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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070725
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070726
SUMMARY:Information architecture: Theory & Practice
LOCATION:Auckland, New Zealand
DESCRIPTION:This full day workshop will provide you with a thorough overvie
 w and understanding of information architecture theory & practice. It will 
 cover a wide range of information architecture issues, including an underst
 anding of how it fits into a project, fundamental skills & knowledge requir
 ed for information architecture work and current information architecture i
 ssues. It will be theoretical and practical and allow you to immediately ap
 ply ideas to your projects.
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\nThis workshop will cover:
\n- What informa
 tion architecture is and how it relates to other user experience discipline
 s
\n- Core IA techniques - analysing content, conducting user research, car
 d sorting and more
\n- Core IA theories - classification, categorisation, m
 etadata & labelling
\n- IA structures - hierarchies, database and other str
 uctures
\n- Designing navigation & page layouts
\n- Putting it together in 
 an IA project
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\nThe workshop will be at the level of an ‘advanced intr
 o’, covering the basics and also allowing exploration of key challenges a
 nd issues. The format will be a combination of short lectures, group discus
 sion and hands-on activities. Resources will also be provided for further p
 ersonal exploration.
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