Website Design
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Office of Materials Management, is inviting Proposals for the design of a website for the Vice Chancellor of Business Affairs (VCBA). Currently the VCBA does not have a website for the division. The objectives of the website design are to create a comprehensive web resource for the VCBA and to present a new design template for consideration in the proliferation of enterprise, division, unit, and departmental sites across the University.
Technical Services
Meet W3C standards and guidelines for compliance as well as allowing the use of multiple browser types and platforms.
Solid visual appeal, ease of use, and interactivity are critical.
Review best practices for e-communication strategies used by other university Business Affairs divisions and recommend the manner that these practices can be used by the VCBA. Websites that may be used as a point of reference are Florida State University, Harvard and Yale.
Website shall contain the following elements:
o A template that unifies the VCBA division website for the VCBA with content designed to support the
strategic plan for the division and its departments and units in accordance with a comprehensive enterprise public relations strategy.
o Functional special alert mechanism.
o Podcast functionality for VCBA training and/or special initiatives requiring authentication.
o Useful feedback: a) Track hits b) Create an opportunity for people to easily click on a name and send an email to VCBA personnel.
o Web based content management that can be updated easily by University staff using multiple browser
types. The system would not use a complex or proprietary system that creates a reliance on the vendor.
o Must be hosted leveraging UNC Charlotte current IT infrastructure, MSSQL, ASP/ASP.net or MySQL with
PHP.
Development of a "prototype" enterprise home page with a similar overall design strategy.
