Computing essentials 2017 chapter 2

Website

HIT164 COMPUTING FUNDAMENTALS

Assignment 2: Build a Mini Website

Due Date:

Week 11, Friday at Midnight

Length:

600 words for main content (max. not including reference list)

Value:

20% of the total marks for the unit

TASKS

1. Build a website based on your research essay (Assignment 1) using HTML5 technology (with strict XML rule).

*Note: Students who did not submit assignment 1 must contact your lecturer as soon as possible.

REQUIREMENTS

· Your website must have at least three webpages — home, topic, and reference list pages.

· Webpages must be hand coded using HTML5 (with strict XML rule) and CSS.

· HTML5 markup should be semantically correct.

· They should also validate according to the W3C Validator.

· Webpages should reflect the C.R.A.P. design principles.

· Appropriate meta data should be included on all webpages, e.g. author’s information, a brief description and a set of keywords related to your content.

· Appropriate file structure should be used for your website.

· All webpages must hyperlink to each other.

· Topic page should contain no more than 600 words.

· Reference list must not contain sources that have not been cited in the text.

· CDU Harvard referencing style should be applied.


HIT164 Computing Fundamentals

PART 1 - WEBPAGES

Home Page

· This home page should be named “ index.html ”.

· At the minimum, your home page should include the website name and a very short introduction (75-125 words).

Topic Page

· This webpage should be named “ topic.html ”.

· Trim the content of your research essay (from Assignment 1) to no more than 600 words. Ensure that your content is rewritten to be appropriate for a web medium.

· Include at least one multimedia element (e.g. image, embedded video or audio) that is relevant to your content.

• Be sure to include appropriate referencing, and it should also be clear of any copyright issue.

Reference List

· The reference list should be in a separate webpage named “ references.html ”.

· References should be listed in alphabetical order, according to author’s last name.

· Reference items which include a link to a source on the web should be marked up as such.

All Webpages

· Citations (i.e. inline references) should link directly to the specific reference in the reference list.

· There should be a consistent navigation system used in the website.

· Hypertext linking within a webpage is encouraged.

PART 2 - PRESENTATION

· Use ONLY external Cascading Style Sheet for presentation.

· Your CSS file should include a header comment that contains your name, version information, and references to any styles you have used from elsewhere.

· All webpages should demonstrate consistency in presentation.


SUBMISSION GUIDELINE

On Learnline

· Archive all your webpages, and any additional files, in a ZIP file named FirstnameLastnameAssign2.zip. Your ZIP file should include (at the minimum):

1. index.html

2. topic.html

3. references.html

4. styles.css

· Submit the ZIP file to Learnline. You can find the submission portal at Assessment > Submit Here > Assignment 2

· Click on “Browse My Computer” and attach your ZIP file.

· You are allowed FIVE attempts on the submission to Learnline, however, if you re-submit after the due date it will be considered as a late submission.

On Spinetail Web Server

· Your website, including images and stylesheet, should be uploaded to the Spinetail web server.

· Ensure your website works.

· Do NOT modify any files after the due date (assuming it is not a late submission).

· Ensure appropriate file structure is used.

· The zipped file submitted to Learnline and the website on Spinetail must be EXACTLY the same.

· The time of submission will be based on when you submit the ZIP archive on Learnline.

· You may wish to check your assignment against the Marking Guide. The document can be found on Learnline where you obtained this assignment specification. Your lecturer will use this as a basis for assessing your assignment.