Departments, divisions, and academic schools that are not currently represented on the main university web site have the opportunity to create and maintain a university hosted website.This page is dedicated to individuals who are interested in initiating this process with the assistance and support of ATW.

Requirements for Web site Construction

• Contributor
  • The web site contributor is the individual within a department or academic area who will be responsible for the routine maintenance and upkeep of the web site This individual should be a vested member of the Wesleyan Community who will be able to assist with the care of the web site
• Training
  • The designated web contributor will need to attend the Macromedia Contribute course that is offered in the Faculty Resource Center prior to starting the development process. The course schedule is posted in the Technology Training portion of this web site.
• Software
  • The supported web development software for the construction of university hosted web sites is Macromedia Contribute 3.0.  Access to this program is available in the FRC or arrangements can be made to install this program on the university computer system of anyone that is a web site. contributor  To get a copy of Macromedia Contribute installed on your system you will nee to fill out a Software Installation Request Form and submit it to the ICT department.

Upon fulfilling the requirements listed above the designated web site. developer will need to schedule an appointment with ATW. This meeting will be the first of three meetings that will see the web site construction process to completion. The following is an outline of the web development process.

• Meeting 1 ( 1 - 2hrs )
  • Discuss desired functionality and expectations of the web site
  • Develop a site map
  • Review existing web sites to assist in the benchmarking process
  • Begin the process of gathering information for meeting three (home work)
• Meeting 2 ( 2 - 3 hrs )
  • Create graphics and visual components for the web site.
  • Construct the web site templates
• Meeting 3 ( 2 - 3 hrs )
  • Organize web site. content and transfer content to the web site. templates
  • Check the site for accuracy and overall performance
  • Perform a site assessment to ensure that initial goals were met