In thinking about how the analysis of subjects might apply to the content outline (and example subject page when I see it) I realised a need to write up our questions and record our conversation as we think about and lead towards a subject page proposal (which would probably be in the "Design" section of Confluence).
Related subjects
- Useful, but casts the net wide.
- Not universally used
- Currently maintained by schools. Would we now get this from them and maintain it centrally?
- Or do we want to use a recommendation engine instead?
Relationship with course
- Developing a mapping will be challenging, unless we base it from the subject codes used (in Banner) as the first part of the course code
- Would this be best done with a contextual search widget (i.e. a version of course finder)? Would pick up any "known" settings (e.g. UG or PG, subject) and return a list of relevant courses.
- Not on current subject page. Is it required going forward?
Relationship with school
- Usually only a link to the "taught by: school
- I have only seen singular, but maybe there are some other (e.g. double) school relationships
- Do we need to better understand the approval proces or threshold for a new subject (to ensure new subject pages are created as required)?
- How do we best balance the school cf faculty relationship? Or is it okay as is?
Relationship with programme/qualification
- Usually only a mention of the programmes that apply, not even always hyper linked.
- Quickly gets in to programme business rules, usually assuming the subject is to be a major.
Searching for subjects
- Using the one field “synonym” for alternative search terms, whether they be an acronym, an abbreviation, a subject code from Banner, etc)
- Will need a “level” attribute to hold if it is available at UG, PG or both