Concept for the Web Site Project

In a future assignment each student will design and create a simple three page web site to be posted on the HCC Student server.  For this project you will decide what the theme of your web site will be (that is, what sort of content will you have).  Automated Web design tools and/or sites such as Homestead, Geocities, Microsoft Word's save as web page feature, FrontPage, etc. MAY NOT be used.  Pages must be created using a text editor such Notepad, where you type in the HTML tags and text yourself.

The purpose of this is to get you thinking about the subject and how you will accomplish the pages before it's too late to get it all done. You may wish to read the entire web site assignment before deciding on your concept.

You must create this HTML page using Notepad.  Rather than start completely from scratch, you can save a sample web page and edit it using Notepad.  Here is a good sample basic HTML page you can use.  Rename the file to concept.htm.

Do not use any spaces in the file name!  If using a lab or other public computer, save the file to removable media (floppy disk or flash drive).  Do not save to the hard drive of a college computer.  It will be deleted automatically when the computer is rebooted.

Return to WebCT and select Assignments from the Course Tools menu.  Select Web Page Concept Project.  Follow the directions to select, upload and submit the completed file.

Note that projects sent as email WILL NOT be graded.  You must use this assignment drop-box.

This concept assignment is simply a short (a sentence or two) HTML document stating your intentions regarding the web site assignment.  State the intended topic and perhaps something about how it will be covered.  Be specific!  You must include your name in the document.  Note that unlike some previous projects you do not need to save this assignment webpage and edit it.

Content will reflect one or more of the following:

• some basic background and biographical information about the student,
• a hobby, craft, sport, or similar interest of the student,
• web search links of interest to the student, or with instructor permission
• website for an HCC faculty member or HCC academic program, that doesn't currently have a website.

Web sites will NOT contain any of the following:

• pornography, obscenity, or links to such images or content;
• any material not suitable for distribution within an ethnically diverse classroom, or links to such;
• copyrighted materials without the express written permission of the copyright owner;
• commercial content or advertising, except as noted in the assignment.
• Large animated graphics.  Try to keep your website to no larger than about 1 megabyte.

Remember it will take some time to design, collect materials, and construct your pages.  Then you still have to learn FTP and publish them on the Website!