CDIO Web Site Revised

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CDIO Web Site Revised Bill Litant CDIO
Meeting Vadstena, Sweden 24-27 February 2003
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CURRENT SITE

• current site is an Intranet designed primarily
  for the four (now five) partners
• some concessions to external use (links to
  partners, CDIO description)
• excellent resource for partners w/ready access to
  all CDIO materials
• burned copies offer portable CDIO resource for
  partners, others
• KEY VALUES
• comprehensive virtually all CDIO materials
  posted
• simple emphasis on simplicity, navigability,
  download speedcurrent materials posted,
  corrected in timely fashion
• relevant overseen by active Initiative
  participant (as opposed to external Webmaster)
  ensures appropriateness, logic, timeliness,
  comprehensive content

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CURRENT SITE

• CURRENT CONTENTS INCLUDE
• CDIO-related academic, papers, articles
• schedule of papers to be presented
• presentation materials from international
  meetings
• external review materials
• CDIO Syllabus (condensed and full) and Syllabus
  Report
• Wallenberg funding materials (proposals)
• contact information for all participants, schools
• meeting section for schedules, agendas, travel
  info., etc.
• general CDIO description
• templates, logos

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EVOLUTION

• EVOLUTION IS IMPERATIVE
• Partnership expanding placing additional
  challenges and responsibilities on the site as
  main info. exchange tool
• Word of Initiative spreading, external desire for
  info increasing
• Need to cater more to those unfamiliar
  with/unsold on CDIO

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WEB TEAM

• Bill Litant, MIT (team leader)
• Göran Gustafsson, Chalmers
• Sören Östlund, KTH
• Ingela Wiklund, LiU
• Tor Farbrot, Chalmers

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WEB TEAM TASKS

• Determine priorities/sequence/milestones for site
  build
• Review/comment on site architecture, nav. design,
  GUI
• site content advisory board
• Provide/expedite content from member institutions
• Ensure consistency between school
  site/www.cdio.org
• Assist with multi-language, multi-national issues

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WEB OBJECTIVES

• to be the comprehensive source of CDIO-related
  information and tools for all CDIO Initiative
  members so that they may readily access the
  materials and information they require to
  effectively participate in the initiative and
  implement CDIO in their institutions
• to provide a forum for information exchange so
  participants may fully benefit from each others
  experiences
• to introduce potential participants and other
  interested parties to the CDIO concept and allow
  them to follow he Initiatives progress so they
  will understand the initiatives tenets and see
  the value of a CDIO-based education
• to foster a sense of community in the
  participants, enhancing their commitment to the
  initiative and encouraging teamwork and interplay
  among institutions

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WEB PRIORITIES

• TEAM HAS PRIORITIZED USERS
• partners
• new members
• identified potential members (e.g. Queens, USNA)
• all others (e.g. press, casual visitors - to be
  subdivided in future phases)

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CONTENT AREAS AT STARTUP

• partners area (password-protected)
• names of all involved (public areas would have
  only basic contacts
• logos, templates
• Wallenberg funding info.
• meeting, telecon postings not for general
  consumption
• working areas for teams
• CDIO news (new partners, programs, archived
  ejournal,etc.)
• contacts
• participants (like current area but with short
  descriptions of programs)
• site search
• CDIO description
• CDIO papers
• upcoming meetings
• team areas
• downloadable materials
• starter kit
• ?

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AT STARTUP

• new look
• simplicity is paramount for quick loading,
  navigability
• some addition of graphics/photos but rapid use is
  most important

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EXISTING SITE ARCHITECTURE
People Complete list
General ContactEmails

• Partners
• Home site links
• EnglishNative language
• Own CDIO site Email

Wallenberg Documents

• Meetings
• Upcoming
• Past

Condensed Syllabus (html)
Slides
Complete Syllabus (html)
Proposal
Review Report
Feb. 2003
Papers, Journal Articles
Downloads
Agenda
Renewal
01 Report
Syllabus Report 1
Links
Review
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Ready to Engineer
Learning Lab
Review Slides
Report .doc
Report .pdf
Logos Templates
First Level
Second Level
Append. 1 .doc
Append. 1 .pdf
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Third Level
Append. 2 .doc
Append. 2 .pdf
Fourth Level
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NEW CDIO WEB SITE
First Level

• Brief CDIO description
• Whats new (removable)
• Search
• Nav bar

Second Level
Third Level
Fourth Level
Non-public
DOWNLOADS logos templates charts
executable software
TEAMS
NEWS BRIEFS
THE SYLLABUS
JOIN CDIO info visit us visit you
ACADEMIC SUPPLIES
Papers
(Example) TL
e-journal
Member agreement
Condensed Syllabus (html)
Starter kit
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People
ABOUT US schools, partners general CDIO
info people
e-journal archive
Complete Syllabus (html)
IRMs
MEETINGS/ CALENDAR
Meeting materials
Story
Syllabus Report 1
Survey software
Schools/ partners
Report .pdf
Story link
PARTNERS ONLY private
Meeting materials
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Feb. 2003
other
Report .doc
People
Agenda
Append. 1 .pdf
CDIO description
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Append. 1 .doc
Links
other
etc.