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Patty A. Macey

CIS 205 02ETR

Instructor:  Mrs. Colleen Pepin

 

 

Final Project Summary

 

 

        Overall Impression:

 

        After reviewing many different Websites from other community colleges in Michigan, including the academic areas for SC4, I came up with a design for our department.  I was granted permission to use any of the logos/images found on SC4’s main Website from Katie Kenney, Marketing and Web Administrator, Advancement Office, SC4.

 

        Since some will define a Website as “first and foremost a communication tool,” I have tried to incorporate the answers to the basic questions visitors may have about our department (for example, instructor phone numbers, email addresses, basic information about each discipline, a list of courses offered in each discipline, and contact information for the department chairperson and secretary.

 

        I believe the home page is well laid out with links to the entire Website.  If the Advancement Office decides to link to this site, they will probably remove the link I created to the Social Science fall class schedule as they already have a link to the entire schedule for the College on their main site.  I have included these pages at my instructor’s request to show my ability to create frames pages.  Also, since the College uses tables rather than frames, this worked out very well.

 

        Overall, I am pleased with the way my Website turned out.  I feel the layout is attractive and consistent.  The organization is clear, the links are relevant, and the content is accurate and up-to-date.  A form is included for visitors to provide feedback on the Website.  The Website works well in both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.  Information on each page is clear and logical.  However, it seems each time I view my Website, I find something to change.  I suppose all Web masters do the same thing.

 

Things I Feel Are Good About This Site:

 

• Attractive and clear layout that makes it easy to access information
• Easy navigation
• Information on the main pages is limited to a reasonable amount
• Content is accurate and interesting
• Page loading speed is reasonable
• Content is logical and relevant for the intended audience, which is:  first and foremost students, but also includes parents, other colleges, businesses, and other departments on campus
• Follows the storyboard
• All items on the “Grading Rubric” have been addressed

 

Possible Improvements:

 

• Have FrontPage maintain the link bars.  As I have edited them many times, using this option in the beginning would have made things much easier.
• If approval is granted from the Advancement Office, complete the course abstract section.
• Persuade faculty without a photo on their bio to have their photo taken for this section.
• Replace clipart with new photos relevant to each discipline.
• Find a more attractive way to display faculty names, phone numbers, and email addresses.

 

        Finally, I would like to thank my instructor, Mrs. Pepin, for allowing me to create a Website for my place of employment, the Social Science Department at St. Clair County Community College (SC4), as the Third Project and then to expand and improve it for the Final Project for this class.  Now SC4 will have the option of adding a link to our department from their main Website; this is something we have desired for a long time.  I would also like to thank Wendolyn Willison for suggesting I take this class and Marilind Roff for allowing me to substitute this class for the one I was scheduled to take.

 

 

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