Creating Research-Based Web Sites with Netscape Composer

This web site contains many resources to help you learn the skills needed to design and create a web site using Netscape Composer.  To help you learn these skills, you will be guided step-by-step through the process of creating a web site that will be a "Online Proposal" for your Research-Based Web Site project.  The Online Proposal will be a small web site, but it will give you a chance to practice the skills and learn the process of creating a web site that you can apply to your Research-Based Web Site project. Detailed descriptions of the Online Proposal and the Research-Based Web Site Projects can be seen by clicking the Projects link at the left.

The four modules present the basics of the internet and web, the process of designing your site, using Netscape Composer to build a site, and the process of testing, modifying and improving your site. At the end of each module, there are Web Skills Assignments that you will need to complete before the posted deadline.

If you need assistance with any part of these projects, please contact Dr. McClurken or Jerry Slezak. However, if you wait until the last minute to begin work, the amount of assistance we can provide is more limited. To create an effective web site, you need to spend time working on it. These projects are very difficult (if not impossible) to complete by pulling an "all nighter." If you keep to the deadlines and use the design process presented here, you will maximize the best use of your time in producing a good web site without allowing the process to become overwhelming.

Module 1 - Introduction to the World Wide Web and Web Site Design
This module will introduce you to the basics of web sites, how they work, and the process of designing a site.
Deadline for completion: 9:30 AM, Thursday, January 20, 2005.

Module 2 - Analyzing and Designing A Web Site
This module will guide you through the process of designing a web site that is organized and easy to navigate.  
Deadline for completion: 9:30 AM, Thursday, January 27, 2005.

Module 3 - Building a site with Netscape Composer
This module will take you through the process of using Netscape Composer to create the site you designed in Module 2. 
Deadline for completion: 9:30 AM, Tuesday, February 8, 2005.

Module 4 - Testing, Modifying and Improving Your Site
This module will present the basics of testing your site, and the process of systematic modification and improvement of your site.
Deadline for completion: 9:30 AM, Tuesday, February 15, 2005.