You are required to take on a project for a client. The client should be the leader of a department or organization on campus. (Exceptions will be made on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the professor). The project involves putting together a World Wide Web multimedia presentation which, at the end of the quarter, can be uploaded to the university's server and be made available to the world.
At the end, you should have a project of which you can be proud. Furthermore, the project can be made available as an online "portfolio" to show what you can do.
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
A few words of warning here:
* They will want you to do more than is physically possible. Make sure you keep their expectations reasonable. Tell them you will start with the basics and add more if there is time.
* Don't let them make you go find other faculty who are to provide things like bios and other information. You will end up frustrated if you have to try to contact a whole bunch of other people. Make sure the client is responsible for acquiring such things.
* Stress that this is a "team" project. They will need to contribute time and energy to help acquire and create information.
* Let them know that you are "learning" from this assignment.
After the intial meeting with your client, you should put together a Navigation Map
which visually represents the structure of your
web project. The map will show each HTML file and give a brief description of its contents. It will also show how each
element is linked. The project will consist of index cards taped to poster board. Each index card will represent a web page.
Lines drawn (in pencil) from one card to the next will indicate the structure. Each card should also have information drawn, sketched
or written on it indicating what the page is about. This must be ready to present to me on Tuesday, April 8th during
class. I will want to sit down with you to make recommendations or give feedback. After this date, you should go over the
navigation map with your client. Once you and the client agree on the structure
and contents, this will be your contract.
Once you have the client's approval, proceed to the next step;
creating your web project.
This means that you will have to create at least 6 HTML files on your own. In many cases you will be creating many more than this.
The amount is not limited in the assignment.
You will need to either scan and manipulate or create from scratch at least 2 graphic images for your pages.
More than likely you will have a logo at the top of the home page. You will need to include at least one more graphic
somewhere on your web pages. Again, in many cases you will be creating more than this and there is no upper limit.
Besides the graphics you create, you can download other graphics off the Internet and use them on your pages as long
as they come from a graphics archive site which allows for the re-use of the images. The Utah State U. site also has a number
of graphics you can use. Check http://www.usu.edu/images/ for images and
http://www.usu.edu/icons/ for icons.
This will require some type of audio message on your page. It could be your voice or the voice of your client (or someone else). You will need access to an audio cassette recorder in most cases. If you use music, beware of copyright problems. You cannot use any music you please. The music must either be copyright cleared or cleared with permission. If permission is granted, you will need to use a permission form (see Dr. Anderson).
This is an option for those of you who want to "push the envelope." If you decide to accept this challenge, you will need to
shoot some video and edit it using Adobe Premiere. This can and should be a very short video clip. Again, do not use
video recorded on television or shot by someone else without permission. You may use video shot and/or supplied by the
client and perhaps edit an audio track onto the tape along with the video you edit.
You must also meet with your client at the end of the quarter and have them fill out a "Client Feedback
Form" The form can be filled out online if your client has a browser with "forms support." Othewise, you can use
Netscape, go to the "Client Feedback Form" and make a paper copy with a printer.
Your client should either fill-out the form online or they should return the paper version of the "Client Feedback Form" via campus
mail (or regular mail for off-campus projects) to Dr. Anderson. I must have
these by the end of final week. So, impress upon your clients the need to promptly return these.
At the end of the quarter I will "browse" through your web presentation, look over the "Client Feedback Forms" and give you a grade for the project.
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