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Evidence Guide: CUADIG505 - Design information architecture

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CUADIG505 - Design information architecture

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Identify project requirements

  1. Discuss design briefs with relevant personnel to clarify production requirements
  2. Identify technical parameters of interactive media products, including the delivery platform, that may influence the architecture
  3. Identify characteristics of target audience or users who will seek and search content
  4. Assess content to be integrated into or generated by interactive media products
Discuss design briefs with relevant personnel to clarify production requirements

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Identify technical parameters of interactive media products, including the delivery platform, that may influence the architecture

Completed
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Identify characteristics of target audience or users who will seek and search content

Completed
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Assess content to be integrated into or generated by interactive media products

Completed
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Classify and organise content

  1. Research and select relevant thesaurus and metadata standards or tagging methodology
  2. Organise and construct a content inventory, using classification techniques such as taxonomy or folksonomy, to detail levels of hierarchy
  3. Assign content labels that are appropriate and meaningful for target audiences
  4. Identify content search and browse requirements
  5. Discuss proposed content classification with relevant personnel to confirm it meets project requirements
Research and select relevant thesaurus and metadata standards or tagging methodology

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organise and construct a content inventory, using classification techniques such as taxonomy or folksonomy, to detail levels of hierarchy

Completed
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Assign content labels that are appropriate and meaningful for target audiences

Completed
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Identify content search and browse requirements

Completed
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Discuss proposed content classification with relevant personnel to confirm it meets project requirements

Completed
Date:

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Draft information architecture design specifications

  1. Sketch overall architecture, showing relationships and pathways between interactive content
  2. Design forms that detail content input process, if required
  3. Specify search functionality and search return displays
  4. Construct wireframes of the content architecture and navigation pathways
  5. Write draft design specifications and advice for development teams
  6. Present draft design specifications for discussion and feedback from other team members
  7. Amend draft design specifications to accommodate feedback as required
  8. Discuss final draft design specifications with clients and adjust if necessary to meet project requirements
Sketch overall architecture, showing relationships and pathways between interactive content

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Design forms that detail content input process, if required

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Specify search functionality and search return displays

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Construct wireframes of the content architecture and navigation pathways

Completed
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Write draft design specifications and advice for development teams

Completed
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Present draft design specifications for discussion and feedback from other team members

Completed
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Amend draft design specifications to accommodate feedback as required

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Discuss final draft design specifications with clients and adjust if necessary to meet project requirements

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Finalise information architecture designs

  1. Conduct usability testing using appropriate testing techniques
  2. Incorporate changes to information architecture in design specifications based on test results
  3. Obtain final agreement from relevant personnel for finished design
Conduct usability testing using appropriate testing techniques

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Incorporate changes to information architecture in design specifications based on test results

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Obtain final agreement from relevant personnel for finished design

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Identify project requirements

1.1 Discuss design briefs with relevant personnel to clarify production requirements

1.2 Identify technical parameters of interactive media products, including the delivery platform, that may influence the architecture

1.3 Identify characteristics of target audience or users who will seek and search content

1.4 Assess content to be integrated into or generated by interactive media products

2. Classify and organise content

2.1 Research and select relevant thesaurus and metadata standards or tagging methodology

2.2 Organise and construct a content inventory, using classification techniques such as taxonomy or folksonomy, to detail levels of hierarchy

2.3 Assign content labels that are appropriate and meaningful for target audiences

2.4 Identify content search and browse requirements

2.5 Discuss proposed content classification with relevant personnel to confirm it meets project requirements

3. Draft information architecture design specifications

3.1 Sketch overall architecture, showing relationships and pathways between interactive content

3.2 Design forms that detail content input process, if required

3.3 Specify search functionality and search return displays

3.4 Construct wireframes of the content architecture and navigation pathways

3.5 Write draft design specifications and advice for development teams

3.6 Present draft design specifications for discussion and feedback from other team members

3.7 Amend draft design specifications to accommodate feedback as required

3.8 Discuss final draft design specifications with clients and adjust if necessary to meet project requirements

4. Finalise information architecture designs

4.1 Conduct usability testing using appropriate testing techniques

4.2 Incorporate changes to information architecture in design specifications based on test results

4.3 Obtain final agreement from relevant personnel for finished design

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Identify project requirements

1.1 Discuss design briefs with relevant personnel to clarify production requirements

1.2 Identify technical parameters of interactive media products, including the delivery platform, that may influence the architecture

1.3 Identify characteristics of target audience or users who will seek and search content

1.4 Assess content to be integrated into or generated by interactive media products

2. Classify and organise content

2.1 Research and select relevant thesaurus and metadata standards or tagging methodology

2.2 Organise and construct a content inventory, using classification techniques such as taxonomy or folksonomy, to detail levels of hierarchy

2.3 Assign content labels that are appropriate and meaningful for target audiences

2.4 Identify content search and browse requirements

2.5 Discuss proposed content classification with relevant personnel to confirm it meets project requirements

3. Draft information architecture design specifications

3.1 Sketch overall architecture, showing relationships and pathways between interactive content

3.2 Design forms that detail content input process, if required

3.3 Specify search functionality and search return displays

3.4 Construct wireframes of the content architecture and navigation pathways

3.5 Write draft design specifications and advice for development teams

3.6 Present draft design specifications for discussion and feedback from other team members

3.7 Amend draft design specifications to accommodate feedback as required

3.8 Discuss final draft design specifications with clients and adjust if necessary to meet project requirements

4. Finalise information architecture designs

4.1 Conduct usability testing using appropriate testing techniques

4.2 Incorporate changes to information architecture in design specifications based on test results

4.3 Obtain final agreement from relevant personnel for finished design

Evidence of the ability to:

research and organise content to meet project requirements

develop design specifications to meet the project requirements, including:

sketches showing relationships and pathways

detailed wire frames

written specifications and advice for developers

conduct usability testing on information architecture concept designs

present and discuss design specifications.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

describe application of taxonomy and folksonomy content classification techniques

describe application of metadata standards to specific products

explain the purpose of a thesaurus in organising content

describe usability testing techniques relevant to information architecture design

describe typical formats and techniques for documenting information architecture designs.