2. Objective
• Answer questions
• Find resources and opportunities, and
• Network with colleagues.
Quickly, update the APSAnet.org
homepage to convey that APSAnet.org is
central resource for political science to:
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3. Method
• Restructure homepage “skin” only
• Organize around topical areas related to
key concerns of political scientists (slide 5)
• Simplify, upgrade design
• Immediate, attainable change
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4. CMS AMS
Powered
by
Environment and Timeline
Homepage
Informational Functional
CMS
(search, SEO,
indexing)
AMS
(MyAPSA, other
data driven
areas)
Custom
Platforms
(conferences,
ecommerce)
Custom Platforms
(conferences,
ecommerce,
eJobs)
Phase 1: New Homepage Skin (6-8 weeks)
Phase 2: AMS, CMS, Other applications (18-24 months)
Components of the Phase 2 Development
• AMS Selection & Implementation, related webdevelopment
• CMS Selection & Implementation, related usability and needs assessment study –
committee input, membership survey and focus groups
• Site redesign and redevelopment
• Reintegration with other APSA websites (APSA Connect, publisher sites)
• Transition custom applications to AMS/CMS platforms or 3rd party solutions.
Site relaunch and ongoing monitoring
Site environment, technologies and timeline influential in changes to the site.
AMS=APSA’s database CMS = Content management system, through which staff update site content.
The site supports two main functions:
{information sharing} and {transactional relationships}
Site
Layers
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5. Scholarship Teaching
Research
Conduct
Meetings
Resources Employment
Resources
Awards &
Recognition
Public
Engagement
& Advocacy
Advancing
the Discipline
Professional
Development
APSA
Scholarship
•journal publishing
•monograph publishing
•peer review
•citation and reference
Teaching
•curriculum tools
•assessment resources
•faculty responsibilities
Research Conduct
•transparency
•preventing misconduct
•quality practices
•other professional conduct
•professional ethics
Meetings
•schedules of meetings
•good practices at meeting
•choosing meetings to attend
Resources
•travel grants & research support
•Writing grants
•List of grants & fellowships
•Directory of ps associations
•how to join and participate
effectively
Employment Resources
• common job listings
• best practices
• questions to ask
• academic and non academic
career choices
Awards and recognition
• Applying for awards
• Awards available
• Recent award recipients
Public Engagement &
Advocacy
• Advocacy strategies
• Public engagement strategies
• Public engagement venues
Advancing the Discipline
•diversifying the profession
•data about the profession
Professional Development
•mentoring
•skill development
•Networking
APSA
•membership information
•governance information
•news of the profession
•APSA programs and activities
Proposed Homepage Topics
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