First Semester Final Project Web Design

Final Project Create a company, zoo, museum, etc. Your job is to create a web site for your business! Create a company, zoo, museum, etc. Your job is to create a web site for your business!

Web Site Your web site must contain:  5 Web Pages – all linked together  Banner or header (present on every page)  Navigation menu (present on every page)  1 Table  Images  All pages should have images  1 with an image map  1 with rollover  Internal and External links (at least 5)  1 Form Your web site must contain:  5 Web Pages – all linked together  Banner or header (present on every page)  Navigation menu (present on every page)  1 Table  Images  All pages should have images  1 with an image map  1 with rollover  Internal and External links (at least 5)  1 Form

Grading Rubric AREAPoints Readability, Usability & Functionality15 Visual Presentation10 Code Validation and Integrity10 Information architecture5 Completion of all required elements10 Total50

Project Journal You will be required to keep a project journal throughout the design of your webpage.  Address the questions in the Word file.  Assessed independently of your final project.  4 entries, worth 5 points each! You will be required to keep a project journal throughout the design of your webpage.  Address the questions in the Word file.  Assessed independently of your final project.  4 entries, worth 5 points each!

Journals 1st entry should detail your plans for the site and should address key site goals. Due Wednesday January 11th Your 2nd and 3rd entries will be used for reflecting upon your design process while you are actually making the website. Due Tuesday January 17th Due Friday January 20th Your 4th journal entry will give you time to reflect upon your project. Due Monday January 23rd 1st entry should detail your plans for the site and should address key site goals. Due Wednesday January 11th Your 2nd and 3rd entries will be used for reflecting upon your design process while you are actually making the website. Due Tuesday January 17th Due Friday January 20th Your 4th journal entry will give you time to reflect upon your project. Due Monday January 23rd

Journals Your entries will be assessed in 3 main areas (equally weighted): 1. Relevance to topic and suggested questions, 2. Grammatical correctness/organization 3. Clarity/depth of thought and reflection. Write in complete sentences- each journal entry will likely be at least 1 page double-spaced! Your entries will be assessed in 3 main areas (equally weighted): 1. Relevance to topic and suggested questions, 2. Grammatical correctness/organization 3. Clarity/depth of thought and reflection. Write in complete sentences- each journal entry will likely be at least 1 page double-spaced!

When is this Due? The project is due Friday January 20 th at the beginning of class

How to start! Download the instructions from the web. Create a business! Think about your 5 pages… what will you put on them? Begin drawing the layout of the pages Where is your navigation menu? What info goes on each page? What external links will you use? Where can you use a image map? Where will you put a table? Create your banner! Download the instructions from the web. Create a business! Think about your 5 pages… what will you put on them? Begin drawing the layout of the pages Where is your navigation menu? What info goes on each page? What external links will you use? Where can you use a image map? Where will you put a table? Create your banner!

Don’t waste your time! Work on this alone! Don’t be distracted. Don’t put this off! It’s a lot of work… Work on this alone! Don’t be distracted. Don’t put this off! It’s a lot of work…