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The Client Project
For the last assignment, you will create a Web-based projecct for a real-life client on campus or in the local area. The client can be an organization, a faculty member, a business, etc. In consultation with the client, you will first create a "BETA" version of the site, which we will workshop in class. Then you will take the feedback you receive in the workshop to complete the finished project, which should be delivered to the client by the date of our final exam. You will also send the URL of the finished site to me as well. The Client Project will include the following elements: 1. an informal project proposal addressed to, prepared for, and presented to the client early in the process. Bring two copies of a proposal draft to class on April 2. 2. a BETA version of the project shared with the class for workshopping (due Monday, April 28.) along with copies of the proposal to provide context (due April 23.) We will workshop the BETA version on April 30 and May 7.. 3. a final version delivered to the client and submitted to me by the final exam date. You'll also turn in an annotated printout of the site that reflects not only on the final product itself, but also on the process of working with the client. Due Thursday, May 15 at 6 p.m. The Client Project ProposalWrite an informal proposal in which you detail your understanding of the client's needs. This proposal will be given to and discussed with the client early in the process. You should be specific about what you propose to do for your client and when you will accomplish these tasks. List any kinds of support or resources that you'll need from the client (that is, verbal and visual content, use of a digital camera, etc.). This proposal is essentially an agreement or contract between you and the client which will define expectations. It should not, however, be written in the legalistic or defensive language of a contract; your proposal should instead strike a balance of conversational sincerity and business-like seriousness. Format of the ProposalYour project proposal should be written to your client, not the class or teacher. Formal proposals typically comprise six elements: introduction, background, proposal, staffing, budget, and an authorization request. Since I'm assuming that you will have talked to the client already, and gotten at least a tentative, oral agreement to work with you, I'll ask you just to focus on only three: an introduction, the background, and the plan. 1. Introduction 2. Background 3. Plan Annotated PrintoutIn addition to posting the site to your "www" folder by exam time, I'll ask you to get me a printout of the entire project with handwritten annotations on the printout in which you can comment on the final product itself as well as the process of working with the client. Due by exam time on May 15. |
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