APPENDIX A REQUIREMENTS I. APPLICATION OVERVIEW OBJECTIVES The goal of the Pathways Web project is to a new section of Virginia Tech’s Pathways website (Virginia Tech. "Pathways Pilot Courses", 2014) in order to showcase pilot courses. This will also involve producing additional text, audio, and video content for a number of courses. BUSINESS PROCESS Currently, Virginia Tech students often rely upon unofficial websites like Koofers when choosing their Curriculum for Liberal Education (CLE) courses. CLE courses are elective courses taken by Virginia Tech students in order to provide a more well-rounded education. The new Pathways system and its accompanying website will change how students learn about and choose their courses. As an alternative to the current CLE approach of choosing unrelated courses, the Pathways system aims to guide students through a of meaningful and “path” related courses. The Pathways website describes the system as vibrant, flexible, and “a innovative general education program, that provides a coherent and meaningful learning experience and allows students to integrate the learning for use throughout their lifetimes.” (Virginia Tech, "About Pathways", 2015) USER ROLES Client Team: - Jenna Haynes Story Coordinator – - Najla Mouchrek Web and Graphics Design Lead – - Stephen Biscotte Overall Project Lead – Student Team: - Christopher Deisher Fieldwork (photos, footage, and quote collection) – - Christopher Rocconi Fieldwork (photos, footage, and quote collection) – - Erin Gaughan Student Web Development Lead – - Jordan White Video Production Lead, Assistant Web Developer –
APPENDIX A REQUIREMENTS I. APPLICATION OVERVIEW OBJECTIVES The goal of the Pathways Web project is to a new section of Virginia Tech’s Pathways website (Virginia Tech. "Pathways Pilot Courses", 2014) in order to showcase pilot courses. This will also involve producing additional text, audio, and video content for a number of courses. BUSINESS PROCESS Currently, Virginia Tech students often rely upon unofficial websites like Koofers when choosing their Curriculum for Liberal Education (CLE) courses. CLE courses are elective courses taken by Virginia Tech students in order to provide a more well-rounded education. The new Pathways system and its accompanying website will change how students learn about and choose their courses. As an alternative to the current CLE approach of choosing unrelated courses, the Pathways system aims to guide students through a “path” of meaningful and related courses. The Pathways website describes the system as “a vibrant, flexible, and innovative general education program, that provides a coherent and meaningful learning experience and allows students to integrate the learning for use throughout their lifetimes.” (Virginia Tech, "About Pathways", 2015) USER ROLES Client Team: - Jenna Haynes – Story Coordinator - Najla Mouchrek – Web and Graphics Design Lead - Stephen Biscotte – Overall Project Lead Student Team: - Christopher Deisher – Fieldwork (photos, footage, and quote collection) - Christopher Rocconi – Fieldwork (photos, footage, and quote collection) - Erin Gaughan – Student Web Development Lead - Jordan White – Video Production Lead, Assistant Web Developer
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