English 250 Website Design/ e­Portfolio The Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to introduce students to Macromedia Dreamweaver, a comprehensive HTML editor. In doing so, each student will design and build their own personal homepage. We will start working on building the webpage right after your documented essay, but your personal homepage will not be due until the end of the semester. The purpose of the e­folio is to frame your work you generate over the course of the semester. In addition, as a website is a public document, the document provides you the opportunity to create a professional public identity and express your voice through the various documents you upload onto your website. In case you have some concerns regarding making your website public, let me know. You will be given class time over the semester to compile your electronic portfolio and upload your documents, capturing all work completed in the course. At the completion of the semester, you will submit your e­portfolio for grading. Audience The audience for your website will be your English 105 instructor, fellow classmates, and others with access to ISU internal pages. The audience for your e­portfolio will be your English 105 instructor. Deliverables This assignment will have three parts: 1. Software workshop 2. Selected readings 3. e­Portfolio design Software workshops: We will work in the lab for one week, where students will work on tutorials for Macromedia Dreamweaver, the primary HTML editor students will use in creating your personal homepage. We will also go through the e­portfolio requirements, standards, and formatting to give students ideas on the design and content for submission. Introduction to open source web templates Discussion of copyright and intellectual property rights Review on properly documenting electronic sources Dreamweaver visual tutorials Selected Readings: Students will be required to complete two readings during this exercise. These readings will give students tips and ideas on general page design, text­ formatting tips, graphics advice, and aesthetic considerations. e­Portfolio: An introduction to electronic portfolios and overview of the requirements, format, and grading criteria. Tutorial on creating a sample e­Portfolio. You will continue to build your portfolio throughout the semester with each assignment. It is strongly
Spring 2008 English 250 recommended that you work on this assignment periodically, and not wait until the last minute to compile and submit. Review on properly documenting electronic sources Discussion of copyright and intellectual property rights
Spring 2008 English 250 Grading Rubric: E-Portfolio CATEGORY Content has a well­stated clear purpose and unified theme Content Accuracy information on the web site is accurate Links All are credible and up­to­date. Pages have titles Images All images have an ALT tag describing the image Graphics Graphics are related to the theme and not mere decorations Layout Layout is organized, uncluttered, and visually appealing Navigation Links follow a certain hierarchy and key pages are accessible at all times Format Color, font, background choices reflect audience awareness and unity to the purpose Copyright has accurate citations for all borrowed material Contact Information Lists the author’s name, school name, and date of publication/ and update on every page Spelling and Grammar is mechanically correct
Spring 2008 Excellent Good Fair Needs Work