Employee Web Pages

Creating a New Website

Employees wishing to have web space for Vancouver Island University content should email the IT Help Desk (ithelp@viu.ca), who will generate a ticket to create a new empty web site on: http://web.viu.ca

If this web site will be used for a number of courses, or different types of information, the site will be named using your Capitan username i.e. http://web.viu.ca/username

If this web site is intended for a specific course, it can be named after the course code i.e. http://web.viu.ca/IT1234

This website is for educational purposes you must at all times follow the Use of Information Technology - Policy 45.01 and adhere to copyright. If you are in violation of these rules the College has the right to disable your account if you do not comply with our requests via email within 24 hours.

Microsoft® FrontPage® is installed on all campus computers as part of our standard software package. The http://web.viu.ca web space is designed for editing with FrontPage®. Pelase ensure you use http://web.viu.ca/sitename when connecting to your site with FrontPage

Web Design Assistance

ITS can provide website design assistance for instructional purposes such as campus-related courses or those dealing solely with research. Such websites should clearly meet the definition of “instructional” and should not contain or replicate any potential marketing, electronic brochure or other non-specific program or course materials.

Those wishing to develop a website of a promotional or marketing nature, intended to attract an external non VIU audience, will be referred to the Communications and Public Relations department.

When requests are not clearly defined within these guidelines, the ITS Developer will meet with a representative from Media Relations and Marketing to determine which department would be best suited to the project.

Once the website design has been developed, the responsibility for the content and maintenance is left up to the faculty member. Any technical assistance, ongoing support or advice, will always be made available from the ITS staff.