May 9, 2012 @ 14:30, Room: 13A
Chair: William Hudson,
Course 27: Card Sorting for Navigation Design - Course
Contribution & Benefit: This half-day covers the theory and practice of card sorting. It includes hands-on experience of performing and analysing a paper-based card sort (online methods are also discussed).
Abstract » BENEFITS: This half-day hands-on course covers the theory and practice of card sorting. It includes hands-on experience of performing and analysing a paper-based sort (online methods are also discussed).
ORIGINS: This is a major update of an earlier course (‘Innovations in Card Sorting’) that has been run for several years at HCI and usability conferences (HCI 2006, HCI 2007, CADUI 2008, HCI 2009, CHI 2009 and CHI 2010). A one-day version of this course was presented as part of Nielsen-Norman Group’s Usability Week in 2009. The updated, half-day version appeared at CHI 2011.
FEATURES: On completion of this tutorial you will be able to:
- choose an appropriate card sorting method
- explain cluster analysis and dendrograms to colleagues and clients
- apply appropriate techniques for getting the best information from participants and the resulting data
- perform quick and reliable data capture
AUDIENCE: Web and intranet designers, information architects, usability and HCI professionals interested in the practical application of card sorting. No specialist skills or knowledge are required.
PRESENTATION: The course is approximately 60% tutorials and 40% practical card-sorting activities or group discussions.
INSTRUCTOR BACKGROUND: William Hudson has over 40 years’ experience in the development of interactive systems. He has contributed material on user-centered design and user interface design to the Rational Unified Process and to Addison-Wesley’s Object Modeling and User Interface Design (van Harmelen, 2001). He is the founder of Syntagm, a consultancy specializing in user-centered design and has conducted more than 300 intranet and web site expert evaluations. William has written over 30 articles, papers and studies. He is an Adjunct Professor at Hult International Business School.
WEB SITE: Further information about the instructor and this course can be found at www.syntagm.co.uk/design
ORIGINS: This is a major update of an earlier course (‘Innovations in Card Sorting’) that has been run for several years at HCI and usability conferences (HCI 2006, HCI 2007, CADUI 2008, HCI 2009, CHI 2009 and CHI 2010). A one-day version of this course was presented as part of Nielsen-Norman Group’s Usability Week in 2009. The updated, half-day version appeared at CHI 2011.
FEATURES: On completion of this tutorial you will be able to:
- choose an appropriate card sorting method
- explain cluster analysis and dendrograms to colleagues and clients
- apply appropriate techniques for getting the best information from participants and the resulting data
- perform quick and reliable data capture
AUDIENCE: Web and intranet designers, information architects, usability and HCI professionals interested in the practical application of card sorting. No specialist skills or knowledge are required.
PRESENTATION: The course is approximately 60% tutorials and 40% practical card-sorting activities or group discussions.
INSTRUCTOR BACKGROUND: William Hudson has over 40 years’ experience in the development of interactive systems. He has contributed material on user-centered design and user interface design to the Rational Unified Process and to Addison-Wesley’s Object Modeling and User Interface Design (van Harmelen, 2001). He is the founder of Syntagm, a consultancy specializing in user-centered design and has conducted more than 300 intranet and web site expert evaluations. William has written over 30 articles, papers and studies. He is an Adjunct Professor at Hult International Business School.
WEB SITE: Further information about the instructor and this course can be found at www.syntagm.co.uk/design