Information Design

Assignments

Salvador Dali Biography -- Power Point Presentation

User Personnas for fictitious emerging music site -- Power Point Presentation

Strategy & Scope Phase Presentation for proposed web site -- Power Point Presentation

Concept, Interface, and Information Architecture Design for Typing Game -- Adobe Acrobat (pdf)

Design Document for Apollo Parents website with flow chart and site map -- Power Point Presentation

Course Description

A study of the process of solving instructional problems by systematic analysis of the conditions of learning through information. Students draw upon theory and knowledge from psychology, communications, and technology to develop their skills.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Compare the instructional design approach with the traditional approach to the design of information delivery.
2. Identify the activities and outputs of the information design process.
3. Conduct needs assessment and content analysis.
4. Develop flowcharts using standard symbols.
5. Write statement of outcome and analyze setting for multimedia.
6. Determine human & computer interface for multimedia application.
7. Sequence Outcomes and Specific Information design strategies.

Topics Covered

• Project Planning
• User Analysis
• Team-building and Teamwork
• Design Team
• Ten Good Work Habits for Multimedia Design Team Members
• The Interactive Design Process
• The Concept Document
• The Competitive Analysis Document
• The Functional Statement
• Solving Instructional Problems
• Learning Styles
• A Theory of Learning: Kolb’s Learning Cycle
• Writing Objectives that Help the User Achieve Instructional Goals
• Designing the User Interface
• Basic Navigation Strategies in Interactive Information Design
• Basic Information Mapping Strategies in Interactive Information Design
• Some Guidelines for Interface Design
• Writing the Proposal

Software Utilized

• Microsoft Power Point
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Microsoft Word

Credit: www.aionline.edu/programs/online_degree_coursecatalog/course_info_1.asp?course_code=IMD121