Content

Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement

Privacy and Protection

Acceptable Content

Requirements

Overview

Project Summary

In this exercise we will develop and deploy a website.

Authoring Language

Technology changes rapidly and there are many types of languages that are currently in use for the development and display of websites on the Internet. We will use one of the oldest and most basic languages, HTML.

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Content

Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement

Plagiarism and copyright infringement are two issues which plague the Internet due to the openness and the nature of the medium. You will be expected to respect other designers’ work and create your own. Templates will not be used. However, if you use them in the future, be sure to respect the author and give credit and links when asked.

Read all associated terms BEFORE downloading any material to be used on the site.

Privacy and Protection

In this exercise, you will NOT display any information which could lead someone to you. NO last names, addresses, or any other identifiable information will be posted. If you use a picture of someone, get their permission and be sure they understand it will be viewable by anyone with a computer and Internet connection.

Acceptable Content

In addition to originality and respect for other developer’s work, the site must not contain bad language or questionable graphics. All aspects of the rules for behavior outlined in the Student Handbook will be observed on the site.

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Helps and Aids

Links

To aid you in this process, you will be provided with links to sites that have pictures, icons, music, clip-art, animations, and other material. READ the rules for use before downloading anything. If you cannot abide by the agreement, do not use the item.

These assists can be found at www.mrscott.info .

Authoring Tools

MS WORD will compile websites, but alignment of text and images are sometimes problematic. For this exercise we will use an open source free WYSIWYG program called Nvu. It is available for download and can be used at home as well.

Saving your site

All page, graphics, music, and other files must be linked and present within the same folder when authored to operate correctly when deployed. This type of link is called relative to index and should operate when uploaded to a web server.

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Requirements

Subject Matter

Additional content requirements and expectations will be communicated to you in class. You may NOT use a template.

Choice 1:

Create an entirely made up distant foreign country complete with statistics, interesting facts, tourism information and pictures. Other graphics should be used to compliment and entertain. Do not overuse graphics.

Choice 2:

A personal website based on the biblical outline you produced in the WORD unit, a page about your family, sports, hobbies, original pictures, etc. Features should include: scriptures, outline, insight, quotations, and graphics.

Choice 3:

If you have a burning desire to do a special interest website, you must receive approval prior to beginning work.

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Specifications

Website must contain:

At least 5 pages
Hyperlinks
Bookmarks
Graphics (minimum 5)
Original Material
Consistent Theme
No full names or addresses
No errors in grammar
A link “home” on every page

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Grading

Sites will be graded on content, originality, adherence to guidelines, and operability. There are minimum requirements for the site. Remember “minimum” is at or below average. C is an “average” grade.

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Due Dates

Due dates and other deadlines will be communicated in class. Have fun!!!

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