Week13
Your instructor will demonstrate menu layout and construction.
Your instructor will explain this week's assignment and your final project.
Additional Resources
Horizonal menus
Vertical menus
Sample student web projects from past semesters.
Lab13
This lab assignment "Planning Web Project" may be hand written and sketched, or using digital creation software such as sketching software, Powerpoint, etc.
With any large project, planning is important. Therefore, some preliminary planning is necessary before starting your final project.
The subject and content of your web site is of your choosing. Please use good taste and judgment. No controversial topics. You will be showing your finished web project to the rest of the class. Suggestions for a subject are a hobbies, sports, activities, businesses (real or made up), clubs, etc. A topic not allowed is game playing/role playing. I have seen too many sites in the past on that topic. I would like students to expand their horizons and discuss their other interests.
Preview the Web Project Final assignment so that you can see what it is you are working towards.
You will be turning in at least 5 pages of detailed sketches (one for each page). Each page must consist of a sheet of 8 1/2" X 11" paper or digital equivalent. Small sketches on a single sheet of paper will not be allowed. More pages are allowable.
To navigate from one page to another, you will need links. It looks professional if the links are in a vertical or horizontal arrangement. Most web sites place the links in the same area of each page so that it is easy for the end user to figure out the navigation structure of your site.
All the pages in the site should have the same basic "look and feel" so that the site looks whole, complete, and professional. Same "look and feel" means that in general, fonts, colors, layouts, etc, look similar and contiguous between all the pages on the site.
For each individual page that comprises the web site:
Type up a paragraph telling me your topic, what your website will be about and a synopsis of what will be on each of the 5 pages.
Turning in your assignment:
Sample student sketches from past semesters.
Your instructor will go over your turned in assignment in class to make suggestions and improvements.
It will be graded promptly and returned to you in class.
Grading criteria:
| Grading Criteria | Possible Points 10 |
Your Points 10 |
| Typed paragraph telling me your topic, what your website will be about and a synopsis of what will be on each of the 5 pages. | 1 | 1 |
| Navigation structure is clear and consistent on all pages. | 1 | 1 |
| Liberal use of images, text content, fonts, lists, tables, etc. Describe on your sketches where you are using these elements. | 3 | 3 |
| At least 5 detailed sketched pages on 5 full sized sheets of paper or equivalent. | 5 | 5 |