In this course, you'll explore card sorting as a powerful tool to understand user mental models and optimize content organization. Card sorting offers a practical approach to enhancing the user experience by improving digital content architecture, ensuring that information is organized in a way that aligns with users’ expectations and cognitive structures.



Card Sorting: Organize Content with Card Sort Techniques

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Ce que vous apprendrez
Define card sorting and its role in user-centered design
Identify optimal scenarios for applying card sorting techniques
Plan and execute card sorting studies aligned with research goals
Compétences que vous acquerrez
- Catégorie : Goal Setting
- Catégorie : User Research
- Catégorie : UI/UX Research
- Catégorie : Usability
- Catégorie : Sample Size Determination
- Catégorie : Content Strategy
- Catégorie : User Centered Design
- Catégorie : Statistical Analysis
- Catégorie : Content Management
- Catégorie : Information Architecture
- Catégorie : Usability Testing
- Catégorie : Design Research
- Catégorie : User Experience
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In this section, we plan and run an open card sort, analyze clusters to shape information architecture (IA), and contrast results with interviews, surveys, plus existing analysis for evidence-based structures.
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2 vidéos2 lectures1 devoir
In this section, we apply card sorting to surface user mental models, map findings to hierarchical or database IA, and evaluate classification schemes for clear, audience-aligned categories and navigation.
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1 vidéo5 lectures1 devoir
In this section, we will learn to clarify your research need, pick a broad or detailed card sort accordingly, and shape goals that translate findings into sound design guidance.
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In this section, we compare open and closed card sorts, analyze differences between team and individual sessions, and decide when manual versus software tools support trustworthy information architecture decisions.
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In this section, we catalogue site pages, assess content depth, and craft representative, level-matched card sets for sorting, enabling evidence-based information architecture and clearer navigation.
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1 vidéo3 lectures1 devoir
In this section, we select an unbiased facilitator, calculate participant and team sizes aligned with research goals, and structure balanced groups to secure statistically valid, actionable user-research insights.
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In this section, we craft concise, user-focused card titles, assemble physical or software-based card bundles, and create category labels for closed sorts, ensuring dependable data for intuitive information architecture.
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In this section, we will learn to prepare supplies, brief participants, and record card sort outcomes that inform better information architecture and user experience decisions.
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1 vidéo3 lectures1 devoir
In this section, we turn card-sort results into IA insights by reviewing group patterns, assessing classification schemes, verifying label consistency, and analyzing card placement accuracy to guide evidence-based content organization.
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1 vidéo4 lectures1 devoir
In this section, we prep data for reliable statistical analysis, apply K-means and hierarchical clustering, and decode multivariate patterns, enabling clear evidence-based recommendations and actionable business insight.
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In this section, we synthesize research inputs to craft adaptable information architecture, define taxonomy and labels, then validate prototypes through user testing rather than depending on a single heuristic.
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