Page Comparison

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The current information architecture (IA) is under review, including top menu items and second-level navigation options.
Work to improve the site search will be undertaken as part of WIP2.
Improvements to staff profiles have been proposed by the WIP2 project team, who are having discussions about this with ITS.
Scoping work is underway to provide an information page that sits 'behind' every site page, and can be accessed by staff. This would provide detail on the page's purpose, target audiences, content owner, core analytics (eg, number of views of the page, average time spent on page) and similar things.
The effectiveness of both News and Events is being considered and solutions discussed to bring about improvements.
Keyword tagging will enable an item of content to be centrally authored then presented in relevant locations on the site ('reusable content').
Victoria's association with related third-party sites will be made clearer, when this is appropriate.

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A new approach for faculty and school web content

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Provide a profile of the school and its activities, demonstrating its strengths and distinctiveness.
Provide a base for school-specific study and research information and materials for current students.

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(Longer term, student study materials and other resources may live in a student learning area of the homesite.)

Audience	Information needs
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? Who are their people? What are their areas of expertise?
Current students - both coursework and research	Study and research material and information that is distinct to the school/programme.

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Intro	Intro block - brief. Linking to main intro in 'About us'
Contacts	Contact block - who to contact
News	Research projects, student achievements etc
Events	Seminars, conferences, careers events, lectures etc
Links:	Areas of study - linking to topics/programmes/courses in 'Study at Victoria' Research - linking to relevant content in Research Centres and institutes Faculty site

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. Area needs to reflect 'what we do': perhaps by 'promo' links: visual links to content on the homesite that demonstrates the work of the school.
Location and facilities	Link to Our campuses. The content in Our campuses will be extended to include information about where to find faculties and schools within campuses, what general facilities are available, building/floor access, health and safety, and similar areas. Any 'local' information that is specific to the school and wouldn't be a fit on the mainsite can be added to this page.
Students	A small collection of features covering the university experience of recent students.
Staff	People finder tool? All staff associated with the school. Not presented in a table.
Alumni	Link to main alumni site. Any school-specific information for alumni (eg, newsletters). How to sign up. A small collection of features covering the university experience of recent students.
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.

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Provide a profile of the faculty, including its purpose, roles and responsibilities; structure and affiliations.

Audience

Information needs

Current students - both coursework and research

Find out about Student and Academic Services - what they can help with, how to contact them.

Find out about specific faculty regulations for areas such as enrolment, exams and assessments, graduation.

Prospective staff

Understand the strengths and features of the faculty. Is this somewhere I'd like to work? Who else works here?

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Intro	Intro block - brief. Linking to main intro in 'About us'.
Who to contact	Contact block. Include Student and Academic Services.
Our schools	'Quicklinks' to schools.
Links:	Research Centres and institutes Areas of study

About us	Purpose and role of faculty. What sets our faculty apart. Punchy, marketing focus. Consider video where appropriate. Link to faculty handbook.
Location	Link to Our campuses. Include faculty-specific info about facilities if necessary.
Staff / Faculty staff	People finder tool? All staff associated with the school. Not presented in a table. Student and Academic Services - who, what, when (counter hours), where.
Forms	As on faculty sites now - large number of downloads. May move to 'Current students' in the future.
Mission, vision and values	If required
Committees and boards	If required. Complex information needs to be simplified or 'flattened' out - not nested too deeply.
Affiliations	If relevant at faculty level (rather than school level)
Dean's list	Dean's list, Dean's award.
Links	Current students - specific links for all relevant areas.

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Sections/areas, not separate sites.
Much smaller and simpler - audience focused, clearly defined purpose.
Content much more integrated with mainsite. Content exposed in key areas of site where visitors are looking at related material.
No content duplication.
Flexible approach - 'local' content that has no logical home on mainsite remains on school site.
Aligned with mainsite approach for content being organised by task, topic or user group - not by organisational structure.

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