Information needs: what do you need to know (when thinking about next steps / going to uni / tertiary study)?
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Course codes and levels were very confusing. "Assumes prior knowledge." "Would need to go elsewhere to look that up, then come back."
Other comments: "What is internal assessment?" "How do trimesters work?" Didn't understand co-requisites or restrictions.
No students used the word "accommodation" - instead they talked about housing, dorms,
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Quite a few students used the Quicklinks box on the home page.
They clicked on 'Faculties and schools'.
Pages
‘Planning your degree’ popular. (Needs clearer link to the UG degrees section ('Individual degree listings').)
‘Exploring career options’ also useful.
Tended to use Course finder to explore the site.
Use of course finder
Observed three students use this.
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2. Used subject dropdown (rather than top field)
Features
Good but too general. Want more detail and relevance - not just how their first yhear went, but more about clubs they joined, how they organised their workload, etc.
Profiles/features – what they’ve gone on to do. How they’ve used it.
Social media
Tumblr
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Faculty = Professors, teachers, people. School = campus, where things are
Pages
‘Planning your degree’ popular. (Needs clearer link to the UG degrees section ('Individual degree listings').)
‘Exploring career options’ also useful.
Misc
Reasons for staying in Wellington - includes FRIENDS! (of course)
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