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World Wide Web Advisory Board - Web Identity

In order to meet legal obligations imposed on the University from September 2002, all Web based materials must comply with the Code of Practice developed by the WWW Advisory Board. Non-compliance is deemed to be in breach of University Regulation 21 for which there is a disciplinary procedure. The Code of Practice covers all information delivered via the WWW, including VLE/MLE materials. The following links will aid the process:

• Code of Practice: Web based materials - full code ( Word - 517 KB, pdf - 625 KB)
• Code of Practice: Web based materials - summary of key points ( Word - 50 KB, pdf - 64 KB)
• Procedure for University staff for creating a new Web site ( Word 38 KB, pdf 36 KB)
• University's Accessibility statement
• University's Visual Identity
• Image bank
• Learner Support Services Web authoring resources .
• Support materials for those preparing online materials , eg minutes, course notes, etc, for the Web or VLE.
• Font Style : The Corporate Identity standard font for Web pages is Arial, however, you should always offer alternatives, eg < "Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">. Alternative fonts may be used to provide greater clarity to navigation links, etc.
• Baseline Content :
  • The University of Bradford logo that follows the Corporate Identity requirements at the top of the page.
  • A link to the University of Bradford home page.
  • The full name of the Planning Unit.
  • The full postal address of the Planning Unit.
  • The name of the Planning Unit and the words "University of Bradford" contained in the <title> tag.
  • Links to the prospectus order form and course-enquiries@bradford.ac.uk as per the external home page.
  • A telephone number for Planning Unit general enquiries.
  • The name and method of contacting the maintainer of the page (note: this should not be a named individual; a mailto link to a general e-mail box is required).
  • The date that the page was last checked or revised.
  • For Academic areas, clear links to information about courses offered, including the appropriate contact details for admissions. A centralised course directory can be found at http://www.bradford.ac.uk/courses/ and academic Planning Units should link to the information contained here or use PHP to include the information for use in their pages. All course information presented on Planning Unit pages should be up to date and in line with the central University course directory.
  • For academic departments, the home page should carry the baseline content outlined above together with the name and a link to the Planning Unit home page.

The University's Code of Practice for Web authoring was first launched at the You and the Web seminar on 9 July 2002. The following presentations were given:

• Clearing and beyond: the Web as a marketing tool (Alison Darnbrough).
  • PowerPoint Show - 205 KB.
  • Handout (pdf) - 122 KB.
  • Outline (pdf) - 84 KB.
• The University Web site (Claire Gibbons and Ruth Whitfield).
  • PowerPoint Show - 319 KB.
  • Handout (pdf) - 289 KB.
  • Outline (pdf) - 84 KB.
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (Ruth Whitfield).
  • PowerPoint Show - 64 KB.
  • Handout (pdf) - 77 KB.
  • Outline (pdf) - 89 KB.
• The way forward (Ruth Whitfield and Stan Houghton).
  • PowerPoint Show - 170 KB.
  • Handout (pdf) - 138 KB.
  • Outline (pdf) - 84 KB.

Useful links

• University accessibility page
• Web authoring resources
• WWW Advisory Board
• Information Providers

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