Guidelines for the Presentation of the University on the World Wide Web
With its immediate and worldwide availability, the Internet is a particularly effective medium for providing information about research and teaching at TU Dortmund University. The Rectorate strives for a comprehensive presentation of the different areas of the university (departments and faculties, facilities, administration, student body) on the university's websites, which serves both the public relations of the university and the needs of those seeking information.
A pronounced diversity of the information offered is entirely in keeping with the nature of a university; on the whole, however, the presentation of the University of Dortmund on the WWW must reflect the structure prescribed by its basic order and be oriented towards a uniform overall appearance. Precisely because the decentralized management of the information offering makes sense, clear regulations must also be made regarding responsibilities and duties of conduct. The following regulations for maintenance as well as recommendations for the design of the web pages serve these purposes.
I. Regulations for the Maintenance of the Websites
The use of the servers and the data network of the university is basically reserved for university purposes only. Exceptions to these guidelines are regulated by the rectorate.
The responsibility for setting and maintaining the information lies primarily with the respective areas themselves. This is the only way to ensure continuous updating and accuracy. Responsible for the creation and maintenance of the web services for their area are:
| For the University and the Central Bodies of Self-Government | The Rector |
| For the Central Administration | The Chancellor |
| For Departments and Faculties and their Facilities | The Dean |
| For Central Facilities | The Leader |
| For the Student Body | The Chairperson of the General Student Committee |
Any website published by the University should clearly indicate the level or institution of the University from which it is offered. It must contain a reference to its publication date as well as the person responsible under press law.
Commercial or private use is generally not permitted at any level of the university's web services. Links to pages that do not serve university purposes must be specially marked. The university may charge a fee for advertising references.
Personal information will only be included to the extent that it is directly related to the university. Information that goes beyond official functions must be deleted immediately if the person concerned so requests.
Websites whose content obviously violates the law are to be removed immediately by the management of the institution.
II. Recommendations for the Design of the Web Pages
The content structure of the information offered on the WWW of TU Dortmund University is based on its organizational structure.
The content and formal structure of the pages and in particular of the entry pages, each of which opens up a new information area, should follow a uniform pattern and have the following basic structure:
- Page header
- Meaningful title and logo
- Link to a text-only version for disabled persons
- Links to the homepage and to the main pages of the university
- Links to other language versions
- Link to the homepage of the respective institution, if applicable
- Page content
- Space for current daily news (optional)
- General short information
- Subdivisions, organs and cooperating institutions
- Teaching and studies (obligatory for all departments and faculties)
- Research (obligatory for all departments and faculties)
- Education and training (optional)
- Staff and group representation (optional)
- Information and services (optional)
- Address of the institution and responsible management
- Keyword index (if not covered by central index)
- Page footer
- E-mail contact address
- Return to page header
- Time of publication or last revision
- Responsibility under press law (imprint)
Important pages - especially lead pages and entry pages - should alternatively be available in other languages - at least in English, preferably also in French and Spanish.
The layout developed for the websites at the central level should also be used as much as possible for decentralized information offerings.
All pages should be designed in a barrier-free manner so that access to the information offered by TU Dortmund University is not made difficult or even impossible, especially for users with disabilities.
Status 01.01.2003 / Schwichtenberg
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Location & approach
The easiest way to reach the main building of the ITMC is via the freeway A45 from the exit "Dortmund-Eichlinghofen". Turn right there onto Universitätsstraße. At the next set of traffic lights, continue straight ahead and turn left at the next junction onto Hauert Straße. At the first traffic light turn right onto Otto-Hahn-Straße. After about 300 m you will reach the ITMC building (on the left side of the street). The parking spaces on the parking lanes along the street are mostly occupied. A smaller - mostly also occupied - parking lot is located on Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Straße (entrance 36). A larger parking lot is located about 250 m further on Otto-Hahn-Straße (entrance 30).
From Dortmund main station, take S-Bahn line 1 in the direction of Bochum/Essen to the Dortmund Universität stop (journey time approx. 7 minutes).
From Bochum Hauptbahnhof, take S-Bahn line 1 in the direction of Dortmund to the Dortmund Universität stop (journey time approx. 15 minutes).
You can reach the building on foot in about 15 minutes from the S-Bahn station. Walk up the wide staircase of the S-Bahn station. Turn left along the university library, cross the Mensa bridge and continue straight ahead. At Martin-Schmeißer-Platz turn left until you reach Otto-Hahn-Straße. There, keep to the right and continue along Otto-Hahn-Straße until you reach house number 12.
The easiest way to reach this branch is via the A45 freeway from the "Dortmund-Eichlinghofen" exit. Turn right there onto Universitätsstraße. At the next set of traffic lights, continue straight ahead and turn left at the next junction onto Hauert Straße. At the second set of traffic lights, turn right onto Emil-Figge-Straße. Continue on this street until you reach the next crossing with traffic lights. There you will find the parking spaces closest to the building. You will reach the smaller one (entrance 21) if you turn right into Vogelpothsweg. If you want to use the large parking lot (entrance 18), continue straight ahead on Emil-Figge-Straße.
From Dortmund main station, take S-Bahn line 1 in the direction of Bochum/Essen to the Dortmund Universität stop (journey time approx. 7 minutes).
From Bochum Hauptbahnhof, take S-Bahn line 1 in the direction of Dortmund to the Dortmund Universität stop (journey time approx. 15 minutes).
You can reach the building on foot in about 1 minute from the S-Bahn station. Walk up the wide staircase of the S-Bahn station. Just in front of you is the large building Emil-Figge-Straße 50. Use the footpath that leads straight towards it in the direction of the stairs.
The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.
Site Map of TU Dortmund University (Second Page in English).