The final group project for the semester will consist of the creation of a set of web pages that will be included as part of the CSTA Department's official site.  Each group in class will be assigned one of the "topics" below for which they will be responsible:

• Student organizations and other groups (e.g., Speech Team, PR Club, Lambda Pi Eta, Oral Communication Center)
• Faculty/staff (e.g., faculty/staff profiles, links to faculty web pages)
• CSTA Department and its majors/concentrations (e.g., pages describing and linking to the concentrations, introduction/history of the department)
• Honors and activities (e.g., travel to conferences, student awards, honors program)
• Careers and alumni (e.g., alumni profiles and contact info, dept. newsletter, links to career resources)

To complete this project, you will need to follow the guidelines below (as a minimum):

1. Create a timeline/contract for completing the project upon which all members agree.  The contract must be signed by all members and a copy turned in to me by November 29.
2. Because I will not see you in class on a regular basis, you will need to send me weekly reports about the progress of your group.  Starting the week that you first receive this assignment, reports should be e-mailed to me so that I receive them no later than each Sunday evening.  This means your first report is due by November 20.
3. Compile a list of all the content areas that you will need to cover to represent your topic well.  Make sure that you do not leave anyone/anything out!  It will be really embarrassing if a faculty member comes up to me (or you) later and asks why you didn't include activity "X" or person "Y."
4. Contact and interview the appropriate people (faculty, staff, students) in the CSTA Department to develop the content of your web pages.  For example, talk to Merrie Sue Holtan to find out more about the PR Club.  Remember that these people may be able to make suggestions about who else would be good to contact, so don't forget to ask!
5. Follow the wishes of your contacts.  Some pages have already been created for the CSTA Department site, so you may be asked to link to these rather than create new pages (e.g., Jim Cermak pointed out to me that Theatre has its own pages and webmaster).  Others may have pages, but be happy to have someone recreate and update them for a more consistent look with the rest of the site.  If someone does not want to be included, that is okay too (but you should tell me this, so I don't wonder why you left them out).  It might also be a good idea to show what you have written or created to represented parties to ensure accuracy.
6. You should have a TOP page to represent your topic, from which access to all the other pages for that topic is gained.  You might want to use one of the templates provided by Concordia for the creation of this page.  You can also use these for your other pages if you'd like.  In any event, your pages should look professional.
7. You should also create a (single) page about your group to tell us who you are and what pages you created.  This page should also be linked to your TOP page.  Make this as creative as you'd like.
8. Your web pages should include text, photos, and links (both internal and/or external, as necessitated by your topic).
9. Presentation of projects is in class on December 13.  I may invite guests for the "unveiling" of the new pages, so be prepared.

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