Assignment: Web Site and Directory
Overview
- Due Date: Last Day of Classes, Thursday, December 4, 2003. See Schedule.
- Length: As long as it takes. Two linked pages, and a directory of fifteen to twenty (15-20) annotated items minimum.
- Research Requirement: Moderate; you must research and evaluate sites on the World Wide Web.
- Unusual Requirements: Web research and writing; HTML coding; optional: FTP utility use;
back up your work!
- Want a Sample? See below.
- Questions? E-mail me at
kaydelott@yahoo.com.
Create an information page and bibliographic essay for the World Wide Web. The basic idea is to research a topic, write and code a page of introduction, find sites pertaining to your topic, evaluate and review them, and
arrange them on your web site, thereby creating a web site and directory (hence the title of the
assignment). If you put your site on line, and have a URL, you can even register with search engines and web rings.
In order to complete this assignment successfully, you must:
- Choose a topic. Ideally, the topic should have something to do with your major, or at the very least should be something you have a lot of experience in, so that you might learn something as you go. Alternatively, you could keep the same topic on which you wrote Paper #1. Also, you will be required to pick good web sites and evaluate them; you must have some expertise in the field or have done some preliminary research so that you can tell whether the sites you view offer quality information or complete fluff.
- Write a page of copy that introduces your topic. This will act as your "home page" for this site. Keep in mind the differences between traditional writing and web writing.
- Search for sites on your topic. You know how to use the search engines by now; have fun!
- Evaluate the sites. Your directory annotations will have to comment briefly on the contents, quality, and usefulness of the sites. See
"The Bibliographic Essay" for some tips on how to write evaluations for a bibliographic essay.
- Write the code for both pages. Include links to your chosen sites. Add a glossary page if necessary. You can use as much or as little HTML coding as you like, but you may not use coding programs.
You must use the following commands correctly in your web page: <html>, <head>, <title>, <body>, <a>, and either <p> or one of the list commands (<ol> and <ul>). The correct use of more sophisticated commands and nice design can increase your grade.
Other than that, feel free to have fun and be creative; just remember that your audience might have slow connections and poor eyesight. Consult the Links page for HTML help, free graphics, color charts, advice, etc. Remember, your web site and directory need not be any more complicated or flashy than the the samples, but must contain two linked pages.
- Troubleshoot! Make sure everything works! Keep your page up to date.
- Proofread! Proofread! Proofread!
Want a Sample?
Some Previous Directory Projects Residing on the Web (as of 8/22/03):
Essay due: Thursday, December 4, 2003. See Schedule.
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This page was created as technical support for Kathrine Aydelott's 249S Course, Fall 2003. Created Aug 22, 2003. Last updated Aug 22, 2003.
