Assignment Developing Website Configuring Host Publishing Submitting Assignment FAQ Class

Assignment Instructions

Instructor: Dan Silverman

All ADMN410 Students are required to design, create, and publish an original web site as part of their final project. This website will serve as a guide to all aspects of the assignment.

Assignment

The final product will be a fully functional HTML 5 website much like the one you are currently viewing. Your instructor will provide you the due date in your syllabus.

Purpose of this Assignment

Besides being super fun, it is an exercise in problem solving and resourcefulness. These are qualities that employers seek and will differentiate you in an interview. See: 6 qualities every job seeker needs to stand out from the competition Therefore, it is expected that you make an attempt at problem solving before resorting to “extra help”. Read all of the instructions on this website! Most of your questions can be answered by reading this site or by consulting W3Schools. The following are skills that are enhanced by this project:

  1. Critical Thinking
  2. Utilization of Planning Skills
  3. Problem Solving
  4. Making Connections
  5. Discovering Patterns
  1. Abstract Reasoning
  2. Effective Use of tools
  3. Precision
  4. Applying Prior Knowledge
  5. Learning from Mistakes

Purpose of your site

Your resume is a one page representation of everything that is you. Your resume, along with an optional cover letter, may be all that your potential hiring employer will see before they make the decision to bring you in for an interview. The website you create will provide a comprehensive portfolio about who you are and what makes you differentiated from the rest of the pack. Your website should be clean, professional, and presentable. It is no secret that employers frequently search the web on job applicants. (Article: 80% of employers google applicants). Therefore, it is essential that you ensure you have a positive online presence.

Once your project has been graded, you may replace the web pages with something you find more suitable or you may remove the web pages completely using Webmail's or FileZilla's FTP client.

Expectations

A fully functional HTML5 based website hosted by the UNH server ADMN410.UNH.EDU (or host of your choice). Your site will contain 100% original HTML as well as original styling in a separate CSS file.

  1. The site will be 100% original. There will be no use of external/professional templates (except the one that is included in your class files which is discussed in the Developing Website section)
  2. The site will consist of 3 - 4 HTML pages
  3. There will be working navigation on the top each page
  4. You will use a separate .css file (no internal CSS)

The following is an example of a professional bio/portfolio website layout. Please feel free to modify the content and page names to accomodate your specific bio. This site is a reflection of you so please be creative

Sample Site Map

Grading

The project grade will be based on the following criteria:

Points Criteria
10 Originality! All website submissions will submitted to an integrity check service. UNH Academic Honesty policy applies to this project. The website may be submitted to an AI Content Detector.
The site must be developed in an HTML editor such as Sublime Text, Brackets, Komodo,etc. No WYSIWYG development is permitted. Do not use any website generation tools/services (e.g. wix, IM creator, SquareSpace, Dreamweaver). AI tools can be used to generate navigation and assist with formatting. Howeveer, the majority of your content should be original
10 All images must be reside on the server. The images must be in the images folder. The CSS file must be in the css folder
10 A minimum of 3 HTML pages and a separate CSS file. All styling should be in the css file which is in the css folder (no internal css)
10 There must be working navigation on all pages. Please test this on the server before submitting
10 Each project must have a link to your LinkedIn profile and professional social media (twitter, instagram, etc.). In addition, each project should include most, if not all, of the following: tables, lists, images, links, linked pages, videos, various heading styles (usage of h1, h2, h3, etc.)
10 All content must be styled in CSS. This means that you should not have any tags that don't have related styling in the css file
10 One of your pages must contain your resume - written entirely in HTML (Not an embedded document)
10 The website must be published to the ADMN410 web server and reside in the public_html folder. Your home page must be index.html
10 Quality of presentation. The site must appear neat and professional. All images should render properly
10 Quality of content. The website should be designed to impress an employer.
  1. All images must be original or labeled for reuse. (Search images on google, click Search Tools and filter by Usage Rights)
  2. All of your original HTML source should be well formed HTML5.
  3. Basic, rushed, bare bones, sloppy, and/or careless projects will suffer from point deductions
  4. Submission received before the deadline (10% penalty for each day late)
  5. The website must be able to pass an AI Content Detector test

We will build a working HTML web site in class. It is tempting to duplicate this website, modify it, and submit it as your final project. Please do not do this as it will result in deductions from your grade.