Saturday, November 7, 2009

Not-so-futuristic CAS Website

Looking at what technology offers now but is still not being utilized, here is how I envision a college website:
  1. Faculty Profile - Website visitors can search for specific faculty member's profile, highlighting research interests, academic achievements, publications and consultancies and programs related. Visitors can also search for faculty based on specific specialization for possible consultancy work.
  2. Student Enrollment Data - Visitors can get real-time data on enrollment of students, by program, by degree level. The data should be taken from CRS.
  3. Research Database - On-going and finished research projects (including undergraduate student thesis), searchable by department, program, faculty adviser, keywords. There is also a summary presentation of number of thesis by department, program, keywords. Abstracts are viewable and the full document is downloadable as PDF.
  4. Research Projects - Research projects recently finished by faculty members and which have been published in journals or presented in conferences. Faculty concerned is linked to his/her individual online profile.
  5. Extension Projects - Extension or linkages are promoted. This section gives an overview of the nature and purpose of the project, what is the role of the faculty and the College, and links to the related faculty's profile.
  6. Department Information - Individual departments' information and promotion of their achievements and their profile. Includes links to their active faculty and their research or extension projects.
  7. Department News - Announcements from departments of their plans or programs.
  8. Program Information - Promotional material of individual degree programs. Includes curriculum, member faculty members, notable alumni, course requirements, among others.
  9. Faculty Database - Administrators can search for specific profile based on certain fields of interest. Administrators also can view summary presentation of faculty profile, based on departments, employment status, academic achievements, research interests, fields of specialization, residence, etc.
  10. Working Contact Us - Yes. A working "Contact Us" page. Inquiries should also be stored to create an FAQ page.
Of course, the basic college information (VMG, management team, news, list of programs and departments, etc.) should all be there.

What else should there be?

1 comment:

  1. Student Enrollment Data - Visitors can get real-time data on enrollment of students, by program, by degree level. The data should be taken from

    Im an alumni batch '99 as a former S.A., and Registration Volunteer Corps member I was hoping that online enrollment would have been a reality by now... sigh

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