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New Web Services training courses available

New Web Services training courses provide the Ã山ǿ¼é online community with the essential tools and knowledge to create and maintain high-quality content.

As of January 2020, four new training courses have been recently made available for the Ã山ǿ¼éÌýcommunity:

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 Ã山ǿ¼é’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 (Ã山ǿ¼é 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 Ã山ǿ¼é – 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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Ã山ǿ¼é’s digital standards – WS-101

Overview of the criteria for creating and managing Ã山ǿ¼é 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 Ã山ǿ¼é brand - WS-102

An introduction to Ã山ǿ¼é's design system intended for UI designers, developers, and others with a strong interest in branding and user experience:

  • The principles designers across Ã山ǿ¼é use to plan and evaluate their work
  • Guidelines for understanding and applying brand values to design work
  • An introduction to the Ã山ǿ¼é component library and design system compliance tiers

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UX at Ã山ǿ¼é – WX-103

This hands-on workshop is for members of the Ã山ǿ¼é community who own and manage Ã山ǿ¼é websites, especially those planning to conduct user experience research for website projects:

  • UX research techniques
  • Ã山ǿ¼é-supported tools and resources for conducting UX research and design
  • Tips for ensuring you meet your goals when conducting UX research
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