GDT 150

Site Definition and Planning
for final project

Adapted from handout by Sheila Bourgoin

Final Project
The goal of the final project is to create a Web site that uses quality content and design to reach a specific audience.
The restrictions on content are: no personal home pages, offensive material or copyright infringement.

Some possible topics:

A place: Create a Web travel-log or feature a location.
A hobby: Develop a "how to" site that includes tools, techniques, links, sources for materials, examples of work.
A portfolio: Showcase artwork, design or photography.
A business: Create a site for a real or imaginary company.
An interest: Present a collection, a nonprofit organization, a sport or team, a favorite food, an event.

To review the criteria used to grade your final project go here.

Objective (today's assignment)
The goal of this part of the project is to develop a proposal and plan for this Web site. There are five parts to this proposal (see below). Each of these five sections must be included on a Web page which will be posted in your GDT150 folder (in your Web server space) and linked from your Course Work page. This page and all pages in your Course Work site should adhere to our Web page formatting rules.

General Site Description
Site Goals
Site Technology
Audience Profile
Similar Sites

**Student Examples**
Rose Anderson -Proposal -Site	Kathy Horn -Site	Robert Noble -Site	Ausra Petraitiene -Site

General Site Description
Write two paragraphs describing your Web site. Include a general description of the content and the text, graphics, images, logos, etc. Discuss how the web site will custom fit the goals and needs (or limitations) of the client or organization the site will be designed for.

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Site Goals
A short statement identifying two or three goals for your Web site. This is the foundation of your Web design process. (See page 5 of the Web Style Guide)

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Site Technology
List the technology involved in your site design. Base this list upon the information found on page 5 of the Web Style Guide.

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Audience Profile
Write up a profile of your target audience. Describe the typical user's age, interests, skill level, education. What will your users expect from your Web site? Where will they access your site from? What times of the day? For what reasons? Why will they want to return to the site? (three paragraphs)

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Similar Sites
Find three other Web sites that:

target the same audience you are designing your site for
have share similar purposes, products or services with your planned site

Locate, compare and contrast similar sites to the site you will be building for your final project by using search engines, directories and research databases. Your goal is to find out how others with the same goals are using the web to reach their audience. Try using the Michigan Public Library http://mel.lib.mi.us/ to locate good sites. Write a one paragraph description of the site and include an absolute link from the page you will create for this Site Definition and Planning assignment to the similar site you are describing.

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course outline