Information

Architecture
Re-Designing IGNOU Website IA

Presented by

Ram Tamma
Brief
Information
Create a Information Architecture chart for a
Architecture
website.

Activities Involved Mapping Cards

1. Understanding existing Website

2. Inventory

3. Card Sorting
Inventory
4. Mapping & Navigation
Existing
5. Proposing a new Information Architecture Website
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Gov.
Officials

IGNOU
Students Tenders
Users

Existing Website
Faculty
Chosen Website: IGNOU website Jobs
Users: Students, Faculty, Job Seekers, Tenders
(Contractors), Government & University Officials.
Existing Website
The Existing Website navigates to
multiple website which doesn’t
give us the choice to go back to
certain menu or information.
Navigation among the website is
poor. The same information is
spread across multiple labels
which confuses the user. Some of
the labels are matched to the
information bucket that aren’t
related. Mixed Secondary and
tertiary menu labels.
Inventory
1. Preamble 16. Exam fee
17. Results
2. University Guidelines
18. School Principles
3. Standards
19. PRO Contact Details
4. Alumini
20. Student Councils
5. Institutional Development
21. Committees
6. Development Plan
22. Research Papers
7. Rules and Regulations 23. Exams schedules
8. Authorities 24. Finance Details
9. Board Management 25. Study Centres
10. Schools 26. Regional Centres
11. Chancellor 27. Student Registrations
28. Re-Registrations
12. Vice-Chancellor
29. Previous Question Papers
13. Note from Vice-Chancellor &
30. Exams centres
Chancellor
31. Online Libraries
14. Registrar
32. ID Cards
15. Contact Details
33. Course Fees
34. Prospectus
35. Study Materials
36. Study Co-ordinators
37. International Students
38. Jobs
39. Tenders
40. Student Blogs
41. Ongoing Projects
42. Project references
43. Publications
44. University Vision
45. Published Papers
46. Exam news and announcements
47. Video Resources
48. Reference material
49. Recognitions
50. Course Details
51. Entrance Exams
52. Eligibility 69. Audio Classes 86. Scholarships
53. Contact details 70. Digital Library 87. Placement Assistance
54. Podcast 71. Grievances 88. Email & SMS alerts
55. Online education 72. Hall ticket Downloads 89. Document verifications
56. Self-Learning Material 73. Timings 90. Status of Admission
57. Assignments 74. Induction Classes 91. Organisation history
58. Notes uploads 75. Gallery 92. Archives
59. Term Exams 76. POC’s 93. Admission Announcements
60. Internal Labs 77. Courses offered 94. Academic Counsellor
61. Convocation 78. Complaints 95. Faculty
62. Patents 79. Academic Schedule 96. Feedback
63. Youth activities 80. University Aim 97. School/ University Objectives
64. Material orders 81. Directors 98. Student reservations
65. FAQ 82. MOM’s of councils 99. Broadcast (Learning)
66. Re evaluation 83. Events 100.Mobile App
67. Podcasts 84. Cyber Security 101.Miscellaneous Fee Details &
Payments
68. Student Activities 85. Late Fee Payments
Cards
Card Sorting 1

User: Student who is doing a master

degree from the IGNOU. They visit the site
often to know the details about
examination, results, notebooks,
assignments, fee payments, etc.,
Card Sorting 2
User: Employee who is seeking for a job in
examination department of the university.
He visits the website for checking for the
job updates and announcements of
openings in University.
Card Sorting 3
User: Student2 who is doing a master degree from the
IGNOU. They visit the site often to know the details about
examination, results, notebooks, assignments, fee payments,
etc.,
Labels & Navigation
Proposed IA Wireframe

Primary Menu & Label System

Search System

Local Navigation
 Teritiary Menu

Secondary Menu

Information Buckets & Titles

Contextual Navigation

Exam details navigates to Exams primary menu

Faceted Search System
Faceted search, also known as guided navigation or
faceted navigation, is a way to add specific, relevant
options to results pages so that when the users search for
a product or information they can see where in your
catalogue they've ended up.

Eg. From the adjacent image, we can see that the search word or
keyword is Electronics and the results in the information plane
shows images related to electronics or the articles that speaks
about electronics.
Thank You