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- There will no longer be distinct sites, but there will be an area or subsection for each faculty and each school (unless they are combined, or wish to be combined on the web, in which case there will be a blended area). See attachment for how these could be presented in a flattened IA. Combined areas could be provided for: Law, Engineering and CS, Architecture and Design, and Faculty of Education/School of Education: Te Kura Māori (to be discussed).
- The faculty and school areas will be located in About us > Faculties and schools. These areas will be much simpler than the current sites. For each type of area,
- Faculty areas and school areas will be different from each other: they won't have duplicate content, and each of the two types of area will be focused on a clear purpose and identified target audiences will ensure they are appropriately focused.
- The faculty and school areas will have a new design that matches the homesite and works well on mobile devices.
- Content will be improved as part of the redevelopment. It will be written for online readers, have more visual elements and be more engaging.
- Some content that is centrally 'authored' will be pulled through to faculty and school areas (as appropriate). This includes news, events and staff profiles. Courses, subjects and programmes will be 'discoverable' on school sites.
- There will be clear links to information that is centrally located, such as centres and institutes; research projects; and student wellbeing.
- Content that is distinct to the school or faculty will be located in the faculty or school area.
- Features ('profiles') will be rationalised: we'll plan more carefully what they cover, align them more closely with News, and include more multimedia.
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- Provide a profile of the school and its activities, demonstrating its value and distinctiveness.
- Provide support material for current students, including research students.
Primary audiences
| Audience | Information needs | ||
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Prospective Current students, including research students Prospective partners | Understand the strengths and features of the school. Why would I study here? Why would I work with them? | Current students, including research students | Study and research support Study and research material and information that is distinct to the school/programme. |
IA
Primary IA
| About | Campus | Contacts |
Secondary IA (or add to above)
| Study info | Research info |
Content
Home
| Intro block | Brief - linking to main intro in 'About us' |
| People finder | Tool to find staff at the school (if developed) |
Prospective students, including international students, and their influencers | Understand the strengths and features of the school. Why would I choose to study here? What would it be like being a student here? |
| Prospective staff | Is this somewhere I'd like to work? What do they do? Who else works here? |
| Academic visitors | What facilities are available? |
| Alumni, including potential donors | What achievements and milestones have occurred at the school? What events (eg, lectures, conferences) are coming up? What reports and publications have been published recently? |
| Prospective research partners (industry and business, government (central, local), other universities) | Understand the strengths and features of the school. Why would I work with them? What are their areas of expertise? Who are their people? |
IA
Primary IA
| About | Campus | Contacts |
Secondary IA (or add to above)
| Study info | Research info |
Content
Home
| Intro block | Brief - linking to main intro in 'About us' |
| People finder | Tool to find staff at the school (if developed) |
| Courses, subjects and programmes | Finder tool |
| News | Including features that cover research projects, student achievements etc |
| Events | |
| Links: | Faculty site
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| Introduction | Strengths, unique features. Vibrant, exciting, makes an emotional connection. Like a walk down Cuba St? Include a video tour? |
| Students | A small collection of features covering the university experience of recent students. Different from News. |
| Staff | May not be required if on home page. |
| Alumni | Information for alumni (as on current school sites - eg, newsletters). How to sign up. Link to main alumni site. Information about alumni. A small collection of features covering the university experience of recent students. Different from News. |
| Positions | Eg, Academic Visitors' Programme, Fellows, Curator in Residence (School of Art History). |
| Partners | Accreditation, affiliations, prof bodies, industry assns and partnerships, sponsors, donors. |
| Structure | Boards, committees etc. Org chart |
| Key links: | Research
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Campus
| Location | Location info and maps. Campus map. |
| Hours | Counter hours. After hours access. |
| Campus facilities | Campus facilities - eg, common room. Recreation services nearby |
| Health and safety | H&S in our building |
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- Content on clubs to go here
- Scholarships to go here
- Prizes to go here (needs rebuilding)
New page:Recommend Recommend that we create a new page in Current students > New students telling them what channels to use to get updates, how to sign up to them, etc. Make sure they know all they need to about BB, Fbk, Vic email addresses, and so on. Task for Sam?
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To be moved into the new postgrad info on the homesite:
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- Research grants and funding (info for students on what's available. Info on tools such as the Oracle Grants Management System).
- Research groups (info for students on what's available . Info on tools such as the Oracle Grants Management System).
- Research groups (info for students on what's available in the school. See School of Chem.)
Faculty area
Purpose
Primary audiences
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- in the school. See School of Chem.)
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Faculty area
Purpose
- Provide an overview of the faculty, including its purpose, roles and responsibilities; structure and affiliations
- Provide faculty-specific support material for current students.
Primary audiences
| Audience | Information needs |
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Prospective students, including international students, and their influencers | Understand the strengths and features of the school. Why would I choose to study here? What would it be like being a student here? |
| Media | |
Industry and business, including government (central and local) and research partners |
Primary audiences:
Prospective students and their influencers
Industry and business
Government – central and local
Media
Research partners
IA
Primary IA
| About | Contacts |
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Home
'Quicklinks' to schools
Contact block.
About / About us
| Introduction | Introduction from Dean: purpose and role of faculty. What sets our faculty apart |
| Mission, vision and values | |
| Committees and boards | |
| Affiliations |
Student achievements
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| faculty apart. Punchy, marketing focus. Consider video where appropriate. | |
Student achievements | Deans list, Deans award (anything that is unique to faculty – not covered by school) |
| Mission, vision and values | Or similar |
| Committees and boards | |
| Affiliations | If relevant at faculty level (rather than school level) |
Contact us
| Contact details | Contact 'block' |
| Faculty staff | People finder tool or similar |
Faculty admin
| Student help | ||
Forms (eg, Academic transcript form)
Faculty handbook, prospectus
Degree planning and advice
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Enrolling | Only if any specific requirements |
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Link to homesite enrolment |
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Adding and withdrawing from courses
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info | ||
Changes to courses | Adding and withdrawing from courses Degree planning and advice | |
| Changes to your degree | eg programme rules | |
| Examinations | (eg, the rules) |
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Programme rules
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| Academic transcripts | ||
| Forms | Academic transcript form | |
| Publications | Faculty handbook, prospectus | |
| Graduation |
Note: Depending on the relationship of the faculty to the relevant schools, it the faculty space may be the location for info on facilities, building access hours, and similar (eg, VBS, A&D?).
Academic transcripts: General info is here. Faculty site needs to provide their form, and a link to this info.
http://www.victoria.ac.nz/students/study/transcripts-and-certificates-of-completion
Faculty staff
(But not school)
Contact us