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Information architecture: For WDC area students interested in an evening class
Subject:Information architecture: For WDC area students interested in an evening class From:Thom Haller <tehaller -at- INFODN -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 23 Jun 1999 10:26:02 -0500
If you are in the Washington DC area and are interested in progress in
the field of information architecture, you may be interested in the
following course:
Information Architecture Courses INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE ECOMP 308
Do you want to learn how to battle information overload? Are you
interested in helping others find and use information? In this class you
will learn to organize the patterns inherent in data. You will integrate
ideas from the scientific/professional fields of rhetoric, information
design, cognitive science, and human performance technology, so you can
make the complex clear. The class will focus on work world applications ,
structuring documents, briefings, websites, electronic interfaces, and
electronic support systems. The class will appeal especially to technical
writers, webmasters, designers, or records managers who are looking for
integrative solutions to communications problems.
June 28-September 8 MON 6:00-9:00 TUITION: $244
On a personal note... We are beginning our second year teaching this via USDA. As the
instructor, I try to offer an environment for exploring personal
interests in this emerging field. Students who have taken the class often
feel challenged and enlightened... and they usually leave the course as
user advocates. We have fun. If you're local, join us.
Thom