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*** This document is subject to change without notice. *** The purpose of Project 7 is to produce a company website. Working in teams (minumum of 4 students and maximum of 6 students) select a business from the following list: 1. Costume Hire Store: Black Rabbit BUSI237A 2. Shoe Store: Violet Pig BUSI237B 3. Bedroom Furniture Store: Indigo Tiger BUSI237A 4. Wedding Dress Store: Blue Horse BUSI237B 5. Computer Store: Blue Snake BUSI237B 6. Book store: Red Horse BUSI237B 7. Toy Store: Blue Sheep BUSI237A 8. Flower Shop: White Monkey BUSI237A 9. Video Games Store: Blue Dog BUSI237B 10. Funeral Parlour 11. Music Store: Black Monkey BUSI237A 12. Loan Company
Each team must select a team leader. The team leader will email the instructor the following information: 1. Team leader's nickname 2. Team members' nickname 3. Three businesses chosen from the list above (in order of preference) The instuctor will assign businesses to teams on a first come - first served basis. When assigned, the team leader's nickname will appear next to the business in the list above. Using validated XHTML, CSS and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), each team will generate a website composed of at least 6 pages for the assigned business. Imagine that the CEO of a bricks-and-mortar company has asked the IT manager (your team leader) to build a website for the company to promote the company and its product. It must look professional and compare well with other websites in the same industry. Your website will be scored according to: 1. the inclusion of the name of the team leader and the name of each team member by means of an 'About Us' link on every page 2. the technical correctness of the web pages (valid XHTML Strict, valid CSS, and appropriate SEO) 3. the overall website design (use of colour, font, layout, ease of navigation etc.) 4. the content of the pages (the text and images on each web page) 5. how well the site supports the conduct of e-commerce (for details - see Chapter 5) When you present your website, you should present it as if you were showing it to the company CEO for the first time. Presentations are 15 minutes maximum. Good Luck!