Communication About UM-St. Louis

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CommunicationAbout UM-St. Louis MIS Program
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What do you need to know about me?

• Dr. Vicki Sauter
• Professor of Information Systems
• MIS Web Gardener
• Best way to Contact email! (vicki.sauter_at_umsl.ed
  u)
• Office Location 226 CCB
• Office Phone [phone]
• Availability During office hours or by
  appointment

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Why am I here?
I REALLY need your help to make the MIS Website
Better!
Your suggestions WILL be incorporated in the next
revision of the Website.
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The Website
http//www.umsl.edu/business/mis/index.html
Linked from

• College of Business Home Page
• A-Z Search from Campus
• Campus Search Function
• Faculty Pages
• External Search Engines (e.g., Google)

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Communication about Website

• Handouts at Beginning of Semester
• Advisors
• Word of Mouth
• Links from Other Pages
• Search from Home Page
• Search from Engines

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What is Included on Site?

• Links to schedules/classes/faculty
• Information about degree programs
• Links to student organizations
• Help in career development
• Prospective student information
• Search function

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Goals

• Provide all the information MIS students need
• Help and guidance in curricular decisions
• Help and guidance in career development
• Link to campus resources
• Link constituencies together
• Appear friendly

• Accuracy
• Easy Navigation
• Fast Loading
• Attractive

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What are problems?

• Too many questions
• Too much reliance on informal communication
• Too little understanding of processes
• Insufficient visibility
• Does not meet the need of all constituencies

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More Problems

• Information May be Hard to Find
• Not Everyone Agrees it is Attractive
• Not Everyone Knows About Website
• May be Information Missing
• ????

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Constituencies

• Prospective Students
• Current Students
• Undergraduate Students
• Masters Students
• Doctoral Students
• Alumni
• Faculty
• UMSL MIS Faculty
• Other MIS Faculty
• Other College of Business Faculty
• Prospective Faculty
• Community Representatives
• Political
• Employers
• Funding Sources

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Constraints

• Cannot change from where it is linked
• Must be easy to maintain
• Must meet the campus guidelines on departmental
  websites
• Cannot take too long to load
• MIS Area does not control all pages to which we
  link (e.g., mentoring, ISPC, campus pages)

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QUESTIONS?