Final Project

Tasks

The project will be composed of four parts:

• A personal Web page

• Research Project

• IMOS Travel Page

• Publish Online Manual

Date Due

• The written and electronic portion of the project is due on: May 9/2000
• Presentations are due on: May 9/2000

Class Hours 

See class outline.

Hand In   

All web pages, graphics, and other media must be supplied at each interval so it can be marked.

You have three options for hand-in:

1. Placing on a disk and giving to instructor prior to/on due date. Your name and 
   class should be clearly labeled on the disk. Nothing else should be on the
   disk.

2. Email to jhamlin@talltech.com on due date (prior to 7pm) or before. The contents
   should be attached to an email and sent to the instructor account. Contents can 
   be placed in a zip file if desired. The subject line should clearly reflect the
   assignment number.

3. Placing submission on a host that is accessible from the Internet. (your own host 
   or a free account). The URL should be emailed to the instructor account. The subject 
   line should clearly reflect the assignment number. 

Marks 

The project is worth a total of 145 marks.

Personal Web Page (15 marks)

• The personal Web page will contain the following:

• Miscellaneous information about yourself (hobbies, sports, general)

•  Contain picture of yourself (digital camera or scanned) – student photo

•  Links to your online manual

•  Links to your company page

•  Links to your research project

•  Links to your topic project

•  Must contain a link back to the IMOS main page.

•  Should include at least (but not limited to) 2 graphics on each page

•  Student resume

•  Student’s bio of accomplishments

•  Minimum of three pages not including manual and company pages

•  Pages and media is not to exceed 1 MB

Online Manual (5 marks)

The online manual should be complete. Links should be provided back to the personal web page as well as to the IMOS home page. 

The research project will be picked from a list of available topics. These will be given out individually. If there is a topic which is not listed and it relates to this course then upon approval it can be used. The research project is a good way to obtain information on a number of topics in a very short amount of time. Each student will be responsible for a unique topic. Topic projects from previous years can be visited for ideas but should not be copies. The research project will also consist of a presentation to the class. The presentation can describe or demo the software or concept. The presentation should be at least 10 minutes and no more than 20 minutes. It is recommended that the presentation contain demos (if applicable) and also utilize presentation software such as Microsoft PowerPoint.

•  Picked from list of topics

•  Independent research

•  Information should be original (no copies from sites)

•  Minimum of 5 pages

•  Design considerations in terms of topic breakdown and linkage

•  Must contain illustrations and examples

•  Observe copyright infringement

•  Each student must have a unique topic

•  Pages should be consistent with theme, navigation, look and feel.

Research must include the following:

• Mini training lessons on how to use the subject (where applicable)

• Reasons for using and/or use on the Internet

• FAQ on the subject

• Acronyms commonly used relating to this subject

• Minimum of 10 URLs to find more information on the subject

• Your personal rating, usefulness and comments on each of the 10 URLs

• Include graphics, sounds, demos where appropriate

• Must contain a link back to the student home page

• Must contain a link back to the IMOS home page

• Size of pages and media not to exceed 2 MB (unless directed)

Research Project Topics Ideas 

The following is a list of topics that can be used for the project. Topics listed here should have an Internet / Web development flavor. Many of the topics below have been done in previous years as presentations. Content is expected to be original. Projects not listed here require the approval of the instructor.