Looking for help with IT236 through weeks of 5 through 9 starting with the first assignments due next week.
Week Five: Website Graphic Content Details Due Points Objectives 5.1 Recognize advantages and disadvantages of common graphic formats. 5.2 Explain good design techniques for integrating multimedia into a website. 5.3 Identify a plug-in for multimedia. 5.4 Add images to a website using Adobe® Dreamweaver®. Reading Read Lesson 7, “CSS3 Transitions and Web Fonts,” of Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 Digital Classroom. Reading Read Ch. 5, “Web Typography,” of Principles of Web Design. Reading Read Ch. 8, “Graphics and Color,” of Principles of Web Design. Reading Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Participation Participate in class discussion. A total of 6 substantive postings over a minimum 3 days during the week 15 Discussion Questions Respond to weekly discussion questions. Monday and Thursday 10 Exercise Toolwire® Lab: Adding Graphics Complete the Toolwire® tutorials as a reference.
Using the same folder IT236Labs created in week 3; modify existing files to continue with this lab.
Complete the Toolwire® Lab: Adding Graphics for submission saving it to this lab folder you’ve created.
Zip your lab folder and rename it to lab3.zip. (Refer to the posting in Main Forum called Important Toolwire Rules for step by step directions in how to create the zip file)
Open the school portal while still in Toolwire. Browse to your U:\IT236 folder and attach the lab3.zip file. Tuesday 10 CheckPoint Insert Graphics Toolwire® Resource: Toolwire® Complete the Toolwire® Lab: Adding Graphics for practice. Do not submit this week’s Toolwire® lab to your instructor.
Complete the following: • Find and save two JPG or GIF images to your IT236WebSite/Images folder in Toolwire®. You can browse the web for these while in Toolwire or upload them to Toolwire from your computer. • Use Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5 on the Toolwire® desktop. • Insert the two images to your current web pages. • Incorporate the design principles you learned in Ch. 8, “Graphics and Color”, of Principles of Web Design.
Compress the IT236WebSite folder to a zip file. Rename the compressed folder to Week5.zip.
Submit the Week5.zip file to the Assignments tab by logging into school portal while in Toolwire. Saturday 50
Week Six: Website Content and Layout Details Due Points Objectives 6.1 Discuss the implications of copyrights on the usage of content on a website. 6.2 Explain how to optimize text content for search engines. 6.3 Add textual content to a web page using a table. Exercise Toolwire® Lab: Textual Content and Tables Complete the Toolwire® tutorials as a reference.
Using the same folder IT236Labs created in week 3; modify existing files to continue with this lab.
Complete the Toolwire® Lab: Textual Content and Tables for submission saving it to this lab folder you’ve created.
Zip your lab folder and rename it to lab4.zip. (Refer to the posting in Main Forum called Important Toolwire Rules for step by step directions in how to create the zip file)
Open the school portal while still in Toolwire. Browse to your U:\IT236 folder and attach the lab4.zip file. Tuesday 10 CheckPoint Copyright Implications Essay Resource: Template provided with Grading Rubric
Research and discuss copyright implications related to website development.
Write a minimum of 500 word essay. The paper must be written using Axia Essay Standard form which includes an introduction paragraph, a conclusion paragraph, a title page (as the first page), a reference page (as the last page), section labels in the body of the paper (headers for each required topic such as Introduction, Conclusion and content requirements), and citations in APA style notation (minimum of 1) listed on both reference page and in the body of the paper. Refer to the following link for guides in how to properly cite references using APA style notation.
Discuss the implications of copyrights on the usage of content on a Web site. Explain what can happen if prosecuted.
Include how these implications may be overcome.
Post your MS Word paper as an attachment to the Assignments tab. Friday 50 Individual Toolwire® Lab: Page Content Resource: Toolwire®
Complete the Toolwire® Lab: Textual Content and Tables for practice. Do not submit this week’s Toolwire® lab to your instructor.
Complete the following:
• Use Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5 on the Toolwire® desktop. • Add at least 200 words of textual content to each of your pages. • Manipulate the page layout on one of your pages using a table or add a table to a page but ensure each cell has data entered. • Incorporate the design principles you learned in Ch. 5, “Working with Tables”, of Principles of Web Design.
Compress the IT236WebSite folder to a zip file. Rename the compressed folder to Week6.zip.
Submit the Week6.zip file to the Assignments tab by logging into school portal while in Toolwire. Sunday 75
Week Seven: Website Effectiveness Details Due Points Objectives 7.1 Identify how CSS can be used to create a unified website style. 7.2 Explain the importance of usability when designing a website. 7.3 Recognize design principles of basic website appearance and functionality. Reading Read Lesson 4, “Styling Your Page with CSS,” of Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 Digital Classroom. Reading Read Lesson 5, “Creating Page Layouts with CSS,” of Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 Digital Classroom. Reading Read Lesson 6, “Advanced Page Layout,” of Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 Digital Classroom. Reading Read Ch. 6 of Principles of Web Design. Reading Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Reading Review the Associate Level Material: Appendix A. Participation Participate in class discussion. A total of 6 substantive postings over a minimum 3 days during the week 15 Discussion Questions Respond to weekly discussion questions. Monday and Thursday 10 CheckPoint Graphic Design Essay Write a minimum of 500 word essay. The paper must be written using Axia Essay Standard form which includes an introduction paragraph, a conclusion paragraph, a title page (as the first page), a reference page (as the last page), section labels in the body of the paper (headers for each required topic such as Introduction, Conclusion and content requirements), and citations in APA style notation (minimum of 1) listed on both reference page and in the body of the paper. Refer to the following link for guides in how to properly cite references using APA style notation.
Select a multimedia format and plug-in to use on your site (must identify 1 to use on your site) (The actual assignment will ask you to choose between a Flash SWF file or a YouTube video)
Include a description of how graphics will be used in the site such as JPG or GIF.
Include a description of the content to be included in the site and how this content will be acquired –Give attention to copyright restrictions.
Include a description of how usability and accessibility are considered in the site design.
Post your MS word paper as an attachment to the Assignments tab. Saturday 50
Week Eight: Website Prototyping Details Due Points Objectives 8.1 Apply effective design concepts and techniques to a prototype homepage and secondary pages. 8.2 Use CSS with Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS6. Reading Read Ch. 7, “Page Layouts,” of Principles of Web Design. Exercise Toolwire® Lab: Add Style to Page Content Complete the Toolwire® Lab: Add Style to Page Content.
Zip your lab folder and rename it to lab5.zip. (Refer to the posting in Main Forum called Important Toolwire Rules for step by step directions in how to create the zip file)
Open the school portal while still in Toolwire. Browse to your U:\IT236 folder and attach the lab5.zip file. Tuesday 10 CheckPoint Using Multimedia Toolwire® Resources: Toolwire® and Week 8 Helpful Hints posting.
Choose do you want to use a video or a flash file. Locate the video on YouTube or find a .SWF file on the Web you can save and use for free.
Add the Flash multimedia graphic/banner or YouTube video to your site. You will need to embed the code for the video or embed the Flash multi-media file.
Include a hyperlink to the Web page where you can download the plug-in to view the multimedia image or file under the multi-media file. (For example using a Flash image to link to Flash Plug-In download page)
Apply good design principles, including consistency followed throughout the site.
Ensure the pages are error free. To test your work in a Web browser, after saving the html file, open it in Internet Explorer by double clicking it from the IT236WebSite folder.
Compress the IT236WebSite folder to a zip file. Rename the compressed folder to Week8a.zip.
Submit the Week8a.zip file to the Assignments tab by logging into school portal while in Toolwire. Friday 50 Assignment Embedded CSS Toolwire® Resources: Toolwire® and Master Visually
Use the Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5 software on the Toolwire® desktop.
Add style and color to your content using CSS.
Embed CSS style into your web pages to enhance the content and color of your page.
Apply good design principles, including consistency followed throughout the entire site. (Do not color each background differently as that’s not consistent)
Include at least four different CSS changes on each page.
Make final adjustments to complete your design.
Compress the IT236WebSite folder to a zip file. Rename the compressed folder to Week8b.zip.
Submit the Week8b.zip file to the Assignments tab by logging into school portal while in Toolwire. Sunday 75
Week Nine: Website Redesign Recommendations Details Due Points Objectives 9.1 Evaluate web page layouts, navigation, and performance. 9.2 Develop recommendations for redesign. Participation Participate in class discussion. A total of 6 substantive postings over a minimum 3 days during the week 15 Capstone Discussion Question Respond to the capstone discussion question.
• Select a business or e-business website from the Internet. Evaluate the page layout, navigation, and performance based on your knowledge from the past 9 weeks. Tuesday 15 Final Project Website Analysis Paper Analyze the website you have built over the last nine weeks.
Use your knowledge gained from the past nine weeks and make a minimum of 3 changes to your site to improve page layout, navigation and performance. • A minimum of 3 changes must be made to your site. • All pages and content must be error free. • All pages must be consistent with INDEX being the only exception.
Write a minimum of 500 word essay. The paper must be written using Axia Essay Standard form which includes an introduction paragraph, a conclusion paragraph, a title page (as the first page), a reference page (as the last page), section labels in the body of the paper (headers for each required topic such as Introduction, Conclusion and content requirements), and citations in APA style notation (minimum of 1) listed on both reference page and in the body of the paper. Refer to the following link for guides in how to properly cite references using APA style notation.
Identify the Web design best practice in which the change you made relates to. Include this for each change you have made.
Explain why you made each of the 3 changes and how the changes improved user friendliness.
Summarize how this change will improve the site’s overall usability.
Post your MS Word paper as an attachment to the Assignments tab.
Compress the IT236WebSite folder to a zip file. Rename the compressed folder to Week9.zip.
Submit the Week9.zip file to the Assignments tab by logging into school portal while in Toolwire. Sunday 100
