Programming Project Description and Rubric
For your project in this class, you are going to build a web site of your own design, serving whatever purpose you would like. Your site will be the platform upon which you can demonstrate how well you can apply the skills and tools we have been learning, and will continue to learn, in class together. Some simple examples of the type of site you may decide to build include:
A marketing website about yourself (kind of like an interactive resume)
A site to fulfill a need at your current job (impress your boss!)
A site for an organization you belong to
A simplified marketplace (baby’s first ebay)
A simplified social network (baby’s first facebook)
A simplified file sharing site (baby’s first federal indictment)
This project represents a very large part of your overall grade in the class (200 out of 500 points), and my expectation is that you will dedicate an amount of time, effort, and attention to detail that is in line with the significance of the project to your overall performance in this class. Put another way, you won’t be able to cobble this thing together at the last minute and expect anything other than a poor grade. You need to get started on this RIGHT AWAY, and you need to continue working on it (adding new things, refining what you have, etc) throughout the rest of the semester so that the finished product will be polished, professional, and impressive. Something you can be proud of!
What follows at the end of this document is a rubric for this project. It’s a roadmap for you to understand exactly how to get an A. If you follow the guidelines below, you’ll more or less know how you did on the project before I even evaluate and grade it. You guys are adults, and I won’t be holding your hand for this. I expect that you will be putting in regular work on your site for the rest of the semester, and I will be happily available to you via email for simple questions, and via my office hours for more…