http: //www. ukoln. ac. uk/qa-focus/
14: 00 14: 20 14: 50 15: 15 15: 30 15: 45 16: 05 16: 30 16: 40 17: 00 Why Do We Need QA? / What Is QA Focus? [BK] What Can Go Wrong In Your Project? [ALL] Report back [Group Reporters] Coffee The QA Focus Approach [BK] QA For Metadata – An Example [MG] Embedding QA in your Project [ALL] Report Back [Group Reporters] What Next? (Get some answers and win a prize!) Finish (? )
Note Amanda Closier (UKOLN) will be working on QA Focus from January
QA Focus is addressing these high level areas
The latter approach is felt to be preferable, especially in a HE context
Surveys of compliance of 5/99 project entry points helped to profile community and identify common problems and best practices
Surveys For FAIR & X 4 L Programmes QA Focus now supports JISC's FAIR and X 4 L programmes We have developed a selfassessment interface for projects The aim is that projects will (a) check and, if necessary, fix their home page; (b) check/fix other key pages and (c) address underlying causes of problems
Note that University of Edinburgh Library have a useful Web accessibility policy
If you don't have a written policy, the unwritten policy may well be frightening!
You will need to implement QA procedures to address such issues
QA for software development is mature, but there may be a need to engage in culture change within the sector Thoughts on QA for software: Specification Process for developing systems spec, agreeing spec with stakeholders, etc. Methodology Documentation of systems development methodology (cf UML case study) Testing Documentation of testing methodology Deployment Awareness of deployment challenges
Examples of areas which may be considered for QA for Web is illustrated. We intend to provide such advice on solutions for metadata, software an service deployment once we know the answers and have obtained case studies.
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Your current project can provide a valuable opportunity to gain experiences in these areas