Information Architecture Research
Learn how to reliably do information architecture research that is thoroughly validated and ensures tangible and clear guidance for user experience design of your mobile, web or digital product designs.
Course Fees and Registration
Our UX training rate is $595 per day, per person, plus tax. We also provide a User Experience Certification program that starts at $2595 per person.
TorontoAug 28, 2013
|
Ottawa Sep 25, 2013
|
VancouverMay 15, 2013
|
What You Will Learn
In this course, participants will gain up-to-date knowledge and skills to:
- Apply the tools and techniques for collecting information architectures requirements
- Create an effective IA research approach
- Focus the IA research to guide experience design direction and development efforts
- Translate customer and user needs into measurable IA success indicators and track these indicators throughout your content strategy.
Several hands-on exercises will be used and participants will practice how to conduct IA research.
Information Architecture Research Course Outline
Introduction
- Review and practice of IA research methods:
- card sorting
- IA analysis
- Testing the IA
Integration
- Fitting IA research into the experience design process
- IA research in a UX design culture; successful approaches.
Course duration
1 day, 9:00am – 4:30pm full day session with a one-hour lunch break.
Who should attend
Business analysts, market research analysts, product marketing, product managers, QA Specialists, web designers, UI designers, interaction designers, user experience designers, product designers.
Who participated in our courses
Autodesk, Microsoft, Foresters, Ecobee, Rogers, Sage, WorkSafeBC, Ontario Securities Commission, Industry Canada, Ryerson University, Human Resources & Skills Development Canada, Service Canada, Canada Post, Export Development Canada, Conference Board of Canada, and others.
Cancellation Policy
Training cost is per person as stated with a minimum 4 participants per course. Akendi reserves the right to cancel a scheduled training session up to 5 business days prior to the training if a minimum class size of 4 participants has not been attained. Akendi is not responsible for any travel or other costs incurred as result of a cancellation.
Cancellation fee is 15% if you cancel more than 4 weeks prior to training start date. We provide a 50% refund between 4 and 2 weeks before a course. No refunds when cancelling within 2 weeks of course start date.
Instructors
Cindy Beggs brings a passion for understanding user needs and having those reflected in product and service excellence to Akendi. With 23 years of experience, underpinned by an honours degree in Psychology and Masters in Library Science, Cindy brings both a theoretical and practical understanding to the design and execution of user research and analysis.
Along with her expertise in library and information science, Cindy has conducted usability testing and applied the methods of user centered design to persona development, needs assessment and the articulation of business strategy and user goals.
A lifelong learner herself, Cindy has taught Akendi training courses, library programming and promotions at Seneca College, Toronto, facilitated focus groups and created training modules on electronic and web based information products.
Dominira Saul believes that behind every well-designed product or service there is a thorough understanding of the actual users and their needs.
Having presented many influential research and design outcomes to clients at all levels of the private and public sector Dominira is very adept at putting his belief into practice. Dom remains focused on ensuring clear transfer of design recommendations and most 
importantly, rationale to our clients. Dom is committed to working closely with clients to ensure their success.
Dominira is a fluently bilingual communicator who has lectured at the university level, and delivered many usability training courses.
Dom has an MSc. in User Interface Design from London Guildhall University, a BA in Psychology from Carleton University and over 10 years of usability research and interaction design experience in the UK and Canada.
Let's Talk!
Please email Shaun Illingworth at training@akendi.com or 1.866.585.1660 x0 for questions and more information about our corporate information architecture training courses & UX Certification program.
