Graduate Certificate in Information Architecture
School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University Bloomington
The School of Library and Information Science at Indiana
University
Bloomington is pleased to announce the introduction of the
Graduate
Certificate in Information Architecture. This new program
focuses on
building a set of skills for the design of effective and
efficient
information systems. Although information architecture has
yet to be
defined by an accepted set of professional standards, there
is a core
set of skills, knowledge, and experiences relevant to its
practice.
The Graduate Certificate in Information Architecture (GCIA)
combines a
theoretical foundation in the principles of representation
and
organization with the practical skills of systems analysis,
vocabulary
development, interface design and project management. These
skills are
integrated in a culminating experience--the newly developed
Capstone in
Information Architecture--which provides hands-on experience
that brings
together the theoretical and practical components of the
GCIA program.
The GCIA requires successful completion of 18 credit hours
of
graduate-level coursework. In addition to the Capstone
project (3 cr.),
students will take coursework in five areas relevant to the
practice of
information architecture:
- Theoretical foundations of information architecture:
S515
(L540) Foundations of Information Architecture (3 cr.)
- Systems analysis: S556 (L545) Systems Analysis and Design
(3 cr.)
- Project management: S512 (L577) Management of Information
System
Design (3 cr.)
- Development and maintenance of controlled vocabularies:
S633
(L583) Indexing Theory and Practice (3 cr.)
- Design and usability for human computer interaction:
S516
(L542) Introduction to Human Computer Interaction (3 cr.)
Coursework must be completed within three (3) years of
entering the
certificate program. No credits may be transferred from
another graduate
or undergraduate program in order to satisfy the requirement
for 18
credit hours of coursework. However, if a student has
completed
equivalent graduate coursework in one or more of the
relevant areas
prior to admission to the program, this coursework may be
applied to
satisfy content requirements for the certificate. The
student will
select alternative courses from a list of electives in order
to meet the
18 credit hours required for the certificate. The student
must maintain
a GPA of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale with a minimum course grade of
B. Any course
in which the student earns a grade of less than B must be
repeated to
remain in the certificate program.
To be eligible for admittance to the certificate program,
the student
must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree and
must meet
the requirements for admission to a master's degree program
in IUB's
School of Library and Information Science.
Additional information about the Graduate Certificate in
Information
Architecture may be obtained from
<http
://www.slis.indiana.edu/degrees/arch.php>
or contact SL:IS Assistant Professor Noriko Hara
<nhara indiana.edu>
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