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Advances in Card Sorting

Processing a card sort with a bar code reader

A one-day workshop in card sorting using advanced methods and tools. Delegates will receive a fully licensed preview copy of our latest analysis software, SynCaps Version 2 (a £250 value).

3 for the price of 2!

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> London, 12 May 08
> Edinburgh, 28 May 08

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Duration

Full day (9:00 pm to 5:30 pm), including buffet lunch

Benefits

You will learn how to make effective use of advanced card sorting methods and tools including:

Computer-aided paper sorting
Web-based sorting
Participant analysis
Item analysis
Cluster analysis
Dendrograms
Item x group analysis
Pairs maps
Navigational alignment

Reviews

(These are from a related half-day course.)

Evaluation comments from participants – about the course:

"Workshop at right pace"
"I can really see myself applying this"

and about the tutor:

"Clear, approachable, well-paced presentation"
"Very competent - clear explanation of the concepts"
"Subject knowledge very good"
"Very professional"

Features

Designing, conducting and analysing paper card sorts
First-hand experience of web-based card sorting
Knowing how to choose an appropriate card sorting method
Understanding cluster analysis and dendrograms
Practical application of techniques to information architecture
How to improved results through participant and item analysis (SynCaps)
Item x group charts and pairs maps (SynCaps V2)
Merging items and groups during analysis (SynCaps V2)

Topics and schedule:

9:00 Introduction to Computer-Aided Paper Sorting (45 minutes)

Preparing sorts

Screen potential participants

Briefing participants

Open, semi-open and closed sorts

Sub-groups

9:45 Open card sort practical (90 minutes)

Perform open card sort

Process results using bar-code readers

Analyse results with SynCaps

11:15 Understanding the analysis (45 minutes)

Cluster analysis and dendrograms

Extended analysis data: card, item, participant and proximity matrix data (SynCaps)

12:00 Buffet lunch (60 minutes)

01:00 Walk through analysis process (60 minutes)

Hands-on experience of analyses with SynCaps and Excel

02:00 New SynCaps Version 2 features (60 minutes)

Ad-hoc and split items

Merging items and groups

Item x group charts

Pairs maps

Expert data

Navigational alignment

03:00 Prepare and perform closed, online card sort (90 minutes)

Practical application of analyses

Use of web-based card sorting

04:30 Analyse online card sort (30 minutes)

Assess quality of closed sort

Identify areas needing further analysis

05:00 Questions and discussion (30 minutes)

05:30 Close

(There are mid-morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks not shown separately in the timetable.)

Audience

Web designers, developers, information architects, usability specialists. It is helpful, but not essential to have previous experience of card sorting.

Tutor Background

William Hudson consults, writes and teaches in the fields of user-centred design and usability. He has over 30 years experience in the development of interactive systems, initially with a background in software engineering. William was the product and user interface designer for the Emmy-award-winning "boujou"; now an indispensable tool in major film studios. He has specialized in interaction design and human-computer interaction since the late 1980's. William has written and taught courses which have been presented to hundreds of software and web developers, designers and managers in the UK, North America and Europe. He is the founder and principal consultant of Syntagm, a consultancy specializing in the design of interactive systems established in 1985.

William has presented papers, talks and tutorials at the UK UPA, Scottish UPA, South West Usability Group, British HCI Group conferences, CHI conferences and OOPSLA.

Online Booking

Advances in Card Sorting - London, 12 May 2008

Book three places for the price of two!

Delegates will receive a preview copy of SynCaps V2 which is not due for general release until later in the year and will be priced at £250. An update to the final release will be provided free of charge when available. (The three places for the price of two offer includes two copies of the software.)

Advances in Card Sorting in Portland Place, London
£380 per place up to 28 April 2008; £400 subsequently (plus VAT)

Delegates are requested to bring a Windows laptop (XP or later) with Microsoft Excel and wireless LAN capabilities (WiFi).

Advances in Card Sorting - Edinburgh, 28 May 2008

Book three places for the price of two!

Advances in Card Sorting in Castle Street, Edinburgh
£380 per place up to 14 May 2008; £400 subsequently (plus VAT)

Delegates are requested to bring a Windows laptop (XP or later) with Microsoft Excel and wireless LAN capabilities (WiFi).