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Main development platform was UTAS UWCMS (University
Web Content Mangement System) powered by Squiz Matrix.
Java_script, jQuery library and plug-ins, HTML, CSS2 & 3 have been in-corporated. Utilised Notepad++, GIMP, Adobe’s Dreamweaver, Pho-toshop & Illustrator products.
Our primary debugging method combined jsFiddle & web browser developer tools - firebug, the web developer toolbar, various built-in browser element inspectors.
The web-based application will be housed on the UTAS Careers
and Development web site. It has been developed such that content may be altered over time to suit changing requirements.
Development Tools
Develop a profile of career skills & interests, beliefs, personal styles,
goals, career influences. Com-plete career inventories &
determine a career re-lated profile. Select
aligning course options &
pathways.
A n t i c i -pate & ad-
dress typical is-sues surrounding
university transition. This module provides
simple strategies to help with this period of change and
development.
Building Your Future
The Building Your Future Carousel
Jane Emery, University of Tasmania’s Newnham-based careers counsellor, instigated and advised on the devel-
opment of Building Your Future. Instigation stemmed from the recognition of an opportunity to adapt careers and de-velopment content recently developed by the Queensland University of Technology.
Jane and Christian Elston, UTAS Hobart-based career counsellor, expect to use Building Your Future to enhance UTAS Careers and Development’s quality of service.
Explore a range of career path-ways. Consider types of work
and actively research oc-cupations of interest.
Reassess self un-derstanding and
future career plan.
Understand & manage the im-pact of the decision to study
at university. Consider available resources
along with strat-egies for an
easy tran-sition.
Self Understanding
CourseDecisions
Readiness for StudyOpportunities
Career Decisions
Thriving at UTAS
Build on the decision-making
model. Focus on how it will assist in working
through future decisions. Apply the model to an example
career decision.
Explore the course options,
narrow them down for career/course deci-
sions. Search for course/career information. Learn
strategies for selecting courses at university and beyond.
Members of the Development Team
Sam FaganJu Young Kim
Amanda Lunt Paul Kroeze
Bachelor of Computing, Graduating 2012
Bachelor of Information Systems, Graduating 2012
Bachelor of Business &Computing, Graduating 2012
Bachelor of Computing, Graduating 2012
Xian QiuBachelor of Computing,Graduating 2013
Zheng Kun
Bachelor of Computing,Graduating 2013
Building Your Future is aimed at current and prospec-tive UTAS students. A module-based collection of top-
ics and self-paced activities, it provides an opportunity to
develop a profile of career interests and values
narrow down and explore possible course options
examine influences on decision making and how to go about deciding upon university courses
make a successful transition to university life
About Client
Location
Focus for design of Building Your Future has been on incorporat-
ing interactive elements that en-hance the information.
Consistency across the topics and activities was prioritised. Ease of navigation was achieved through a tab-based display of module top-ics and activities.
Saving of progress through activi-ties supports self-paced learning.
Significant Elements
You will more likely succeed if you make informed decisions.
We Learnt