2015-08-20 Team meeting notes

• Comms advisers meeting
• Meeting with Maria and Nigel on Comms
• COO - plans for sprint 19
• Topics and programmes delivery
• /wiki/spaces/WT/pages/16646301

• Paul to talk through the suggested approach - link to be provided
• Some discussion around the F&S subjects and work required here for remapping or linking to the new Topics
• Could we look improving the search results so its more likely to highlight the homesite lists
• Impact on experience between old and new templates
• Timing for release for OES looking at subjects
• Re-directs can be used for remapping existing URLs
• Timing needs to be reviewed, but doesn't necessarily impact the release approach longer term. This just changes what the first release may be.
• Testing as we role out will allow us to improve as we move forward
• Would need to change the subject list in course finder

• Next steps
  • Post graduate
• Socialisation in team (Anne and Paul?)
  • Introduction to the wider core team at a retrospective - Paul and Sam
  • Laura in Marketing to review - Anne
  • Posters etc?

• degree/programme/qualifications - Pam again - need to check?
• courses/paper - Pam Thorburn
• subjects/topics/specialisation

See terminology page and also see glossary page (find link))

Academic terms vs what prospective students understand

Testing has fed back that these terms are confusing

Was discussed at the CSP reference group this week and lots of discussion

Could change the flow of publication and web content

• Meeting update
  • Student recruitment noting alignment between publications and web
  • Whether student recruitment have had enough input into Topics
    • Paul and Chrissi could meet with Cathy next week to discuss

• WIP II Wish List
  • Review item one - comparison of majors