Information Architecture - Indiana University - Bloomington

Information Architecture from Indiana University - Bloomington is a Campus Certificate Information Technology degree that prepares you for a IT career. Information architecture (IA) addresses the design of effective and efficient information systems and structures that provide access to collections of information resources. IA involves the processes of planning, overseeing implementation, and managing the growth of organizational structures that provide meaningful context in support of user understanding and mediate interaction between system content and user structures such as digital libraries, web sites, databases, information retrieval systems, educational software and even games. Core Skills As a profession, information architecture has yet to develop an accepted set of professional standards. Nonetheless, there is a toolbox of core skills and relevant knowledge that are essential for the effective practice of information architecture: representation and organization of resources in conceptual space; development and application of controlled vocabularies, including taxonomies; principles of human-computer interaction and usability; systems analysis and design; and project management. These skills and knowledge are brought together in a capstone project that requires practical application of skills and knowledge to a real-world problem. GCIA The Graduate Certificate in Information Architecture (GCIA) is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to this body of relevant knowledge and core skills and to provide the student with practical experience in their application in real-world situations. The GCIA provides credibility to the claim that a holder of the certificate is a qualified information architect, and it provides an opportunity for practicing information architects to continue their professional development. View more details on Indiana University - Bloomington, IN . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Information Technology courses.