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IT 230 -- Projects WSP and FWS
Website Plan and Final Website

1. For a final project, create a small website that manages customer data online using an Access database. Here are some suggestions for a final project:
    
   
   • An online store that sells products of your choice.
      
   • A library that loans books, CDs, and/or DVDs.
      
   • An airline reservation system for a small airline.
      
   • A reservation system for a dentist office or dog grooming shop.
      
   • An automobile rental agency website.
      
   • A wedding registry for a department store, or even a hardware store.
      
   • An online art auction management system.
      
   • An online site for the public to submit critiques for restaurants, movies, books, etc.
      
   • A gradebook for a course.
      
   • A website for documenting calls to 911.
   
   
2. Here are the specifications for the Final Website Project:
    
   
   1. Your website should include at least four Web pages including a login page.
       
   2. The data managed by your system should be stored in a database with one or more normalized tables.
       
   3. Include a login system for your project.
       
   4. Your website plan should contain three sections:
       
      
      General Concept: A paragraph or paragraphs explaining what your project does and who uses it.
       
      Information Architecture: A diagram that contains a rectangle for each page in your site and arrows showing which pages can be reached from a page via hyperlinks.
       
      Low Fidelity Designs: Sketches showing the design of each page, including text, controls, images and hyperlinks. For each page, write a paragraph explaining the result of using the controls on the page. For each page, also write a paragraph explaining the colors and fonts that you plan to use.
       
      
   
   
3. If you wish, you may work in a group of two on your final project. If you work in a group of two, your website should be more sophisticated and have more pages than a website created by a single person.
    
4. Submit with your website a document explaining the significant features of your website and why you designed it the way you did. Explain why you think your project deserves a good grade.