Hort 425 - Paper 1 Web Site Assignment

(examples from previous students)

Directions: Read ALL of the directions before starting this assignment. Create a web site using the content you developed for paper 1. Particularly, think about how many pages the site should contain and how those pages should interconnect.  The first page of your site should contain the title and one of the following: 
    • the executive summary,
    • the table of contents, or
    • the executive summary and the table of contents.
The text of your paper will be contained in a series of other pages that link from the first page and somehow link among themselves as well. Think about web sites that you have visited and how you navigated in those sites. What worked well and what caused aggravation? Plan your site well. 

Draw a diagram of your pages, listing what information will be on each page. Then create a short, easy to remember name (up to 8 lowercase letters long is recommended) for each page. Write the page names on the diagram. Place arrows on the diagram to indicate links within the document. Here is an example of how your diagram might look.
Diagram of proposed web site
After creating your diagram, create a computer file for each page of your site. Do not use double-spacing of lines in these files. Name each file using the names you created for the diagram. In summary: each computer file should have the text that will appear on that page of your web site and should have the same file name as the page name. 

Using an appropriate software program, save each file as an htmlfile. MS Word, for example, could be used for this step. If you save your files as text files (.txt), then you could open them in Netscape Composer. Any software that can turn your pages into html format can be used. 

Work on each page to format it to look the way you want. Your software program should have a command for creating a link. On each page, use this command to establish the links between pages that you proposed on your diagram. 

Create at least one link to some related site that is not within your paper. For example, if you cited a web page within your paper, link the reference directly to that site. 
 

  • When you have completed your pages, publish them on the WWW. Check to be sure that all links work correctly. Then create a link to your site from your Speakeasy Cafe Profile Page, under "Favorite Links." You will need to use the full address, beginning with "http://" or the link will not work. Check to be sure the link works.
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    Owl, a graduate student in Horticulture has created a web site on "How to build a web site".  It walks you through most of what you need to do for this assignment step-by-step. If you have never worked with web pages, then you should start here. This site assumes that you are using MSWord to complete the assignment and that you will be publishing using your WSU student account web site.

    Owl's "How to build a web site" also has links to many additional useful sites with information about building web pages. These sites tell you about how to create pleasing sites, how to use graphics, and more. Check these out as well.

    Grading: Your web page will be graded based on the following criteria:
    1. Format of the first page is legible and easy to follow.
    2. Web site has paper broken down into meaningful pages.
    3. Pages are legible.
    4. It is clear to the viewer how to navigate the site.
    5. Navigation through the site is easy.
    6. Pages contain at least one link to an external web page that is referenced somewhere.
    7. All links within the paper work to send the viewer to the expected location.
    8. Link from the Speakeasy Cafe Profile Page to the paper works.
    9. It is easy to tell who created the web pages and when.
    Dr. Virginia Lohr
    Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
    Washington State University
    Pullman, Washington 99164-6414 U.S.A.
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    Updated on March 13, 2002