Abstract
<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p>From the beginning of its discovery, website has been improving its function, one of which is as publication media. Also in the world of education, most of higher education institution employ the website to publish their school and to offer related information to their user. However, many disputes come to the user when using the website due to lack of both usability standard and information architecture design. Thus, this research focuses on a standard of information architecture design which is user-oriented to improve 5 aspects of website usability of the institution. Card sorting is used to arrange the information architecture in line with user expectation while goal-directed design functions to design user interface based on user’s goal. The conducted test is Usability Test which has formerly been undertaken on the research. The usability value of students and their parents who use higher education institution website designed by Card Sorting Method can be improved to 71.2% which is higher than the average standard. That is means, user involvement in defining the information architecture is very important for website usability can be achieved.</p></div></div></div>
Highlights
MANY companies from all background attempt to function internet as a means to publish their product (Ardiyanto, 2013)
The method used on information architecture is card sorting involving respondents who are given one set of random card to be grouped to particular label (Spencer, 2009)
Many of definitions are related to Information Architecture, one of which has been described by Information Architecture Institute (IAI) that Information Architecture (IA) is the art and science on how product information and its experience are established to assist usability and findability
Summary
MANY companies from all background attempt to function internet as a means to publish their product (Ardiyanto, 2013). At least 94% students willing to study to higher education use related website institution to generate some information (Schimmel). On the generative method will be studied and understood the viewpoint of the user on how to structure the information in good according to their website. This way it will be built right information architecture and in accordance with user expectations. At this stage will be used methods open card sort. On the use of this method can be obtained feedback information structure is built and refined again At this stage will be used methods of closed card sort. A derived Information architecture may be proper with user’s goal on user interface of higher education institution website using Goals Directed Design (GDD)
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