X at Leicester

This is the homepage of your site.

Whilst the overall name for the Dept site (the one on the tab area) should be ‘Department of <insert name>’ e.g. Department of Chemistry, the homepage should carry the title ‘<insert name> at Leicester’ e.g. Chemistry at Leicester. The folder for the site should be called by the subject name only e.g. Chemistry.

Beyond that we recommend that homepages carry the following:

• A brief outline of the Department’s activity and perhaps some bullet points linking to key pages
• Good imagery - contact the web team about using appropriate and relevant imagery and photography
• A relevant banner image (link takes you to the Web Centre)
• Contacts details portlet – address, telephone number and email
• Portlet(s) to draw attention to special content

When you go to an online bookstore to buy a book you don't read through a long history of the book store's successes before you get the option to buy. A department site is the same - essentially it is selling courses and promoting key bits of frequently accessed information. It needs links and actions. It also needs to be succinct.