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CS170 – Computer Applications for Business
Fall 2020 • Assignment 3
Due Date: Before 11:59 p.m. on Friday, September 25, 2019 Accept Until: Before 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 2, 2019 Evaluation: 25 points Submit to Canvas: 1. assignment3.html file
2. image file (in a format such as one of the following: jpg, jpeg, bmp, png)
3. PDF file of the answers to the questions in the WRITTEN RESPONSES section of this assignment
IMPORTANT: only click “Submit” after you have attached all three (3) files To earn credit for this assignment:
1. Your files must be submitted to Canvas on time. 2. All work submitted should be your own work and not downloaded from the Internet.
Overview: This assignment is designed to introduce you to creating web pages using HTML5. You will be creating a web page on the topic listed below and will be submitting the HTML file of your webpage along with an image file and a pdf file that will contain answers to Written Response questions that appear at the end of this assignment, You will upload your completed assignment via CANVAS Assignment Tool. You should read the entire assignment before beginning to do your work. General Directions: Choose a particular business (or type of business) that is of interest to you. For example: Pizza Restaurant, Personal Training, Construction, Tax Accountant, Independent Software Developer, etc. (Something that YOU are interested in!) Write an original web-based article - with at least three (3) paragraphs – addressing the beneficial AND the harmful effects ON THE BUSINESS of workers “going remote during our COVID crisis (working from home instead of going to the office)”. The information in your article should be information acquired from doing on-line research and not just your opinion. Cite reliable references in your article by providing hyperlinks to the documented information. DO NOT CUT AND PASTE information but rather state the information in your own words. For example,
The NY Times article (include name of article) on May 5, 2020, ….. (note, this is just an example and doesn’t really link to any specific article). This example has ONE hyperlink that specifically states where the information is found before the specific information is given.
We consider a reliable reference one that has CREDIBILITY, ACCURACY, and REASONABLENESS. (Resource on this is listed below.)
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Submission Requirements (3 deliverables): Webpage requirements (20 points) Deliverable #1: completed HTML file Deliverable #2: image file (#4e below)
1. Start by following the basic HTML structure practiced during recitation and shown in class for your web page.
2. (1 pt) Add an appropriate title to your web-based article using the <title> tag. 3. (1 pt) Add your name and section using comment tags in the <head> part of the page. 4. Include the following elements in the <body> section of your article:
a) (1 pt) Paragraph tags (<p>) b) (2 pts) Text formatting tags (<b>, <i>) c) (2 pts) Heading tags (h1, h2, etc.) d) (2 pts) Break tags and horizontal line tags where appropriate e) (1 pt) Include one (1) external image (absolute pathnames). Use the height and width
attributes as well as the float property of the style tag so they can blend well with surrounding text.
f) (2 pts) Insert one (1) image from a file in your possession. Use also the height and width attributes as well as the float property of the style tag. Use the image inserted as a hyperlink (using anchor tag) to an appropriate external webpage.
g) (3 pts) Include three (3) text-based hyperlinks (anchor tags) - using absolute pathnames - in your article. These could be links to the information that you researched about the assigned topic. This is in addition to the image-based link described in paragraph f).
h) (3 pts) Include at least 3 paragraphs of information on the topic, citing sources where appropriate.
i) (2 pts) Your webpage is original (not copy/paste); Your HTML code is readable and formatted/indented appropriately; Your final product is appealing and informative.
Answer the following Written Response in a Word/Docs file; Convert the file to PDF file and submit this file as part of your assignment. Written Responses (5 points)-Deliverable #3 (pdf file): Compose your answers in a Word Doc and save (or export) as PDF.
1. When you were researching your topic for this assignment, what Google search term did you use?
2. List ONE of your resources used to find information on your business. Give one reson that you believe this resource to be reliable.
3. What was one challenge you had in coding this webpage? What tool(s) did you use to find your HTML errors?
4. How do you “run” your HTML code (actually see the intended webpage)? 5. When would it be more appropriate to use break tags <br> instead of paragraph tags <p></p>?
For your assignment to be graded, please include the following statement AFTER the answers to the above five questions: “On my honor, I have neither received nor given any unauthorized assistance on this assignment.” Submit the assignment by attaching the following to Canvas (one by one)
o assignment3.html file
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o image file (in a format such as one of the following: jpg, jpeg, bmp, png) o pdf of your Written Responses to the questions above (include your name and
section number in the file. Name the pdf file: YourLastName-Assignment3.pdf. IMPORTANT: only click “Submit” after you have attached all three (3) files. References:
• Chapter 4 of the Fluency textbook • Online encyclopedias such as britannica.com, wikipedia.org and authoritative websites such
as computerhistory.org. • CARS checklist for evaluating website information:
http://www.delmarlearning.com/companions/content/1428336478/tips/CHAPTER6_tip_int ernet_evaluation.pdf
• Learning Objectives listed in Week_03_Resources
