Process for the final project
Here's how you'll make your final project website.
- Ideas: come up with a few different ideas for the site
- Structure: list the pages and how they relate
- Prototype: build a rough model of the site
- Make it: make the final version
The first step is to come up with a few ideas. That's all you'll be doing for now.
Here's an example:
Sample idea
Alpha Kappa Barka
A website for a new sorority, for doggos. Pages:
- Home
- Why AKB is the best!
- Our house - photos, address, like that
- Pledging - what it means, how to do it
- Events - list of things
- Contact
The idea has a name, a short description, and a quick list of pages.
![Georgina](https://learnweb.skilling.us/sites/default/files/skilling/characters/georgina-smile4.jpg)
Georgina
Can we change our minds about the pages?
Yes, and you probably will. The page list is just a rough idea. It doesn't lock you in to anything.
Here's another idea.
Sample idea
The Hammered Strings
A website for a local dulcimer rock band. Pages:
- Home - slideshow
- Band - about us kinda page
- Events - what's coming up
- Book us
- Contact
One more:
Sample idea
Pupperware
A website for a small business that brings doggos to your event. Pages:
- Home
- What we do - what the company does
- Packages - what people buy, with the prices
- Doggos - meet some of our doggos
- About - address, things like that
- Contact
You'll submit three ideas, and identify the one you want to work on.
![Ray](https://learnweb.skilling.us/sites/default/files/skilling/characters/ray-listening2.jpg)
Ray
If we're only going to do one of them, why come up with three ideas?
So you'll have something to compare your chosen idea against. You'll make a better decision if you imagine three different ideas.
![Adela](https://learnweb.skilling.us/sites/default/files/skilling/characters/adela-smile7.jpg)
Adela
We have to run it by our instructor?
Yes. You might come up with something that's too hard. Your instructor will help you figure that out.
Picking ideas
![Georgina](https://learnweb.skilling.us/sites/default/files/skilling/characters/georgina-smile2.jpg)
Georgina
Any advice on coming up with ideas?
First, pick something you can cover with about a dozen pages. For example, a website for a university has thousands of pages. Much too big. But you could do a website for one program, like the journalism program. Or for a student org, or an event.
Second, you won't be able to make a website with a lot of data handling. For example, a shopping cart that actually works is beyond what we'll cover in this course.
You can fake simple forms. Here's the band idea again.
Sample idea
The Hammered Strings
A website for a local dulcimer rock band. Pages:
- Home - slideshow
- Band - about us kinda page
- Events - what's coming up
- Book us < - - form
- Contact
You can make a form for the booking page, like this:
(OK, the look sucks, but you get the idea.)
The form wouldn't actually do anything, but it would be there.
So:
- Ideas with simple forms are fine.
- The forms won't actually do anything.
Don't promise!
One last piece of advice: don't promise anyone that you'll make a real site for them. They'll get all excited, and want you to make things this course doesn't cover.
If you say you'll make a prototype (a mock up), maybe that's OK. But make it clear it won't be a functioning site. Just a way to check out some ideas.
The next page has an exercise, where you'll submit your ideas.