Page Comparison

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Findings

The notes below represent a distillation of these conversations and are recorded here so the wider team can read them and comment/augment:

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• Paul met with Kristina on 12/5/15
• FHSS is large, diverse, has internal tensions and yet is well aware of WIP and keen to improve their web presence.
• Added to this, Education might yet become a part of FHSS. Does this mean we should leave their site until a merger happens?
• School of Music is to be treated as a school within the faculty, even though their site is currently quite separate (branding, structure, cms, support arrangements). Might be notes (prepared when Melissa assisted them revamp their "Study and Careers" section) about this site that we can read?
  • Will need a higher touch engagement model, when their time comes.
  • Have a lot of content. Is it all required on new site?
• Faculty has a good gasp and overview on what school do online, provide guidelines and support, works hard to have good and current content that integrates with other marketing and communication activities, etc
• Some small, focused schools/institutes should be easy to handle while being a test bed for new functionality/approaches.
• Need to identify participants that are not only "technicians" or content editors, but also some who teach, engage with students, think wider, play with technology, etc.
• Will draw in communications perspective and also speak to senior management about any involvement from that level.

Law

• Paul met with Alison Munro, Carol Sorenson and Denise Blackett on 12/5/15
• Faculty and School are tight/on the same page, mostly due to the 1-2-1 relationship.
  • This means working together will be easy, efficient and harmonious.
• Early on the three participants had an "operation level" or compliance type expectations of WIP (i.e. refresh the content). By the end (I believe) they saw this as a "tactical" opportunity.
  • In turn, this raised issues about resourcing (to support the development of their new site)
• They remember previous redevelopments, and not always fondly/positively. A lot of experience and knowledge we can tap in to
  • Some of the memories are of things they wanted previously but were told no/it is out of scope. I encouraged them to share all ideas, as this is the "elicitation" stage - Prioritisation comes later.
• Denise has issues regarding the accessibility of support from the web team, or rather the lack of it (she wants to be listened to). I asked them to share these in the content management session.
• Pathways to employment are important (due to professional body), as is industry and alumini connections
• No not see themselves as similar enough to VBS to share a workshop.

Education

• Chrissi and Paul met with Noeleen Williamson on 13/5/15
• She is on board and prepared for what lies ahead.
• Knows/appreciates that their content/website is not good (too wordy, confused, inconsistent, etc) and sees WIPII as a good opportunity to clean things up
• Seems to be a lot of other change (is this "normal"?). For example, two schools will merge before the end of the year, 150 course will be "renumbered", programme options under considerable flux, etc
• Was unable to find school representatives but will now, after hearing of the importance,  try again
• Their faculty has different dates than others (longer/shorter periods for whatever reasons) that may need special treatment
• Even when two schools have merged in to one, the there will be some remnant of the Kura (for research activities for staff and maybe students) that needs a web presence/expression
• Some staff have strong views (so we encouraged her to invite them, despite her concerns that this might "derail" the workshop).
• Have school staff (where students do placements) as an audience. Might yet have some unique needs?
• Growth in PG ETFS, which she attributes to meeting market demand for more flexible programmes and pathways.
  
  

 Graduate Research

• Anne and Paul met Theresa, Peter, Sue and Judith on 15/5/25
• They believe there content is good/valued, albeit wordy, but ought to be somewhere else (it is only on a Faculty site because that was the only place they were able to put it
• Their information is suitable to all PG by research, whether this be PhD (covered by their remit) or Masters by thesis (initially requested as their remit but faculties were unwilling to relinquish this).
• Manage PhD admissions, candidacy and examinations.
• Audiences are PG students and their supervisors (usually Uni staff but occasionally in centres or institutes)
• Offer many workshops, "own quite a bit of policy, seems well connected with staff throughout the Uni, etc
• Make a lot of use of email to communicate and would like to know of other/better alternatives.

New Zealand School of Music

• Paul met Mark and Paul on 2/6/15
• Overall, they view WIPII as an opportunity and are open to the possibilities and general direction.
• Due to their unique circumstances (founded by VUW and Masey, own site, more independent, established on a "faculty-like" structure rather than a school, high outreach focus, etc) they currently have:
  • A brand: That VUW paid quite a bit for and has to decide what they want to do with
  • Their own website: In Squiz but built for them
  • Some unique functionality: For example extensive event functionality
  • Less compatible content structures: Possibly, but not even sure if this matters, given that we are not porting content straight through.
  • Higher need for rich media than some other schools: And have staff/people who do this post-production work
  • Revenue or benefit streams from performances/playing and bequeaths
• Full extent of the changes (due to merging with FHSS) still being worked through and this process:
  • Creates friction/pain: At times and for some
  • Will inform how NZSM looks post-WIPII
  • Will be "advanced/brought forward" by WIPII