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Thursday, 16 February 2012
Thursday, 19 January 2012
We're hiring!
Web Projects Assistant (Ref: 2165)
The University is in the midst of a major redevelopment of its website, including migration to a web content management system and development of numerous supporting web applications.
One important strand of this work is the development of a completely revised student-facing website. The enhanced student site will provide personalised news, alerts and links to relevant content in addition to a full range of information to support students throughout their University lives. A one year temporary post has been created which offers exciting opportunities to play a key role in this ambitious project.
The purpose of this role is to provide support to team members working on the student website and other projects. This will involve working closely with the team and colleagues in the Web Office on iterative design, implementation and assessment of web-based products and working with internal customers to support their web-based activities.
We are looking for someone with experience of producing high quality, professional and engaging websites. You should have the ability to write and edit high quality web content and a solid understanding of HTML, CSS and basic JavaScript. Excellent communication skills and a keen interest in the web are a must.
The role would be ideal for a recent graduate. It will also be of interest to other candidates looking to gain experience of working on a large, high traffic site.
Previous applicants for this post need not apply.
Salary will be within the range £23,121 - £28,401 per year. The post is available immediately for a period of up to 12 months.
Further information is available via http://www.york.ac.uk/jobs/
The University is in the midst of a major redevelopment of its website, including migration to a web content management system and development of numerous supporting web applications.
One important strand of this work is the development of a completely revised student-facing website. The enhanced student site will provide personalised news, alerts and links to relevant content in addition to a full range of information to support students throughout their University lives. A one year temporary post has been created which offers exciting opportunities to play a key role in this ambitious project.
The purpose of this role is to provide support to team members working on the student website and other projects. This will involve working closely with the team and colleagues in the Web Office on iterative design, implementation and assessment of web-based products and working with internal customers to support their web-based activities.
We are looking for someone with experience of producing high quality, professional and engaging websites. You should have the ability to write and edit high quality web content and a solid understanding of HTML, CSS and basic JavaScript. Excellent communication skills and a keen interest in the web are a must.
The role would be ideal for a recent graduate. It will also be of interest to other candidates looking to gain experience of working on a large, high traffic site.
Previous applicants for this post need not apply.
Salary will be within the range £23,121 - £28,401 per year. The post is available immediately for a period of up to 12 months.
Further information is available via http://www.york.ac.uk/jobs/
Friday, 16 December 2011
Google Maps comes to campus (ish)
A few days ago, we noticed that where there had previously been a complete void, Google Maps now includes coverage of the university campus:
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Well, sort of anyway. There are a few big omissions, most notably that the whole of the Heslington East campus development is missing. Also absent are footpaths, so directions aren't much use unless you fancy taking a very leisurely stroll.
Promising stuff though, hopefully the data will improve over time.
View Larger Map
Well, sort of anyway. There are a few big omissions, most notably that the whole of the Heslington East campus development is missing. Also absent are footpaths, so directions aren't much use unless you fancy taking a very leisurely stroll.
Promising stuff though, hopefully the data will improve over time.
Friday, 9 December 2011
A year in the life of the Unviersity of York homepage
The current incarnation of the University of York homepage was launched this time last year, just in time for Christmas in December 2010.
Here's a look at how it has changed over the last year.
Here's a look at how it has changed over the last year.
Friday, 2 December 2011
Signing up for Google Apps - a look behind the scenes
Posted on our Enhancing the University of York's student website blog:
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Launch of You@York, the University's applicant portal
On 31st October York launched its applicant portal, You@York. The portal is for post-offer undergraduate applicants and is aimed at persuading them to accept their offer of a place.
This is a large and complex project with involvement from staff across the University: Admissions, Student Recruitment, the Student Systems Development Team, the Web team, the Planning Office, IT Services, the E-learning Development Team, Student Support Services and others.Applicants are sent a username and password along with their offer letter. When an applicant logs in, it recognises who they are and displays some information that is personalised. The navigation bar contains SSO links to sections in e:Vision where they can manage their personal details, book a visit and apply for a Tier 4 Visa certificate. The look and feel is the same in e:Vision and the website, so the user experience isn't interrupted either by a logon screen or by different interfaces.
The applicant name is pulled in using ColdFusion, while departmental content is pulled in from a custom database. The Careers section also presents some information related to the applicant's department - a graduate profile, destinations link and a careers adviser name and contact details - which is pulled in from a Careers database.Because the VLE doesn't work with Shibboleth yet, and we didn't want to make applicants log on a second time, it wasn't possible to provide applicant-only content in the VLE for launch. So the three modules in the VLE (Money matters, and introduction to the Colleges and an introduction to Academic integrity) are all open-access, but only linked through You@York.
The next phase of the project involves researching what applicants need from their department. This will inform the development of departmental VLE modules for applicants. Alongside this we will be reviewing postgraduate transition sites to see what is the best way of providing this information for postgraduate applicants, and launching a postgraduate version of You@York in October 2012.
- More about You@York for applicants
- More information for staff about You@York and the applicant portal project
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Job opportunity - come and join us!
Web Projects Assistant: (Ref: 2052)
The University is in the midst of a major redevelopment of its website, including migration to a web content management system and development of numerous supporting web applications.
One important strand of this work is the development of a completely revised student-facing website. The enhanced student site will provide personalised news, alerts and links to relevant content in addition to a full range of information to support students throughout their University lives. A one year temporary post has been created which offers exciting opportunities to play a key role in this ambitious project.
The purpose of this role is to provide support to team members working on the student website and other projects. This will involve working closely with the team and colleagues in the Web Office on iterative design, implementation and assessment of web-based products and working with internal customers to support their web-based activities.
We are looking for someone with experience of producing high quality, professional and engaging websites. You should have the ability to write and edit high quality web content and a solid understanding of HTML, CSS and basic JavaScript.
Excellent communication skills and a keen interest in the web are a must.
Salary within the range: £22,971 - £28,251 per annum.
Closing date for applications: Monday 24 October 2011.
Further information is available via http://www.york.ac.uk/jobs/
The University is in the midst of a major redevelopment of its website, including migration to a web content management system and development of numerous supporting web applications.
One important strand of this work is the development of a completely revised student-facing website. The enhanced student site will provide personalised news, alerts and links to relevant content in addition to a full range of information to support students throughout their University lives. A one year temporary post has been created which offers exciting opportunities to play a key role in this ambitious project.
The purpose of this role is to provide support to team members working on the student website and other projects. This will involve working closely with the team and colleagues in the Web Office on iterative design, implementation and assessment of web-based products and working with internal customers to support their web-based activities.
We are looking for someone with experience of producing high quality, professional and engaging websites. You should have the ability to write and edit high quality web content and a solid understanding of HTML, CSS and basic JavaScript.
Excellent communication skills and a keen interest in the web are a must.
Salary within the range: £22,971 - £28,251 per annum.
Closing date for applications: Monday 24 October 2011.
Further information is available via http://www.york.ac.uk/jobs/
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