Preferred learners
- Canada
- Academic experience
Categories
Project scope
- What is the main goal for this project?
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Our non-profit association is looking for support with a website audit and redesign. The audit will include analysis of the user interface (UI), user experience (UX) and basic functionality of our site including navigation. This will inform the development of a redesign prototype(s) and eventually an improved website that better meets the needs of our target audiences.
- What tasks will learners need to complete to achieve the project goal?
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To achieve the project goal, the student will
- conduct background research on the mission, goals and work of the Pender Islands Conservancy Association, a conservation-focused non-profit in a small island community.
- familiarize themselves with capabilities and limitations of the Conservancy’s current website builder (Wix).
- evaluate the Conservancy’s current website against the Conservancy Board’s stated goals and website design best practices to determine strengths and weaknesses in UI and UX.
- familiarize themselves with the demographics, interests and goals of the various target audiences the Pender Conservancy seeks to engage with through their website, create scenarios and conduct small scale user testing on current site.
- use the results of the audit and user testing to design and build inside a design tool (e.g., Figma) several screens for a redesigned prototype of the Conservancy website.
- present results of the website audit and proposed redesign prototypes to Conservancy board and executive director.
Bonus steps would include:
- conducting user testing on the prototypes to ensure ease of use and collect user feedback.
- redesign a few pages of the website.
Final deliverables for this project will be:
- A report on the findings of the website audit
- Prototype screens for website redesign
- A presentation on audit results and prototypes
- What is the main goal for this project?
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Our non-profit association is looking for support with a website audit and redesign. The audit will include analysis of the user interface (UI), user experience (UX) and basic functionality of our site including navigation. This will inform the development of a redesign prototype(s) and eventually an improved website that better meets the needs of our target audiences.
- What tasks will learners need to complete to achieve the project goal?
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To achieve the project goal, the student will
- conduct background research on the mission, goals and work of the Pender Islands Conservancy Association, a conservation-focused non-profit in a small island community.
- familiarize themselves with capabilities and limitations of the Conservancy’s current website builder (Wix).
- evaluate the Conservancy’s current website against the Conservancy Board’s stated goals and website design best practices to determine strengths and weaknesses in UI and UX.
- familiarize themselves with the demographics, interests and goals of the various target audiences the Pender Conservancy seeks to engage with through their website, create scenarios and conduct small scale user testing on current site.
- use the results of the audit and user testing to design and build inside a design tool (e.g., Figma) several screens for a redesigned prototype of the Conservancy website.
- present results of the website audit and proposed redesign prototypes to Conservancy board and executive director.
Bonus steps would include:
- conducting user testing on the prototypes to ensure ease of use and collect user feedback.
- redesign a few pages of the website.
Final deliverables for this project will be:
- A report on the findings of the website audit
- Prototype screens for website redesign
- A presentation on audit results and prototypes
- How will you support learners in completing the project?
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Mentorship
The mentors for this project are education professionals who have worked as instructors and instructional designers in post-secondary for many years. We understand the importance of guiding and supporting the student in achieving not only the project goals but also their learning goals.
The mentor(s) for this project will support the student through the following:
- an orientation meeting with opportunities to ask questions and clarify expectations for the project
- assistance with project planning including identification of milestones and deadlines
- weekly meetings to assess progress, answer questions and collaboratively problem solve
- guidance on concise report writing and engaging presentation delivery
Support
We can provide students with:
- resources for background research on the Pender Islands Conservancy
- a walk through / tutorial of our current website
- a list of users willing to participate in UI and UX testing
- What skills or technologies will help learners to complete the project?
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In order to complete this project, students should have knowledge of and experience with:
- Website design and UI and UX design
- Collaborative design tools such as Figma (an asset)
- User testing techniques (an asset)
About the company
- https://www.penderconservancy.org/
- 2 - 10 employees
- Education, Environment, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Science
The Pender Islands Conservancy is a non-profit organization that depends on the energy, resources and contributions of community volunteers and donors to sustain our conservation activities. Our three priorities are land protection, stewardship and education.
We are a group of people who value and appreciate the natural beauty of S,DÁYES (Pender Islands) and the surrounding Salish Sea and understand the importance of preserving the varied habitats found here. Our mandate is to safeguard our natural environment in balance with increasing human presence. The Pender Islands Conservancy Association is a registered land trust and a member of the Land Trust Alliance of BC.