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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080807
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080809
SUMMARY:IA & Collaborative design
LOCATION:Sydney\, Australia
DESCRIPTION:Information architecture (IA) involves structuring\, organising
 \, navigating\, labelling and indexing information on intranets and website
 s to assist organisations in achieving their information needs. It is used 
 to decide how a site should be structured\, what kind of content it should 
 host\, and how to accommodate its future growth. IA is the foundation of go
 od website or intranet design as it ensures the site will meet business and
  user needs and defines the backbone of an information system.
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\nHowever
 \, many organisation’s websites and intranets were established several year
 s ago\, and may have been designed in an ad-hoc way\, since grown very larg
 e and difficult to manage\, and no longer accurately reflect the organisati
 on’s current goals\, priorities\, purpose\, or functions. As a result\, org
 anisations are finding that IA issues aren’t only important in design\, but
  also when revamping\, redesigning and upgrading their information systems\
 , and are looking to IA to help them to locate the information they need\, 
 make better choices and complete information tasks more rapidly and accurat
 ely.
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\nThis two-day interactive workshop will provide a thorough overvie
 w and understanding about how to effectively use information architecture t
 o make your intranet or website as effective as possible. It will cover a w
 ide range of information architecture issues such as the following:
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\n- 
 What information architecture is and how it can facilitate user experience
 \n- Analysing and sorting content
\n-  Carrying out user research: surveys\
 , focus groups and card sorting
\n-  Classifying\, sorting and labelling wi
 thin your information system
\n- Using wireframes and site maps: the ‘bread
  and butter’ tools of IA
\n-  Navigating\, indexing and designing page layo
 uts
\n- Involving users via research\, design games\, prototypes and testin
 g
\n-  Effectively carrying out your IA project: tips\, tools\, techniques 
 and processes
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