Guidelines
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I propose that we follow:
- For topic pages (and megatopics if they need addresses): /study/[topicname] An example would be /study/architecture
- For megatopics with the same name as a topic: topic pages written for an international audience: /international/study/[topicname]-area (e.g. the Architecture mega-topic would be /study/architecture-area/ and the Architecture topic would be /study/architecture
- For topic pages written for an international audience: /international/study/[topicname]
Programmes
Background
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Programmes
Background
Programmes were no more consistent than subjects, although in the name of efficiency I have documented fewer. I have not From the Faculty of Architecture and Design a Bachelor of Architectural Studies with a specialisation (to be major from 2016) in Interior architecture:
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- For UG programme pages: /programme/under-graduateundergraduate/[programmename]/[majorname] An example would be /programme/under-graduateundergraduate/bachelor-arts/greek
- For programme pages written for an international audience: /international/programme/under-graduateundergraduate/[programmename]/[majorname]
Courses
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Background
Courses are a little different, in that many faculties and schools do not present course information on an addressable web page. Most tend to redirect to Course FInder, which is on Homesite. A few where there are webpages on the faculty or school site are:
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From the Faculty of Engineering ENGR101 Engineering Technology:
- On the school site: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/ecs/study/courses/engr-101
- On the faculty site: Redirects to the school site above
- On Homesite: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/courses/engr/101?year=2015
From the Faculty of Law LAWS121 Introduction to New Zealand Legal System :
- On the school site: Redirects to Homesite as http://www.victoria.ac.nz/courses/laws/121?year=2015
- On the faculty site: n/a
- On Homesite: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/courses/laws/121?year=2015
From the Faculty of Science ESCI201 Climate Change and New Zealand's Future:
- On the school site: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sgees/study/courses/esci-201
- On the faculty site: Only a few faculty courses on this site, so a different example http://www.victoria.ac.nz/science/study/courses/scie-101
- On Homesite: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/courses/esci/201?year=2015
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I propose that we follow:
- For course pages: /courses/[subjectcode]/[coursenumber]?year=/[year]
- Where the year parameter is missing default to the most recent year available
- For course pages written for an international audience: /international/courses/[subjectcode]/[coursenumber]?year=/[year]
Faculties and Schools
Background
There is also inconsistency in how both faculties and the schools within them are addressed
- Faculty of Architecture and Design is http://www.victoria.ac.nz/fad and a school is http://www.victoria.ac.nz/design
- Faculty of Education is http://www.victoria.ac.nz/education and a school is http://www.victoria.ac.nz/education/schools/education
- Faculty of Engineering is http://www.victoria.ac.nz/engineering and a school is http://www.victoria.ac.nz/ecs
- Faculty of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is http://www.victoria.ac.nz/fhss and a school is http://www.victoria.ac.nz/hppi or http://www.victoria.ac.nz/seftms or http://www.nzsm.ac.nz/home
- Faculty of Law is http://www.victoria.ac.nz/law and a school is http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sgees or http://www.victoria.ac.nz/psyc
- Faculty of Science is http://www.victoria.ac.nz/science and a school is
- Victoria Business School is http://www.victoria.ac.nz/vbs and a school is http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sacl/
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Proposal
I propose that we follow:
- For faculties: /faculty/[facultyname] For example www.victoria.ac.nz/faculty/architecture-design or www.victoria.ac.nz/faculty/humanities-social-sciences
- For schools: /school/[schoolname] For example www.victoria.ac.nz/school/design or www.victoria.ac.nz/school/english-literature-film-theatre-media-studies
- And by extension, if required, csu's could be: /services/[serviceunitname] For example www.victoria.ac.nz/services/information-technology-services
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Questions
- Do we always/have to include "-and" in urls? Seems like core team does on Homesite. Is the gain enough to accept the extra 4 characters of length
- Will our repeated topic pages (Information systems and Geography) be identical in all respects (in which case we can Will our repeated topic pages (now only geography) be identical in all respects (in which case we can use one url for both instances)? Or will there be different content/links/etc
- Do we need urls for the megatopic (i.e. will there be content or a need to address them uniquely)?
- Architecture is the only mega-topic with the same name as a topic page. Should we rename it Architecture and building science (rather than append -area to get a unique ulr)?
Draft material to c&p
Background
From the Faculty of :
- On the school site:
- On the faculty site:
- On Homesite:
Proposal
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