Page Comparison

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Approach from meeting with Paul, Joe, Nathan, Tash and David

MUST

• Deliver Display the (interactive) taxonomy on a new page, ideally before (or soon after) 1st Oct  ready and ready for core recruitment period
• This will replace the current subject listing > page will be accessed from:
  
  • http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study
  /programmes-courses/subjectsWe will build links to this re-purposed page from in links from 
  
  • http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study  (above (or modify) the study widget: Blocks/tiles above (or instead of part of) the current search widget. Would be a lighter version of the taxonomy (no introductory sentences)
  • http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/programmes-courses/undergraduates (above (or modify) the study widget): A section on this way finder page
• Will build it in Squiz
• Will design and develop for both mobile and desktops
• The current subject listing page (http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/programmes-courses a section on this way finder pageWill use the term subjects not topicsWe will develop a new "list all subjects" page to replace the current subject listing page (that is being re-purposed for our taxonomy fly out.Will contain either all the current subjects (les those that are ending) or /subjects) will remainWill design and develop for both mobile and desktops
  • Linked to only from the taxonomy page
  • Will contain all the subjects in the taxonomy
  • Will be ordered alphabetically
  • Maybe at /study/programmes-courses/subjects/listing or /study/programmes-courses/subjects/all
• Will build it in Squiz
• • urls and page levels to be worked out by Nathan and co.
• Will have documentation available for content writers and developers regarding its use, how to update/create content and what to do if it breaks

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• Have metadata for mega-areas and topics
• Use images for  mega-areas and topics (see wireframe)
• Subject listing page has a search/filter box and is restyled (all like VI)

COULD

• Subject listing page has  introductory sentences for all subjects (like VI)
• Filter UG and PG topics and subjects for UG and PG pages in studyBuild light-weight version of topics grouping for use at "Future students" hub (~ just a taxonomy navigation without texts, presented in a more compact grid-like fashion)

Options

1. Release revised subject taxonomy to replace current full subject listing
2. Release revised subject taxonomy, and provide option to also view the current full subject listing
3. Release revised subject taxonomy to replace current full subject listing, and in a subsequent release (circa 1 sprint later) release the search functionality for subjects
4. Release revised subject taxonomy to replace current full subject listing, and monitor analytics to decide whether in a subsequent release (circa 1 sprint later) to release the search functionality for subjects and/or a full subject list.

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