College of Engineering Discovery Review

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College of Engineering Discovery Review
August 2, 2005
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Proposed Project Plan
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General

• Cornell branding templates being delivered this
  Friday
• Cornell branding only applicable to top 45 pixels
• Rest of page recommended to follow templates,
  using creative license
• Specialized site search must be below the 45
  pixels
• CSS and images for central branding will be
  stored locally
• Site should try to be 508 compliant where
  possible
• Error handler will follow Cornell.edu branding
• Issue - HTML page will be created by CIT?
• Email notifications will be sent on error to
  common mailbox (e.g. CIT) and site webmaster

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Content Grouping

• Content will be grouped into directories
• Directory for each main area (e.g. gradstudent)
• 10-12 subdirectories under each main level (e.g.
  admissions)
• Issue additional subdirectories for content by
  role?

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Navigation

• Tabs will be Topics and Audiences
• Home page default will be Topics
• Taxonomy facets for organization will be
  intersection of topic x intersection
• Not all values will be valid for organization
• But, content will still be returned through
  search

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Choice Pages

• Second Level Navigation will be boxed
• Shows each second level in taxonomy
• 5? Links in each box
• Administration interface will be created to
  manage which links will appear
• Either choice pages or answer pages could appear
• Issue can answer pages be at this level?

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Choice Pages

• Lower levels
• Alphabetic
• Links to choice page at top
• Links to answer pages on bottom
• Link will have title, description, last updated,
  and New indicator
• Issue Add Importance ranking to move to top
  of list, even if multiple spots on site?

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Content

• All content will use predefined templates
• All content in Phase 1 will have public
  security
• If content is role-based, a separate page will be
  written for each role
• Secondary home pages will be content pages
• Linked content should not be put into taxonomy so
  that home page will be the only page showing up
• Example Enrollment report page will be in
  taxonomy, but the 1999 Excel page will not as it
  should only be visible through the link page
• Search will index page data (title, keywords,
  description, etc)
• Changing keywords/description may affect search
  ranking
• Related links will be provided through taxonomy
  (left side?)
• Issue - Floating menu for Answer template for
  scrolling pages?
• Content Style Guide would be desired

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Content Page View
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Page Templates

• Proposed templates
• Title/Content (Resource)
• Answer template (sections are optional)
• Almanac template

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Title/Content Template (Resource)

• Page Title
• Content Area

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Answer Template

• Title of Process
• Introduction
• Intended Audience
• Announcements
• Tools And Forms
• Procedures
• Applicable Policies
• Calendar
• Training
• Related Processes
• Other Resources
• Contact Info

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Almanac Template

• Page Title
• Purpose
• Data
• TBD

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Almanac

• Almanac will be a box on home page
• Drill-in will follow topic taxonomy
• Single template will be created to use for each
  report (e.g. Enrollment report) which will then
  link to data
• Most data will be posted as Excel
• Uploaded documents will NOT be indexed for search

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Workflow/Content

• Each main section will have its own workflow
• Subdirectories may have their own workflow if
  necessary (e.g. Clients)

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Open Issues

• Screen size 1024x768?
• Layout of Site Map?
• Taxonomy vs. Security, Taxonomy vs. Search
  Results?
• Left side navigation?
• Almanac template Paul to document
• Most frequently accessed pages?
• Image or icon to show links which go to external
  sites (choice pages only)?
• Next steps for focus groups?

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Focus Group Homework

• 20 pages of content for each area by mid-October
• Workflow steps for each area by end of September
• Verify no additional templates required
• 10-12 subdirectories needed by end of August (2nd
  level navigation)
• Site map outline needs to have at least two
  levels