you might face 3m 5s
Understanding that card sorting isn't a precise technique 2m 8s
7. Validating the Information Architecture with Reverse Sorting 9m 6s
Making sure your hierarchical structure is correct 1m 46s
Creating and running a paper-based reverse sort 3m 5s
Analyzing a paper-based reverse sort 1m 49s
Interpreting the results 2m 26s
8. Computer-Based Reverse Sorting 15m 25s
Exploring computer-based reverse sorting 1m 56s
Using Treejack for reverse sorting 5m 11s
Running an online reverse sort with Treejack 3m 26s
Reviewing what the participants see 1m 18s
Analyzing a Treejack reverse sort 3m 34s
9. From Information Architecture to Navigation Structure 10m 58s
Getting to navigation 1m 45s
Standard page elements 2m 57s
Content-based navigation 3m 27s
Going from information architecture to site layout 2m 49s
10. Testing That You've Got It Right 2m 47s
There's no substitute for usability testing 1m 12s
Watch your server logs after you go live 1m 35s
Conclusion 5m 36s
The right information architecture is crucial to your site 3m 17s
Next steps 2m 19s

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