Goal: Learn how to include a header and a footer (using Kirk's Final Project as a template
Submit your final project by uploading it to https://www.users.miamioh.edu/UniqueID/IMS222/FinalProject/
More info from Artie
By this point, it should be obvious that everyone needs a presence on the web. It's a non-negotiable element in today's world. That presence needs to be beyond Twitter and LinkedIn for when you get jobs, pursue graduate work, etc. This Project is designed to help you build that web presence.
I'll address some specific concerns students often have about this assignment. First, if you're not in a major that relies on visual elements to get a job (aka a portfolio), you still have assets that you can write about and promote. For instance, last semester I had a Math major and a Sports Management major. At first, both said they didn't have assets to promote. However, after prodding, it became clear that the Math major had certain projects, proofs, algorithms, etc. that were pretty special that he had put together that would make great case studies to show how he works and what makes him awesome. For the Sports Management major, she had examples from her leadership skills when doing internships and other case studies she could put together as well. All of you have (or at least should have!) examples of your undergraduate work that prove you're capable for whatever your next step is (no matter if your next step is an internship, full time employment after graduation, freelance work, applying to graduate schools, whatever). That proof is what you should write about and highlight in project three.
Another aspect of project three is the importance of story telling. We looked at this concept previously in the lectures, but telling a story about each of your projects is key. When I hired people, I was not at all interested in the final output in their portfolio. I was interested in their process for how they arrived at that final output. That process needs to be told as a story. It is a requirement for this assignment that you not only highlight the project, but that you write at least three paragraphs for each piece. I would recommend using the story telling techniques from the lecture: form it as a three act play. First act is the problem you had to solve. Second act is the process you went through to solve it. Third act is the results of your solving the problem. So, if you want to write about your recipe websites, the first act would be the research initiative, second would be wireframes/mockups/proof-of-concept built, third act would be feedback you received. As students, that third act will be the hardest to obtain. Once you are working out in the "real world" that third act will be things like number of users, results of surveys of how popular the thing is, how many sales the thing had, feedback from customers, etc.
Your personas are fairly straight forward. These have been constructed based on years in industry working at design firms, advertising agencies, publishing groups and leading software development teams. For the academic personas, these are developed by observing peers at two different universities.
Note, not all of these personas will apply to what you want to do next. Select a persona as your primary persona given what you want to do next.
Chris works for a large corporation, but he really cares about his customers and does not care about the politics of working within a large corporation. As such, he's assembled multiple small teams and has created innovative solutions his entire career. This has impressed his supervisors, but makes him a bit of an outcast among other mid-level managers. Chris' team is swamped. He wants to push them to be able to do new things, but they're busy maintaining the status quo. He needs new blood to be added to his team.
Harriet has been in human resources for 20 years at a mid-sized corporate environment. Harriet will take requests for new jobs, determine their viability given resources and will approve looking for a new position. Once hiring managers have that approval, they submit to her a detailed job description including terms and buzz words they're looking for. Harriet is removed from the job, so she does not understand what this person will really be doing day-to-day and doesn't understand the terms and buzz words she's told to look for. Once a job description is approved, she will submit this through various job websites and head hunters and will narrow down the initial list of applicants to hand off to the hiring manager. She is extremely efficient at what she does.
Owen started the firm you're applying for twenty years ago. He's had a few partners, but they've all retired. He's proud to have grown the company into a mid-sized firm and is still engaged in hiring folks. He is like Harriet in that he doesn't know exactly what it is you'll do (he trusts his hiring managers like Chris to handle that), but he's the first pass on all applicants.
Angie reviews applicants to the graduate program you're applying for. She is swamped. She knows her program extremely well and knows the type of student who does well.
Sam is running his small business. He's looking to hiring a freelance/contract person with your skill set. He's busy, but his business is his baby and is willing to invest many hours in finding just the right person. However, he's not exactly sure where to find you.