CBIS 2215 Project 6

Intro to Web Design

We will progress through three steps in designing our professional Web Sites:

Planning - Mapping out a site
Designing - Using HTML editors (notepad, Word, Composer, FrontPage, Dreamweaver) to lay out the design of the pages
Implementing - Placing files on a server to make our pages available on the Internet

At each step, we will focus on three important issues in all Web design:

Navigation,
Content, and
Consistency

Web Site Assignment

You have three options for planning, designing, and implementing a three-page Web site for this project:

A business Web site with a home page, a products/services page, and an about us/contact page
A teacher Web site with a home page, a syllabus or project page, and a sample weekly calendar page
A personal/organizational Web site with a home page, an about me page, and a pictures page

For whichever of the three above Web sites you choose to produce, you must include each of the following on every page:

On every page:

A navigation bar
Table or page background colors/images
Text colors
Table layouts
At least one image
Ensure Web Accessibility for the disabled (Click here for ten tips from the Web Accessibility Initiative: http://info.ex.ac.uk/its/helpdesk/tentips.html)

Additionally, you must ensure that each of the following appear at least once in your site:

At least one occurrence of each of the following in the site:

An animated image
(http://www.reallybig.com, http://www.millan.net/anims/giffar.html)
A background image
A table background color
A self-produced graphic (digital picture image or PhotoShop image)
A video clip (can be a "welcome" video or a product demo, etc.)

Optional additional improvements (only add these after you have achieved all of the above):

JavaScript MouseOvers and Other Effects (http://javascript.internet.com)
Framed pages
Anything creative that would add to the value of the site

Sample ideas for the Teacher Web Site are given below:

On main page:

Instructor’s Name
Subject/Grade-level
E-mail address - hyperlinked
Information about your class: Location, School Name, School Mascot, etc.
Welcome video

Calendar page:

One full week of lesson activities (brief descriptions/titles of each day's learning activities)
At least one hyperlink to an online lesson (you may use your Web-based lesson plan or a lesson found elsewhere on the Web)

Syllabus page:

Course name
Class information (room number, time, etc.)
Purpose/ Objectives
Attendance Policy
Evaluation (grade %'s)
Required Materials
General Expectations
Other Rules/Policies

You may adapt a syllabus found online in your subject/grade level, or put up a project assignment instead.

Implementing your Web site: Directions will be posted soon - check back.

Due: Thursday, October 14, by the beginning of class. You will present your site to the class as part of your grade, so do not miss this class period.

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