CIS137 Managing a Successful Web Project
 

Visual-spatial thinking is based on an understanding of how humans perceive and respond to visual elements in a visual-textual landscape. This week's Baehr assignment deals with graphics, color and branding.


 

  


About the Class
Subject: Required Materials for CIS137 Managing a Successful Web Project 33631
To: My Students
From: Prof. Al Fichera
Phone: 916-781-0585
Email: afichera@sierracollege.edu or use the Contact Page Form
Web: http://cis137.info/

The required textbook for this course is
Web Usability: A User-Centered Design Approach, by Lazar. Lazar Textbook

It's important you buy these books because:
  • There will be required reading from the books
  • Homework assignments will come from the books
  • I will test on material from the books
  • It will help you get a better grade in my course
    

The Second required textbook for this course is
Web Development: A Visual Spatial Approach, by Craig Baehr
Baehr Textbook Organized into four sections—Project Planning; Content Development; Structure and Design; and Usability.

  • Provides in-depth and equal coverage to planning, structure, content, navigation, design, graphics, interface, usability, accessibility and scripting.
  • Chapter Headings Include:
    1. Process of Web Development
    2. Project Planning
    3. Research and Content Development
    4. Document Markup and Publishing
    5. Site Structure
    6. Navigation Systems
    7. Visual Design
    8. Interface Design
    9. Usability and Accessibility
    10. Text Link to the Baehr Student Web Site
    
 

Review of Lazar's Web Usability Chapters

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Web Usability
Chapter 2 - Defining the Mission and Target User Population
Chapter 3 - Requirements gathering What Info is Needed?
Chapter 4 - Requirements gathering with Users-How to do it?
Chapter 5 - Information Architecture and Site Navigation
Chapter 6 - Page Design
Chapter 7 - Designing for Universal Usability
Chapter 8 - Physical Design
Chapter 9 - Usability Testing
Chapter 10 - Implementation and Marketing
Chapter 11 - Maintaining and Evaluating Web Sites
Case study: The Eastman Kodak Company
Case study: The National Cancer Institute Cancernet web site
Case study: National Football League web site for children
Case study: The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Click to Enter the Baehr Student Web Site