Status: FIRST DRAFT IN PROGRESS
Stuff we're still figuring out
In a workshop setting would we speak to people by topic or by subject?
Who we'd like to speak to
- Head of school
- Someone with vision - ideally someone who understands the students, marketing and the subject
What we should tell them about
- the project (and CSP in particular)
- their grouping
- the programme matches we've identified
- the topic matches we've identified
- the differences between programme pages and topic pages
- what we have read so far
- our overall goals: simplicity, undergrad focus, user needs, lively
- the sections of a topic page: About (mixed), Subjects (by subject), Careers (by subject), people and stories (mixed?)
TKTKTK?
Content types
About
Short introduction
Programmes (pre-identified, have checked)
Subjects (pre-identified)
TKTKTK
Subjects
TKTKTK
Careers
TKTKTK
Pre-interview or post-interview homework
Identify stand-out or award winning projects that students have been involved with. Ideally these would already be profiled online somewhere on the Victoria site (eg. in a news item).
Existing media?
Interview questions
Brain dump ATM, filtering.
About (general)
What is special about studying <> at Victoria? (Suggest we start broad)
Follow up prompts if necessary. How about...
- the learning environment/location
- opportunities students will have to work with potential employers(real projects, networking, internship programmes, placements...)
- staff
- special events (e.g. trips, competitions, exhibitions, productions )
- accreditation or affiliations
What are some of the positive comments you're always hearing from students about studying <>?
Tell us about your students - what are they like? How does studying <> change the way they behave or the way their interpret the world?
What kind of person would be interested in <>? Eg. personality traits, school subjects
About (subject)
Tell us a bit about this subject at Victoria.
- What will students learn?
- What will they be qualified to do at the end of it?
What's it like to study <XX> at Victoria?
Are there any big misconceptions about this subject?
Careers and employment
Something about postgraduate pathways... TKTKTK
What are the career opportunities like?
Can you tell us about any alumni ended up in interesting careers?
What do employers generally think of your graduates? Are they well thought of?
Do you have any stand-out teachers on staff? Perhaps someone who has won an education award or who students rate well? Do they have a profile?
People and stories
If we hear any good suggestions in other parts of the interview, ask "can you think of any student, alumni or staff profiles that would help illustrate this?"