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Organising information so that it gets found

Content that cannot be found is content that does not exist. Information architecture organises sections, labels and navigation paths so a visitor reaches what they want in three moves, on a phone as well as on a wide screen.

Three moves to reach what matters

A service's architecture is judged by one simple measure: how many moves separate a visitor's arrival from what they came for. Reducing it means naming sections with users' words rather than the org chart's, grouping by intent rather than by issuing department, and checking the result with a findability test. The block teaches those methods and their tools — card sorting, navigation trees, remote testing — on real services.

  • Build a site structure from visitors' real intents
  • Label sections with the words users actually use
  • Run a card sort and a remote findability test
  • Design navigation that holds on a phone screen

What the catalogue devotes to it

You restructure an existing service and demonstrate the gain with a findability test before and after. Figures computed from the blocks listed above, on every build of the site.

teaching blocks
3

Catalogue rule: one credit is twenty-five hours of work, ten of them taught.

of taught instruction
415 h
credits in total
42
professional qualifications concerned
3
User Experience Design and Digital Creation
400 (96 %)
Website Creation
15 (4 %)
Total: 415 taught hours

Where you practise it

Each block combines input, workshop and assessed output. The year shown tells you when in the programme the skill actually comes into play.

Teaching blockProgrammeTaught hoursYear
Information architectureUser Experience Design and Digital Creation180 hYear 1
Interface designUser Experience Design and Digital Creation220 hYear 1
Design and contentWebsite Creation15 hYear 1

Its value in a role

A skill takes on value the moment an employer recognises it on a job title.

Professional qualificationTarget occupationLevelTaught volume
Interface Designerinterface designer, UI designer5 · Senior technician and supervisor700 h
Design and User Experience Managerdesign manager, UX lead6 · Manager and professional750 h
Web Development and Integration Technicianweb integrator, front-end developer4 · Skilled employee and operative600 h

Durations, volumes and fees

Everything is shown here, with no quote and no prior call. The amount you read is the amount you pay.

ProgrammeLevelDurationFees
User Experience Design and Digital CreationBachelor's degree2 years4 800 000 GNF per year
Website CreationShort course3 months1 400 000 GNF in total
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