UX Design 1.4 - Information Architecture

Question 1

Information Architecture “IA”

Answer 1

The organization of information within a system. It helps people understand their surroundings and find what they’re looking for, in the real world as well as online. In UX, it refers to the structure of a website or app in both physical and digital forms.

Question 2

user flow

Answer 2

how users flow through the information architecture space to complete the main tasks necessary to address our problem statement.

Question 3

task analyses

Answer 3

The review of the user flow to ensure all possible information and navigational issues surrounding the completion of a particular task have been considered

Question 4

Information

Answer 4

What is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things.

Question 5

Architecture

Answer 5

the complex or carefully designed structure of something.he complex or carefully designed structure of something.

Question 6

Library science

Answer 6

The study and implementation of “knowledge-organization systems.

Question 7

Cognitive psychology

Answer 7

The study of mental processes such as mental models and cognitive load.

Question 8

Mental Model

Answer 8

A person’s believes about a particular system or concept. They can vary from person to person, especially when considering cultural or demographic differences.

Question 9

Card sort

Answer 9

A participatory design method to evaluate and/or generate ideas for the information architecture of a product or service which helps a researcher understand their mental model.

Question 10

Open card sorts

Answer 10

Participants sort concepts into categories and label them. A generative approach, to give new ideas on how to categorize and label concepts.

Question 11

Closed card sorts

Answer 11

Participants sort concepts based on pre-determined categories. An evaluative approach, to understand if the categories are properly labeled.

Question 12

Ontology

Answer 12

The IA discovers, defines and articulates the rules and patterns of what is meant to be communicated.

Question 13

Taxonomy

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Is the developing of the systems and structures for what everything is called, where it is sorted and the relationships between the labels.

Question 14

Choreography

Answer 14

Is the structures created to foster specific type of movement and interaction that anticipates how information and users want it to flow.

Question 15

task analysis

Answer 15

Identifies the common steps required to perform and complete a specific task.

Question 16

Task Flow

Answer 16

A diagram of the task specific tasks and common steps a user needs to complete to have a successful outcome.

Question 17

Entry point

Answer 17

Where a user would first encounter a task.

Question 18

Success criteria

Answer 18

What is required for the user to accomplish their goal?

Question 19

User flows

Answer 19

How a user will navigate through tasks on a website or app to achieve their goals. This emphasizes the type(s) of users performing a task depending on their information needs and goals.