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As of January 2020, four new training courses have been recently made available for the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵÌýcommunity:

• Writing for the web at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ – WS-100*
• ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ’s digital standards – WS-101*
• Designing digital experiences with the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ brand - WS-102
• UX at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ – WX-103

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 ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ’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 (¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ 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 ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ – 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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¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ’s digital standards – WS-101

Overview of the criteria for creating and managing ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ 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 ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ brand - WS-102

An introduction to ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ's design system intended for UI designers, developers, and others with a strong interest in branding and user experience:

• The principles designers across ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ use to plan and evaluate their work
• Guidelines for understanding and applying brand values to design work
• An introduction to the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ component library and design system compliance tiers

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UX at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ – WX-103

This hands-on workshop is for members of the ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ community who own and manage ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ websites, especially those planning to conduct user experience research for website projects:

• UX research techniques
• ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ-supported tools and resources for conducting UX research and design
• Tips for ensuring you meet your goals when conducting UX research