UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS WEB PAGE Presented by: Christine Chang Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior Emily Zhang Economics Joanna Hoang Biological Systems Engineering Rachel Kubica English Special Thanks to Professor Rebekka Andersen and those who took our survey

Part 1: Project Overview Part 2: Survey Data Summary and Analysis Part 3: Recommendations Part 4: Conclusion Presentation Outline

Part 1: Project Overview

Project Overview About the client and the project’ s requirements Client  Kristin Burns Admissions Marketing & Communications Manager  Caren Weintraub Communications Specialist Project Requirements Comprehensive editing of the Undergraduate Admissions Webpage  Content  Visual/Document Design

Selective Major Approach :  Major selection: each member edits a web page of her own major or a major of interest  Document design: initially allowed creativity and variation the overall principle is to adhere to the current web page template to avoid major reconstructions (project limitation—the existing web page framework) use call out boxes to provide students with more useful links of student resources  Content editing: focuses on the real world section, aims to shorten the major section, and adds clarity to major requirements section Project Overview About our group’ s editing decisions

Project Overview The Original VS the Edited Webpage A.B. Call out box to include links of student resources Shorter major description Bullet points of internships, potential jobs, and major emphasis Added Undeclared Majors on the Side bar

Part 2: Survey Data Summary & Analysis

Survey Data Summary The picture below is a snap shot of the survey feedbacks

Survey Data Analysis The scale is 1-10: 1—the least important; 10—the most important

Survey Data Analysis 57 people answered this question 45 people like the edited webpage 12 people like the original webpage

Part 3: Recommendations

Recommendations Other thoughts or issues raised by survey takers Why Users Prefer the Template over the Original :  Simple, direct style text  Visually appealing bulleted lists  More information about internships, lab work, and research opportunities while at Davis Other Recommendations from Users:  Testimonials  A link to outstanding achievements by students and/or professors in department  More specific major requirements  Pictures that are more representative of the major and fun

Part 4: Conclusion

Client’s Feedback :  Very pleased and impressed with our work  Will hire a team to continue working on the project and incorporate the recommendations  Interested in knowing the total number of recipients of our survey Conclusion The figure above shows the unique users who opened our survey—an estimate of about 500 people; the most frequent visits occurred between May 21 and May 27. Response rate: 13%

Tools Used :  Survey: weebly.com; face to face consultation with professors and advisors  Webpage image editing: Photoshop  Excel: graphs and charts  Team Collaboration: Google Doc and face to face meetings (two times)  Client communication: weekly s and four meetings Lessons Learned :  Editing skills: visual design & comprehensive editing skills  Project management skills: team collaboration, effective communications with the client and between team members. Conclusion