As of January 2020, four new training courses have been recently made available for the UUÖ±²¥Ìýcommunity:
- Writing for the web at UUÖ±²¥ – WS-100*
- UUÖ±²¥â€™s digital standards – WS-101*
- Designing digital experiences with the UUÖ±²¥ brand - WS-102
- UX at UUÖ±²¥ – WX-103
These courses go over the essentials of best practices for contentÌýcreation, maintaining brand consistency, and UX design, and also outlines the mandatory and legal obligations pertaining to UUÖ±²¥â€™s Digital Standards.
*Two of these courses, WS-100 and WS-101 are now mandatory for:
- WMS Site Managers
- WMS Site Editors
- VHost Site Owners/Administrators
- Faculty-Hosted Site Owners/Administrators
- blogs.mcgill.ca Administrators
For more information about which course to take for your specific position, here’s a table of course requirements.
To register for these courses, please visit the (UUÖ±²¥ username and password required).
Here is a list of upcoming sessions to fit the courses in your schedule.
General Overview of Course Material:
Writing for the web at UUÖ±²¥ – WS-100
Best practices and techniques for creating better content and to optimize it for the web:
- Constructing a clear portrait of your users
- Structuring your text for the web
- Optimizing of your content for search engines
- Separating meaning and presentation
- Writing URLs and other HTML tags
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UUÖ±²¥â€™s digital standards – WS-101
Overview of the criteria for creating and managing UUÖ±²¥ websites and online services including:
- Best practices
- Mandatory and legal obligations
- Industry standards regarding web production and other digital properties
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Designing digital experiences with the UUÖ±²¥ brand - WS-102
An introduction to UUÖ±²¥'s design system intended for UI designers, developers, and others with a strong interest in branding and user experience:
- The principles designers across UUÖ±²¥ use to plan and evaluate their work
- Guidelines for understanding and applying brand values to design work
- An introduction to the UUÖ±²¥ component library and design system compliance tiers
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UX at UUÖ±²¥ – WX-103
This hands-on workshop is for members of the UUÖ±²¥ community who own and manage UUÖ±²¥ websites, especially those planning to conduct user experience research for website projects:
- UX research techniques
- UUÖ±²¥-supported tools and resources for conducting UX research and design
- Tips for ensuring you meet your goals when conducting UX research