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Which Web Services courses should you take?

51³Ô¹ÏÍø

I am a/an... Required/mandatory courses Optional courses

WMS site sponsor

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  • Writing for the web at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-100
  • McGill's digital standards - WS-101
  • Designing great digital experiences - WS-102
  • UX at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-103
  • Content auditing - WS-104
  • Web analytics - WS-105
  • Web accessibility - WS-106

WMS site admin and WMS site manager

  • Writing for the web at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-100
  • McGill's digital standards - WS-101
  • Designing great digital experiences - WS-102
  • UX at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-103*
  • UX at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-103*
  • Content auditingÌý- WS-104
  • Web analytics - WS-105
  • Web accessibility - WS-106

WMS site editor

  • Writing for the web at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-100
  • McGill's digital standards - WS-101
  • Designing great digital experiences - WS-102
  • UX at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-103
  • Content auditing - WS-104
  • Web analytics - WS-105
  • Web accessibility - WS-106

WMS channels news editor / WMS channels events editor

Ìý
  • Writing for the web at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-100
  • McGill's digital standards - WS-101
  • Designing great digital experiences - WS-102
  • UX at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-103
  • Content auditing - WS-104
  • Web analytics - WS-105
  • Web accessibility - WS-106

VHost site owner or administratorÌý

Pertains to VHost users of public websites only. VHost users of internal sites are not required to complete these courses.

  • Writing for the web at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-100
  • McGill's digital standards - WS-101
  • Designing great digital experiences - WS-102
  • UX at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-103*
  • Web accessibility - WS-106
  • UX at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-103*
  • Content auditing - WS-104
  • Web analytics - WS-105

Faculty-hosted site owner or administrator

  • Writing for the web at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-100
  • McGill's digital standards - WS-101
  • Designing great digital experiences - WS-102
  • UX at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-103*
  • Web accessibility - WS-106
  • UX at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-103*
  • Content auditing - WS-104
  • Web analytics - WS-105

WMS, VHost and faculty-hosted web content creators

Staff who create web content but don't have access to edit websites.

Ìý
  • Writing for the web at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-100
  • McGill's digital standards - WS-101
  • Designing great digital experiences - WS-102
  • UX at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-103
  • Content auditing - WS-104
  • Web analytics - WS-105
  • Web accessibility - WS-106

External designer or developer who works on a 51³Ô¹ÏÍøwebsite

  • McGill's digital standards - WS-101

Externals should alsoÌýcontact the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøDS teamÌýto understand the branding and resources applicable to their platform.Ìý

  • Writing for the web at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-100
  • McGill's digital standards - WS-101
  • Designing great digital experiences - WS-102
  • UX at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-103
  • Content auditing - WS-104
  • Web analytics - WS-105
  • Web accessibility - WS-106

Special circumstances concerning required/mandatory courses

Designing great digital experiences - WS-102

Note that this course is no longer required to access the 51³Ô¹ÏÍødesign system (51³Ô¹ÏÍøDS).ÌýInstead,Ìýcontact the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøDS teamÌýfor a demo and introduction to the system.

Designing digital experiences with the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøbrand is recommended for:

  • Site managers who do UX design/information architecture/usability work
  • New employees and external designers or developers who aren't familiar with our brand
  • Anyone interested in improving the aesthetic and overall experience of their website

UX at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø- WS-103

Mandatory for:

  • Anyone planning to conduct UX research
  • Site managers who do UX design/information architecture/usability work
  • New employees and external designers or developers who aren't familiar with user experience methodology
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