Web Services
Web Services home About us Services Developer registration Contact us Faculty web managers Location map Training Web Forum discussion list Web cuppa Brownbag lunch seminars Web design templates User guide Template types Style guide Applying styles Text formatting Lists Tables Forms Images Links Page elements How to... Permalink to a RightNow FAQ Use the web templates Comply with web policies Create online forms Avoid email spam Work with images, colours Hex colours Create a custom error message Restrict access to a web page Hide web pages from search engines Check for accessibility Insert special characters Check for broken links Validate your code Guidelines Web policies and guidelines Advertising, sponsorship Web roles and responsibilities System administration Web development Site management Web maintenance Editing Authoring Approval Authorisation Web templates strategy Accessibility Topics Accessibility Archiving Content Glossary Information architecture, navigation Metadata Metadata tags Presenting publications online Search engines Search engine optimisation Selecting online survey tools Usability Web development Web management, maintenance Writing for the web

Web development

Introduction to web development

When developing or redeveloping a university site, please consider the following points:

Obtain approval for site development from your organisational unit manager
Identify your site's goals, its audience and their needs
Audit existing site content
Write your content specifically for a web audience
Develop and user-test your site information architecture
Purchase a licensed copy of Dreamweaver MX or above
Complete appropriate web training to help you address points 1 to 5 above, and learn how to use the new web templates
Use the appropriate web publishing template
Follow university web publishing policies and guidelines
Conduct usability testing to ensure that your site is user-focused

If you have any suggestions or comments about the following links, please contact us.

Development tools - Web Centre tools including email munger. link checkers, validators, web publishing templates, colour charts, and character entities.
Development guidelines - Web Centre guides including university web policies and guidelines, technical style guide, templates user guide.
Template style guide - Web Centre examples of code for formatting text, tables, lists, images, forms, links and page elements.
Web redevelopment framework - Web Centre resource outlining a four-stage web redevelopment process.
Faculty of Medecine, Dentistry & Health Sciences (MDHS) web resources - Includes details of the process MDHS used during redevelopment of their site in the new web publishing templates.
Campus Wide Information Systems (CWIS) - University site that includes information about web hosting, network systems, web infrastructure, university search engine, web usage statistics.
Information Division Technology Services - University site includes IT support and services, training, software licences and distribution.
METTLEweb - A guide to teaching and learning with technology at the university
webmonkey - Includes resources for design, multimedia, e-commerce, and programming.
whatis?com - Searchable A-Z glossary of web and technical terms.
internet.com developer channel - Links to other web deveopment sites. Includes XML, Flash, JavaScript, Linux, PHP, multimedia, email discussion lists.

To borrow these resources from the Web Centre please contact us.

Guide to Web Content and Design (book by Roger Parker) - The web is about communication, not design. Includes an eight-step process for developing a successful site.
The Art & Science of Web Design (book by Jeffrey Veen) - Jeffrey developed websites for HotWired and anlyses web development and design.
User-Centred Web Design (book by John Cato) - Practical guide to designiing successful user-focused sites.
Website planner (book by Ben Mitchell) - A guide to planning a new site or redeveloping an existing site.
XML, HTML, XHTML Magic (book by Molly Holzschlag) - Overview and examples of projects developing different websites.
Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Complete Reference (book by Ray West) - Comprehensive guide covering all aspects of Dreamweaver MX 2004.

Training course - Web redevelopment framework includes an overview of the university four-stage website development framework, and provides practical exercises to assist in website redevelopment. See web training for more information about Web Centre courses.
Training course - Content mapping for website review shows attendees how to map the content of their website by becoming familiar with the content on their site, webpage by webpage, following a formal process of identifying and analysing this content, developing a content management plan. See web training for more information about Web Centre courses.
Training courses - Web templates for developers and Web templates for maintainers enable staff to use the university web publishing templates on their sites. See web training for more information about Web Centre courses.
Training course - Dreamweaver MX (for university templates) gives staff the necessary basic skills in Dreamweaver to maintain webpages in the university web publishing templates. See web training for more information about Web Centre courses.