You are required to build a professional website (of your choice) using professional design and development software such as Photoshop, Dreamweaver and a little Flash.
It is **ESSENTIAL** to demonstrate your research activities. Each report section must refer to sources that have contributed to your understanding of the topic (including relevant tutorials, articles, books and journals). report should have 2000 words.
## Deliverables
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| An **'Introductory'** section outlining:
? **Task ** | | |
| A **'Theoretical research & evaluation'** section outlining:
? Evaluate the different methods for creating websites and the application development of web information systems.
? Describe the main web development issues required to build and host a dynamic web application;
? Specify and illustrate appropriate technologies at each layer of the web development model. | |
| A **'Planning, Analysis & Design'** section outlining:
? A 'Requirements catalogue' (numbered in bullet format);
? A 'Hierarchical chart' illustrating the proposed structure of the website;
? The 'Colour scheme' of the website and Typographic considerations;
? A screenshot and description of the 'Page Layout', structural dimensions should be stated and justified;
? A screenshot and description of the 'Template' which should outline the general format to be used throughout the site including images.
? Clearly state how web usability and accessibility guidelines have been considered and will be implemented into your design. | |
| An **'Applied research & Implementation'**
? Write a detailed explanation of how the site has been designed from start to finish. State how the **various web design software** has been used.
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| An **'Implementation evaluation'**
? Evaluate the finished product with reference to the project requirements and final implementation;
? Recommendations for future improvements. | |
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| An **'Appendix'** section containing supplementary information such as:
? Screenshots of the completed webpages | |
| **TOTAL** | 100% | |
**Report format:**
A report must convey an impression of professionalism in terms of presentation, layout and grammar. The following points outline some basic report writing considerations:
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** An average submission will cite at least 5 sources including at least 2 books published within the last 2 years. A first class submission will cite at least 10 sources including at least 4 books published within the last 2 years and a variety of up-to-date journals.
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**References & Bibliography:**
Append to your submission both a 'References' & 'Bibliography' section. The 'References' list should contain only those sources that are directly referred to in the main body of the report whilst the 'Bibliography' list is broader and includes works that the you have reviewed and that the reader may wish to refer to for further information.
using a standard referencing method e.g.
**- Book example:**
**Main body:** Schwartz [4] states that "information is the life blood of an organisation".
**References:** [4] Schwartz, E I (1997) Webonomics, London: Penguin Books Ltd.
**- Web example:**
**Main body:** Williams [6] argues that "web standards provide both interoperability"**
References:** [6] Williams, J (2008) [login to view URL]
**Bibliography: ** |
? **Sections:** Ensure a TOC 'Table of contents' page is provided at the beginning of the report listing all report sections.
? **Numbering:** Each report section including main headings and sub-headings should be numbered throughout.
All pages should be numbered, Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.) on all pages consecutively throughout the text, appendices, and bibliography. All preliminary pages, pages that precede the report such as the TOC should be counted and numbered using lower case roman numerals (i ii iii iv etc.). All page numerals should be centered on each page.
? **Consistency: **
? **Grammar:** your report should avoid using the word `I' as much as possible.