Interdisciplinary Arts

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Interdisciplinary Arts ScienceWebsite Audit

• BBUS 431
• Jason Tong
• Tom Jones
• Barry Nishimura
• John Lao

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Objective

• To make the IAS website more intuitive,
  interactive, and user friendly.

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Overview

• Identify the Stakeholders
• Goal of the Site
• Current Problems
• User Profile
• Recommendations
• Students
• IAS Audit team (us)

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Stakeholders

• Current and Perspective
• Students
• Faculty and Staff
• Colleagues
• Other institutions

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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.

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Users Demographics

• Focused mainly on prospective IAS students along
  with current IAS students.
• Age ranged from 21-23
• College level education
• 5 years of computer experience

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Current Problems

• Difficulty in finding information
• Links are not well organized
• Site is not user friendly
• Does not contain current information
• Only the Whats New section is updated
  frequently
• Website uninteresting and bland

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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.

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Recommendations (IAS Homepage)

• Links to professor homepages to find specific
  course information
• Faculty bios
• Degree audit
• FAQ section
• Wetland Restoration section

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IAS main page vs. IAS mock up

• IAS Main Page
• IAS Website Mock Up

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Questions???