ENG 6328 - Hypermedia Theory and Design

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or departmental approval.
Reviews print-based methods of content organization and reader orientation. These traditional methods are contrasted with typical solutions in online and multimedia communications to the problems of content navigation, readability, and usability. Includes study of navigation maps or graphs, information architecture, traditional and hyperlinked indices, tables of contents and online content lists, and the use of document description or meta-information to facilitate effective information retrieval.