Interdisciplinary Arts & Science Website Audit BBUS 431 Jason Tong Tom Jones Barry Nishimura John Lao
Objective To make the IAS website more intuitive, interactive, and user friendly.
Overview Identify the Stakeholders Goal of the Site Current Problems User Profile Recommendations Students IAS Audit team (us)
Stakeholders Current and Perspective: Students Faculty and Staff Colleagues Other institutions
Goal of the Site Provide information to the stakeholders in a user-friendly manner. The website should be intuitive and interactive, making users feel there is a person on the other side of the computer to give a live response.
User’s Demographics Focused mainly on prospective IAS students along with current IAS students. Age ranged from College level education 5 years of computer experience
Current Problems Difficulty in finding information Links are not well organized Site is not user friendly Does not contain current information Only the “What’s New” section is updated frequently Website uninteresting and bland
Recommendations (UWB Homepage) Re-location of website search command. Distinction and school history section located in the “About UWB” section. Career link section w/ Alumni information. Student forum area. Virtual campus tour.
Recommendations (IAS Homepage) Links to professor homepages to find specific course information Faculty bio’s Degree audit FAQ section Wetland Restoration section
IAS main page vs. IAS mock up IAS Main Page IAS Website Mock Up
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