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13 December 05

 Web Assignments
  • Resource Web
  • Copyright
  • About Me
  • Informational
          Topic
  • Group Topic
  • Community
          Service
  • Final

Basic Description

  In addition to the informational web site there are many other categories or types of web sites including but not limited to...
     • Personal / Biographical (often called "Vanity" web sites ie. About Me)
     • e-Commerce (designed to 'sell a product')
     • Persuasive (goal to sway or convert viewer's opinion)
     • Instructional (to teach a topic or course of study)
     • Current Events (Instant info ie. news reporting)
     • Registration (collecting information, creating  databases)
     • Customer Service
     • Entertainment

 For this assignment you will choose a partner(s) and we will attempt to simulate a situation where multiple individuals work on the same project from different physical locations (for example you may work from home while someone in another state works from an office location) Communication and organization will be essential to the successful completion of this web site. You and your partner(s) will have to choose the 'type' of web site, prepare a goal statement, select and define your target audience and finally have your topic approved before you begin. (Oct 02)

Part I - Choose a Subject / Topic
     A. Choose from the following suggestions...
          a) American History
          b) Biography
          c) Space
          d) A similar subject that you are interested in (Must be approved!)

     B. Write a goal statement that clarifies what you wish to accomplish with
         the publishing of this site.
     C. Using your Goal statement as a guide, decide what 'type' of web site
         you wish to create.
     D. Using your Goal statement as a guide, select your sub-topics (4 for
          each member of your team)
     E. Analyze your goal statement, topics, & sub-topics then write a
          description of your target audience.
     F. As a team Type & Submit above information to instructor for approval.

Specific Requirements

  A. Folder Organization

            1. Create and organize all folders
                  a) 'Name of Topic'  Folder
                      1) images
                      2) navimages
                      3) originaldocs
                      4) pdfdocs
                      5) any other folder(s) you fell are necessary for organization

            2. Save ALL materials in appropriate folders
            3. Be SURE each member of your team has the EXACT same folders
                and organization (including spelling & text case)

  B. Individual Page Requirements

            1. Pages titled appropriately within the HTML code
            2. Visible Page Title / Heading
            3. Your Name / Modification Date
                 a) Small unobtrusive

            4. Navigation Controls
                 a) No "Dead" pages without links
                 b) Location indicator / Where are you within the site

            5. Minimum of one (1) active link to an outside (related) web site per
                 team member

   C. Web Site Requirements

            1. Home Page
            2. Four Topic pages per team member
                 a) Each page covers a separate topic
            3. Goal Statement Page
                 a) Include goal statement approved by instructor
                 b) Include the 'type' of web site you are attempting to create
                 c) Include the description of your target audience
            4. Bibliography / Source Page
                 a) Listing of all sources used for content
                 b) Links to all web sources used for content / images
            5. Reflection Page: EACH team member MUST write a
                 reflection of this assignment, (to be combined onto a single pg)
                 be sure to cover the following...
                 a) What did you learn about the topic of your web site?
                 b) Please explain what was the most useful thing you learned
                       about web page/site design in the completion of this task.
                 c) Do you think this assignment can be improved? If so, How?
                 d) Was there anything that you did not learn/know that would
                       have helped you complete the task easier/faster?
                 e) Anything else of value....
            6. Minimum of one (1) active link(s) to outside (related) web sites
                 per team member

   D. Design Requirements

            1. Must have a recognizable Graphic Theme related to topic
                 a) Consistency of colors
                 b) Consistency of buttons / links
                 c) Consistency of Fonts / sizes
                 d) Consistency of page layout / positioning of elements

   E. Other Requirements

            1. Permission granted for all possible copyrighted materials
                 a) Turn in emails with completed project
                 b) Sources cited for all other info used
            2. Topic pages cover viable realistic topics
                 a) Enough content on web page to justify use of a full page
            3. Clip Art
                  a) Appropriate for page content & Design
                  b) Original saved in "originals" folder

Part III - Evaluation / Reflection

            1. Present completed web site to class...
                 a) Use of projection device
                 b) Summarize key elements of each page while demonstrating
                       navigation controls.

            2. Participate in peer evaluation
                      (complete & submit Excel worksheet)