Information Systems:Google Analytics

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Overview

Google Analytics (GA) is a service that provides analytics/insight into website usage. It is very robust and highly customizable, but its implementation at uniPHARM is in its infancy (as of 16:16, 15 November 2016 (PST)). The basis of how Google Analytics works is quite simple - a snippet of javascript is included in the pages you want to track. This code reports data (HTTP environment variables) to GA servers when the page is loaded, which is then compiled into charts and reports accessible via the GA web interface.

Access information

To be provided.

WebSmart Implementation

The Infonet and Web Orders websites are managed in WebSmart. Google Analytics is implemented as follows:

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