College of Charleston Website Migration Request Form

Use this form to initiate the process of migrating your existing website into the College's new design. The process is a collaborative effort between Information Technology, Marketing and Communications, and your department. Please identify an individual in your department that will be responsible for your website as well as the migration project. Migration can take time depending on the amount of content on a website, so plan accordingly.

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SECTION A - Proposed Project Site

Name of Division, Department or Unit *

Current Website Address *

Website Objectives The goal of the Web Development project is to create an online representation that accurately portrays the character, quality and heritage of the College of Charleston, makes critical information easy to access and use, and provides a common platform for future web development. State the goal(s) of your website.

Audience Tasks List the most common tasks that audience members will want to do when visiting your website.

SECTION B - Content

Content Type(s) What type of content will be delivered from this site? (Be specific e.g., press releases, course information, forms, policy or procedure data, etc.)

External Applications and Addresses Are there any external applications or websites that will need to be linked or otherwise integrated with your website? Please provide each application name and as much detail as you can about its use.

Social Media Does your department make use of any social media services (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn). Please identify which ones you use or plan to use.

Shared Content Is any content commonly requested from your website for use by other departments or sites? If yes, please explain.

Additional Content Are there any additional features that you would like added to this site in the CMS (e.g. RSS Feed, Calendar, Blog, Multimedia)?

SECTION C - Staffing

College of Charleston websites are required to have an assigned primary web maintainer responsible for the site. A secondary individual is recommended in the event that the primary is unavailable.

Primary Webmaintainer

The primary and secondary web maintainers are expected to attend training before gaining access to the content management system.

Name *

Title *

E-mail *

Phone *

Secondary Webmaintainer

The primary and secondary web maintainers are expected to attend training before gaining access to the content management system.

Name

Title

E-mail

Phone

Workflow or Aprroval Process Does your website require workflow or an approval process for the publication of content? If so, please explain. If this is something that you would like to see implemented, please explain.

Timeline * Please explain when you might be available to meet to discuss your request and to scheduled training.

SECTION D - Submitting this form

The content management system will be governed by business rules and it is expected that all sites using the content management system will comply with the College of Charleston Brand Manual, Privacy Policy, and Web Policies and Guidelines. By submitting this form, you and your division head agree that you will complete the required training, observe all expected business practices for the content management system and your site will comply with the College of Charleston Brand Manual and Web Policies and Guidelines.