BA271 Week 3 BA271 Week 3 Lecture – Website Lecture – Website PlanningPlanning

Dave SullivanDave Sullivan

Goals for today…Goals for today…

Prepare to build a professional Prepare to build a professional website of valuewebsite of value

Discuss the Website Plan activity Discuss the Website Plan activity that is similar to:that is similar to:– Sample.pptSample.ppt– Sample.vsdSample.vsd

Create a 5” x 8” sales pitch for Create a 5” x 8” sales pitch for your Website Projectyour Website Project

Basic Website ProjectBasic Website Project

Goal: build a sample website with enough Goal: build a sample website with enough pages and content to be of value (or at least pages and content to be of value (or at least a prototype) for a business or organization a prototype) for a business or organization

RequirementsRequirementswebsite/website-website/website-project.htm#Requirementsproject.htm#Requirements

Choose a website topicChoose a website topic Collect information – Collect information – Organize information into a logical page Organize information into a logical page

structure.structure.

Choose a website topicChoose a website topic

First choice: build a website about First choice: build a website about an actual business, organization, an actual business, organization, or activityor activity

Disguise its nameDisguise its name (such as (such as "Goto's Sandwiches" rather than "Goto's Sandwiches" rather than "Togo's Sandwiches")"Togo's Sandwiches")

Avoid or repackage truly personal Avoid or repackage truly personal topics (such as “my favorite topics (such as “my favorite beers” or “the women I have beers” or “the women I have dated”)dated”)

Creating a website of Creating a website of valuevalue

Good topic choiceGood topic choice

Define target audience, collect Define target audience, collect useful informationuseful information

Good design vs. bad designGood design vs. bad design– Sample 1Sample 1: Samba Communications: Samba Communications– Sample 2Sample 2: A local band: A local band

Sample websites from last yearSample websites from last year

Website Plan ActivityWebsite Plan Activity

Sell your planned website project Sell your planned website project with a PowerPoint set of slideswith a PowerPoint set of slides

Sample files: Sample files: SAMPLE.PPTSAMPLE.PPT and and SAMPLE.VSDSAMPLE.VSD

Sample page layout …Sample page layout …

Website Plan -- Visio Website Plan -- Visio DrawingDrawing Use Visio to draw how all web Use Visio to draw how all web

pages will be linkedpages will be linked Visio is on all computers in Bexell Visio is on all computers in Bexell

HallHall How to get your own copy of VisioHow to get your own copy of Visio I placed a sample Visio file at I placed a sample Visio file at

SAMPLE.VSDSAMPLE.VSD

A sample Visio drawingA sample Visio drawing

Activities you should Activities you should dodo Choose a website topicChoose a website topic

– Build PowerPoint presentationBuild PowerPoint presentation– Record sound files for transitionsRecord sound files for transitions– Build a Visio page layout drawingBuild a Visio page layout drawing– Test that your work is at the correct Test that your work is at the correct

location for gradinglocation for grading Begin building website (at least Begin building website (at least

first page)first page)

Today’s work sample: Today’s work sample:

Sell your website project idea on two Sell your website project idea on two sides of a 5” x 8” card. sides of a 5” x 8” card.

Front page should Front page should include your nameinclude your name– Describe the business, organization, or Describe the business, organization, or

topic of website including: topic of website including: Target audienceTarget audience Sources of information to be usedSources of information to be used Value to be created by the website.Value to be created by the website.

Second page should show a likely page Second page should show a likely page layout of how the website will be layout of how the website will be organized.organized.