Research Project

Select a web site and critique it$.$ At a minimum, your report should include:

$1)$ Name of site.

$2)$ URL

$3)$ Site function $($training$,$ research, etc.$)$

$4)$ Number of pages in the site

$5)$ Discuss the site organization

a$)$ Is it efficient

b$)$ Are the pages structured logically

c$)$ Can the user easily navigate the site and locate the information desired.

$6)$ Discuss the page layout $($of select pages$)$

a$)$ Is the page design pleasing to the eye

b$)$ Are the text and graphics positioned properly

c$)$ What are the major faults of the site

d$)$ What are the major attractions of the site

e$)$ Suggest some specific $($and detailed$)$ corrections to some of the faults found

f$)$ What problems do you anticipate in implementing the above corrections

These are just guidelines and sample questions. You should give detailed answers and explanations. Your report should include other issues not mentioned here. Note: the focus of the paper is on design of the page not the history of the site or its features $($if it doesn$$t relate specifically to design$).$ The paper should be at least five pages, single spaced $($margins $1$ inch all sides, $12$ point font$)$ in Microsoft Word and submitted via BlackBoard. Note that your submission will be checked for plagiarism and appropriate consequences will be applied if your submission is not your own.

This project is due the last day of class. All outstanding projects must be submitted by the last day of class. If$,$ for some reason, you cannot complete all the work, indicate on the front page of your final exam booklet that you wish to be given an I $($incomplete$)$ grade. You will have until the middle of next semester to complete the work and have your grade changed. If no request for an I grade is given, I will compute your final grade based on the work you submitted, assigning a zero to projects not submitted.