Web Services

Instructional Guidelines

Instructional pages that support student/teacher course and class communication and interaction are located in an area on the MATC Website called Faculty Websites. is located on the Current Students page under Computer Resources off the MATC homepage.

1. A link on Class Resources will be made for any instructor who wishes to develop and maintain a webpage for instructional informational purposes.
   
   
2. Instructors should consult the Educational Teaching and Learning Applications Department at (608) 243-4501 to obtain server space for their webpages.

3. All new pages linked must meet the following criteria:
   
   
   1. Madison Area Technical College logo or name displayed on the page with a link to the MATC homepage;
      
      
   2. Contact name and the email of the page author included on the bottom of each page;
      
      
   3. A last modified date at the bottom of the page.
      
      
4. You are responsible for ensuring the information contained is of the highest editorial standard (correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, style) and factually accurate.
   
   
5. It is the instructor's responsibility to ensure that he or she obtains the express written permission for all media used of not only the person or organization that owns the image, but of any person included within the image. Permission to include non-MATC owned photos, images, trademarks and copyrights must be noted on the page and you must retain a copy of the written permission. MATC strictly adheres to federal copyright law. Contact Herb Nelson at (608) 246-6789 if you need additional copyright information.
   
   
6. External link requests must meet at least one of the below criteria and may be reviewed by the Web Coordination Team to determine appropriateness for posting.
   
   
   1. non-profit sites must provide meaningful, accurate information to students, employees and the general public that is directly related to the college's purpose and mission;
      
      
   2. commercial site link requests will be considered only for organizations or services that have significant partnerships and/or provide important support or unique information to the college and/or students;
      
      
   3. the program, or part of the college most closely associated with the service, or message of the requested link, strongly endorses or supports the request;
      
      
   4. the link provides vital and unique information or services related to the purpose and mission of MATC that is not available elsewhere to students, employees or the public.
      
      Links to external pages that do not meet MATC guidelines and standards will not be permitted and will be removed when reported or discovered. If a link is found in violation, the link will be removed. MATC is not responsible for the accuracy, content, currency, completeness, or availability of information to non-MATC pages and site links.
      
      
7. Advertising is not allowed on public, instructional or employee pages of the MATC Website. MATC pages are not to be used for subject matter unrelated to the college or for personal gain.
   
   
8. For technical and communication purposes, it is best to create awareness for one web address and to drive visitor traffic through a central homepage. When referencing Web information in marketing materials, the college will publish the address for its homepage and provide further directions as necessary to specific underlying pages.
   
   For this reason, when directing new visitors to pages we suggest you use the www.madison.tec.wi.us web address for the college homepage and then provide further directions to a specific page. For instance, go to www.madison.tec.wi.us and select the link "Programs" for Automotive Technology Program information.
   
   The MATC Website design allows users to navigate throughout the site and perform a site "Search" and "Advanced Search" from every page. The MATC Website has been organized with common categories like "Get Started" and "Student Resources" so that first-time users can easily get to the information they need. It is a benefit to users to direct traffic through the homepage so that they can see all options available on the site and gain general information about the college.
   
   
9. The spellings of many new web and technology-related terms have not yet become standard in the English language. Until an accepted standard is established, we endorse the use of uniform spellings on our website and in other publications and communications. For more information see the Web Style Guide.
   
   
10. Contact Dennis James at (608) 243-4501 if you need more information or assistance.

Last modified: November 23, 2005

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