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| Audience | Information needs |
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Prospective staff | Is this somewhere I'd like to work? What do they do? Who else works here? |
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 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? |
| Current students , including research students- both coursework and research | Study and research material and information that is distinct to the school/programme. |
| Academic visitors | What facilities are available? Who can I work with? |
| 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? |
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| About | Campus | Student info |
Content
Home
| Intro | Intro block Brief - linking brief. Linking to main intro in 'About us' |
| Who to contactContacts | Contact block - who to contact |
| News | Including features that cover research projects, student achievements etc |
| Events | Lectures, conferences etc |
| Links: | Areas of study - linking to topics/programmes/courses in 'Future students' Research - linking to area in research Centres and institutes 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? One page only. Consider including a 1-minute video from HOS. |
| Students | A small collection of features covering the university experience of recent students. Different from News. |
| Staff | People finder tool? All staff associated with the school. |
| 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 |
| Publications | Relevant publications - eg: School Prospectus, Faculty Handbook. |
| Key links: | Research Contact us (main menu)
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| Location | Location info and maps. Campus map. |
| Hours | Counter hours. After hours access. |
| On campus | Campus facilities - eg, common room. Recreation services nearby |
| Health and safety | H&S in our building. Could be included in 'On campus' if that works. |
Student info
Purpose: School-specific info for current students by coursework and research students that wouldn't fit into the generic content on the homesite.
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| Facilities | Eg:
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| Resources | Study and research resources - eg: databases, software, online written resources. Example: School of Linguistics | |
| Study groups | Student study groups | |
| Forms and downloads | Forms and other key documents | |
| Work Work experience and internships | (Nav Amend nav label as relevant to the content) Where relevant Will only be required by a few schools - eg, ECS | |
Links | Current students - including: | More an admin area. Forms and other key documents for students to access easily. May not be required by all schools. Must be relevant to school role (ie, don't include faculty forms and downloads). |
Links | Current students - including:
> Prizes
Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association (VUWSA)
Research section - including:
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Notes:
Other areas with important 'local' content for current students can be added to this subsection as needed - eg, although eventually this may be incorporated into the homesite.
Examples:
- Law has 'local' content on overseas exchanges: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/law/study/overseas-exchanges
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and Maths has 'local' content on prizes: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/smsor/study/scholarships-prizes
Content to be moved:
- Content on clubs to go here
- VBS has 'local' content on case competitions: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/vbs/study-careers/student-opportunities/case-competition
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Content to be moved:
- Content on clubs to go here
- Scholarships to go here
- Prizes to go here (needs rebuilding)improvement) - eg, Linguistics, Maths.
New page: 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?
To be moved into Research section of homesite:
- All info and profiles of research projects (extensive)
- All research reports (extensive and diverse).
To be moved into the new postgrad info on the homesite:
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To be moved into the Research section of the homesite:
- All profiles of research projects (extensive) - take across current projects and significant past projects
- All research reports (extensive and diverse) - consider principles of open information (provide access to full versions whenever possible).
To be moved into the new Postgrad info on the homesite - info on Research with a student focus - eg:
- 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 in the school. See School of Chem.)
New page: 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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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.
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