Information Architecture (IA)

Our hands-on information architecture training has received great feedback from participants.

• The IA training course lasts for one full day
• Courses usually have a maximum of 10 participants due to their interactive nature

We usually run our information architecture (IA) training the day after our usability testing training1 and 2 days after our web usability training2 course, so you may wish to come on 2 or 3 courses. Book the same person on to 2 courses at the same time and get a 10% discount or book 3 courses and get a 20% discount! Our next course dates are:

• Thursday 25th June 2009 (sold out)
• Thursday 9th July 2009 (6 places available)

During the one-day interactive course you will:

• Go through a comprehensive user-centered design process
• Conduct in-depth user research & requirements gathering sessions
• Analyse research data & apply this to a website strategy
• Come up with initial conceptual designs based on site strategy
• Learn how to develop site maps and categorisation structures
• Understand the different navigation models available and when to use them
• Design wireframes for content pages & transactional processes and forms
• Discover how to conduct design evaluations & walkthroughs

You'll also receive a free 80-page colour handbook that contains all tutorials.

The IA training is usually run by Ismail Ismail. Ismail is a highly accomplished practitioner and trainer with more than a decade of experience in executing information architecture and user-centered design projects. He originally trained as a computer scientist then obtained his Masters degree in Ergonomics from the University of London 14 years ago.

Our IA training follows one basic principle:

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime

Chinese proverb

Put simply, we don't want to create your IA for you - we want you to be able to do it by yourself, again and again in the future. The information architecture training lasts for one full day, during which time you'll complete a series of exercises designed for you to discover the answers by yourself and then put into practice what you've learnt.

By the end of the day, you'll have acquired a deep understanding of how to research and design a full information architecture. As a result of our hands-on information architecture (IA) training, you'll have:

• Confidence in managing an end-to-end user-centered design and IA process
• A deeper understanding of your new knowledge
• Ownership of what you've learnt

The cost per participant is £395 + VAT, including refreshments, a delicious lunch and all-you-can-eat ice cream. Vegetarian lunch is also available.

Participants also receive a free handbook containing all the course tutorials.

Demand for our courses is high so do be sure to book early to avoid disappointment. All courses take place from 10.00am to 5.00pm at our training centre in Aldgate, London.