Homepage Project

CS 102

60 pts., Due Oct 30, 1998

You are to prepare a minimum of four pages, covering the following topics:

1. A page telling us about yourself. This should be your ``main'' page (i.e., the index.htm page). Make sure you properly introduce yourself to the rest of us in cyber-space. Everything on the page should reflect your personality.

2. Your paper, converted to HTML format (FrontPage Editor will do that for your) and re-formatted for the Web. Convert your references to hyperlinks. This page should make use of bookmarks, so as to implement a table of contents at the beginning of the paper.

3. A hobby or personal interest page. This page should serve as an information resource, telling and showing us several things about the hobby/interest as well as containing links to additional information. Of course, these links should pass our evaluation test.

4. A brief resume, using a table to control formatting.

1. Each page should end in a ``signature,'' informing the reader of the last date of modification to the page, your name, and your e-mail address in a mailto URL. The signatures should include a ``home'' button which is a link to your main page.

2. Each page should make use of a background and have a title (the title bar title as well as a Heading 1 title at the top of the page). The background may either be a solid color or a background image.

3. The notion of good Web design, which we discussed in class and had readings on, should be adhered to.

4. The pages should make use of images and links, as appropriate.

5. Basic formatting should be used. (I.e., headings, lists, etc.)

6. Good spelling and grammar should be used.

Properly executing these preceding requirements will earn you a grade of ``B.'' Properly executing any three of the following requirements, in addition to the preceding requirements , will earn you an ``A.''

1. An additional hobby/interest page.

2. A third hobby/interest page.

3. Good use of at least three scanned images. The scanned images must be of good to excellent quality.

4. Making use of at least three images which you designed yourself using Paint Shop Pro or another drawing/paint program.

5. Using self-designed transparent interlaced GIF title headings for each of your pages. These headings can't also be used for fulfilling the previous requirement.

6. Using tables in a moderately complex and interesting manner (e.g., newspaper columns, extensive use of spanning, more-precise image placement). The table in your resume doesn't count for this.

7. Using clickable image maps.

8. Designing all your pages so that they are ``low-bandwidth'' friendly: Using small image file sizes, providing the text alternative representation, using only a small number of images per page, and reusing images between your pages. None of your pages should need more than 20 seconds to load when using a 28.8Kb modem.

9. Using JavaScript.