Final Web Project
During Week 1 through Week 7 of this course, you will have a new assignment each week. You should create a new set of files for each assignment. During Weeks 1 through 7 you are NOT building on your previous assignment, like you did in WEBD121. Instead you are creating a new set of files for each assignment. However, make sure you save all of your files from each assignment because you will need them later for your Final Project. During Week 8, for your Final Project, you will create a Home Page with a navigation menu that uses JavaScript for drop-down sub-menus, which will link all of your previous assignments together, creating a comprehensive website that showcases all of your work this semester.
You must write the code files by hand for all assignments in this class. A simple text editor, such as Notepad or Notepad++ will suffice (or TextEdit on the Mac). DO NOT use GUI editors, such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, etc. You must write the code for your web page files yourself. If you are using a PC, it is strongly recommended that you download the free Notepad++ text editor because it contains extra features which assist with debugging, such as line numbering and color coding of different elements of syntax. Mac users should use the TextEdit text editor that comes with the Mac OS. However, if you are a Mac user, make sure you set TextEdit to use Plain Text by default.
Make sure all of your web pages comply with the HTML 5 standards and CSS standards. DO NOT use obsolete HTML elements and attributes from previous versions of HTML. By including the HTML 5 DOCTYPE declaration in your webpages, and validating all of your HTML files, you can be sure that your code complies with HTML 5. Also, make sure that your external style sheet (.css file) passes validation at the W3C CSS Validation Service. Make sure you use the “Validate by File Upload” option (and NOT the “Validate by Direct Input” option), on both of these validators since this is the way your instructor will check your pages when grading your assignments.
Specific Instructions for Final Project:
Perform all of the following steps to complete this assignment:
1) Begin by creating a new file in your text editor and include all of the basic HTML code like you did in your previous assignments. Or you can simply make a copy of your HTML file from last week and name the new copy LastFirstFinalProject.html (where “Last” is your last name and “First” is your first name), but be careful not to overwrite your file from last week because you will need it again for your Final Project this week.
2) Make sure you change the contents of the <title> tag to “Final Project” (just the words – not the quotation marks) and make sure your full name is inside of the <h1> heading, just like in your previous assignments. Also, delete the contents of the <script> tag — everything between the <!– and //–> tags, if you created your new file by making a copy of your previous file, because you will be creating a brand new page with different JavaScript code for this assignment. Save your file.
3) Upload this file to the HTML validator to check for compliance with the HTML5 standards. Your file should pass validation. If you receive any errors or warnings, then go back through the previous steps of the assignment again until you have corrected all errors and your file passes validation. .
4) Create another new file in your text editor and save it as FinalProject.css or make a copy of last week’s CSS file, being careful not to overwrite last week’s file.
5) In your CSS file, write code to set the background color of your page to #E6CCB3 and write code to center the h1 element. Save your CSS file.
6) Access your webpage again in your browser and confirm that your page has a light brown background and that the heading is centered. Upload your CSS file to the CSS validator to check for compliance with the CSS standards. Your file should pass validation. If you receive any errors or warnings, debug your CSS code until you have corrected all errors and your file passes validation.
7) Open your Final Project HTML file for editing. Design a home page to showcase your semester’s accomplishments. Using Lab 12-1 as a model, create a drop-down menu at the top of the page. The entries on the drop-down menu should read “Assignment 1” through “Assignment 7” (1 navigation link for each assignment you did this semester). You should also have a “Home” link that will link to your Final Project HTML file (your Home page).
8) In your zip file this week, you will include ALL files created this semester for ALL assignments that you did. You will need to include all associated files (HTML, CSS, images, etc.) for every assignment. Make sure that you test every link and confirm that all of your previous assignments display correctly and that your navigation links work as expected, allowing users to navigate through your entire website, referring every assignment you did and returning back to the Home page of your site. Your navigation menu should be consistent on every page and should allow users the opportunity to navigate from any page of your website to any other page of your website.
9) You may add any additional HTML, CSS, or JavaScript content that you wish, to practice more of the features that you have learned about in your online textbook, as long as all of your code files still pass validation. However, do not add anything to your files that would make them invalid according to the standards. You can confirm this by making sure your files still pass validation.
10) Before submitting your assignment, validate your HTML and CSS files one last time at Validation Service AND W3C, using the “Validate by File Upload” option. Note: It is critical that you debug and fix ALL errors identified by the validator before submitting your assignments. Contact your instructor for assistance if you are having difficulty debugging and fixing your errors because it is imperative that all of your code files pass validation.
11) Create a zip archive containing all pages pertaining to your website (.html files, .css files, .js files, image files, etc). Make sure you maintain the necessary directory structure in your zip archive so that your webpages will refer correctly when unzipped. In other words, if your images are in a sub-folder, in relation to the folder containing your .html file, then you need to maintain that same directory structure in your zip archive, too, including the sub-folder. Submit only the zip file for grading.
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During Week 1 through Week 7 of this course you will have a new assignment each week. You should create a new set of files for each assignment.,
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During Weeks 1 through 7 you are NOT building on your previous assignment like you did in WEBD121. Instead you are creating a new set of files for each assignment.,
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Make sure all of your web pages comply with the HTML 5 standards and CSS standards.,
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Perform all of the following steps to complete this assignment:,
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Create a zip archive containing all pages pertaining to your website (.html files .css files .js files image filesetc). Make sure you maintain the necessary directory structure in your zip archive so that your webpages will refer correctly when unzipped.
