{"id":23905,"date":"2024-12-03T10:21:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T23:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/?p=23905"},"modified":"2024-12-04T15:48:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T05:18:16","slug":"changes-are-coming-to-handbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/2024\/12\/03\/changes-are-coming-to-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes are coming to Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A number of changes are being made to the look and feel of Handbook as part of the Curriculum Uplift project, with more updates coming mid-December. The new updates will improve the user experience and accessibility of information.<\/p>\n<p>The Handbook will now provide more information to students and staff about the courses and topics delivered at Flinders. \u00a0Enabling the simplification of courses, granular information on course offerings, qualifications and structure.<\/p>\n<p>Importantly, we\u2019d like to reassure you that no information has been removed, but the look and feel of some areas has changed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New features and enhancements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More information about course offerings<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>New display of the possible locations\u00a0and mode of delivery of a course.<\/li>\n<li>Includes a new advanced search feature under courses and topics, with the option to search by location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23910\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/12\/Handbook1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/12\/Handbook1.png 645w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/12\/Handbook1-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>Qualification titles<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Displays award that may be published on the testamur (initially only for those courses that have undergone simplification).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23906\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/12\/Handbook2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/12\/Handbook2.png 773w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/12\/Handbook2-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/12\/Handbook2-768x299.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Available in courses<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Users can look at course components and easily view what courses they are available in.<\/li>\n<li>This section will appear at the end of Handbook page where it is a component of a course (such as Honours and Majors).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23907\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/12\/Handbook3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/12\/Handbook3.png 664w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/fit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/12\/Handbook3-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Improved visibility for Requisites<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Introducing a new way of presenting requisites in a more user-friendly manner<\/li>\n<li>Current free text requisites will be moved into the new look from the beginning of 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For any questions or further information, please contact \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:hayley.scott@flinders.edu.au\">Hayley Scott<\/a>, Project Manager<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A number of changes are being made to the look and feel of Handbook as part of the Curriculum Uplift project, with more updates coming mid-December. 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