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It's based on the UG elements plus additions specific to PG that have come out of the PG User story WIP-591, checking existing Vic PG pages, other NZ university PG pages, analytics and discussions with staff about PG student user needs.

It's only roughly structured (based on UG pages) .

 

Which ones do we need

Which tabs do they go on

Controlled vocab vs. free text

On F/S pages

Standard content blocks

 

 and isn't in priority order.

I figure it can help us decide things like which content elements:

  • we need, in which order, on which tabs
  • we don't need (or won't be able to source in time)
  • might be best on faculty/school pages
  • should be standard blocks
  • use a controlled vocabulary
  • will be useful metadata

Potential content elements

  • Title
  • Intro
  • Apply/application process
  • Programme/Degree degree overview/
  • Why the degree (marketing/recruitment content)
  • Video, photo or slideshow
  • People/story quotes
  • At a glance 
    • Available subjects
    • Duration (number of trimesters (including a range) if full time)
    • Starting trimester (or date if more applicable, including "any")
    • Applications close-off date (or "standard trimester closing dates")
    • Cost (indicative (so either range or most recent finalised figure), programme level including student fees, probably domestic and international)
    • Delivery method (including "proportion by distance" to allow for filtering)
    • Locations (Auckland, Wellington to campus level, maybe distance learning as a location)
    • Composition (coursework, research, either, both)
    • Part time option available Y/N (or will this often require more detail?)
    • Study while you work scheduling? Blocks and/or evening courses
    • Nesting/staircase/part of and/or made up of
    • Professional programme Y/N
    • Level(s) (Hons, Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters, PhD/Doctorate) – similar to metadata level
    • Area of study
    • Faculty
      • School
  • Important information
  • Programme structure
  • Part time study options/information
  • Workload
  • Information for people new to or returning to study
  • Further study/leads to
  • Timetable
  • Scholarships
  • Other ways to finance study (programme-related jobs like tutor, research assistant plus links to Jobseeker’s Allowances, Student job search for summer jobs, employer might pay for prof progs?)
  • Research/thesis information, especially including suggestions [optional]
  • PhD proposal advice (Programme-specific PhD proposal advice and/or link to general PhD proposal info) [optional]
  • Assessment
  • Fees
  • Careers
  • Contact
  • Find out more
  • Related programmes/qualifications
    • How they’re related (nesting/staircasing)
    • Information specific to each programme
  • Why Victoria
  • Requirements
    • Entry requirements
    • Degree requirements
    • Courses
    • Important information
    • Subjects you can study
      • Introduction
      • Subject requirements
  • People and stories

    • Student(s)

    • Graduate(s)

    • Staff

  •  Metadata 
    • Description
    • HTML title
    • Programme code
    • Level(s)
    • Length of full time study
    • Length of full time study secondary info

    •  Estimated yearly course fees

    • Selected at-a-glance elements above