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Analysis of Math 301 Course Homepage

Analysis of Math 301 Course Homepage. To: Irvin Hentzel From: Michael Bootsma Ryan Crawford Megan DeJong Rachel Duschen Date: December 10th, 2001. Introduction. Four criteria necessary for an effective web site are that the information is:

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Analysis of Math 301 Course Homepage

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  1. Analysis of Math 301 Course Homepage • To: Irvin Hentzel • From: Michael Bootsma Ryan Crawford Megan DeJong Rachel Duschen • Date: December 10th, 2001

  2. Introduction • Four criteria necessary for an effective web site are that the information is: • relevant • easy to find • accessible • logically organized

  3. Introduction • Web site components to be evaluated: • site architecture • page design • navigation • content • aesthetics

  4. Advantages to Implementing Proposed Changes • All of the proposed changes help to make the information more relevant, easier to find, accessible and logically organized. • The improved web site will offer a more useful resource for Math 301 students. • This will reduce out of class involvement with students.

  5. Site Architecture • Issues to be Addressed: • Providing insight into site layout • Creation of a useful structure from which one can navigate

  6. Site Architecture • Recommended Changes: • Categories of related links • Move the link to the syllabus to a more prominent location

  7. Page Design • Issues to be Addressed: • The combination of navigation and written content • The use of an effective grid • The use of different font types and sizes • The implementation of text chunking

  8. Page Design • Recommended Changes: • The use of a calendar to sort miscellaneous postings • Use a consistent grid to separate course information from lecture material • Use different font types and sizes to distinguish more prominent information • Text chunking would make the information easier to locate and read

  9. Issues to be Addressed: Ease of navigation Evidence of location within site Recommended Changes: Use a monthly calendar Use a “breadcrumb trail” Navigation Hentzel Homepage > Math 301 >Lecture Notes > Solutions

  10. Issues to be Addressed: Organization of written content Chunking of text Organization of links Recommended Changes: Move contact information to course homepage Use short chunks of text The use of a calendar would help to organize the links Content

  11. Issues to be Addressed: The presence of a color scheme Relevant links Effective graphics Balanced design Aesthetics

  12. Proposed Page Layout

  13. Aesthetics • Recommend Changes: • Use colors of the book to create visual coherence and to categorize information • Place informative links around centered content • Use graphics, including a picture of the book • Center important content

  14. Proposed Page Layout

  15. Advantages to Implementing Proposed Changes • All of the proposed changes help to make the information more relevant, easier to find, accessible and logically organized. • The improved web site will offer a more useful resource for Math 301 students. • This will reduce out of class involvement with students.

  16. Costs • Implementing the proposed changes could take up to 40 hours to complete, but the benefits would far exceed the costs. • Recruiting a student to develop the new site would be a cost effective way of making the site a more useful resource.

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