Unit 3 – Web design Final Project Exploring Computer Science – Lesson 3-11

Final Project Your task is to create a website that includes Images and text with references to sources Pages with headers, navigation and content An external css file to define layout and styling Final Project

Final Project You may choose any of the following topics An ethical dilemma A career website A community problem A worldwide problem Final Project

Your task is to analyze an ethical dilemma Your task is to analyze an ethical dilemma. Choose one of the four dilemmas on the next slide. You must consider the alternatives and give reasons for the why and the why not you should do what is described. Then you must choose what you would do and explain why. The website should include pages that Describe the dilemma you have chosen. Give 3 reasons why you should do what is described. Give 3 reasons why you should NOT do what is described. Describe what you will do and explain why. Ethical Dilemma

Ethical Dilemma The four ethical dilemmas you may choose from are: 1. People (including many of your friends) illegally download music over the internet. Although it’s free, it is still illegal. What do you choose to do? Why? 2. Your parent loses his/her job. You could help out by selling illegal movie dvds on the streets. What should you do? 3. You have the ability to hack into the school computer system. You can change people’s grades. Would you change your own? Why or why not? What if you could change the grade for a failing basketball player who could earn a scholarship to play for a big university if he maintains a B-average? 4. Someone you know works at a store that sells iPods. He steals some and asks if you want to buy one for half the price the store sells it for. Should you buy it? Why or why not? Ethical Dilemma

Research a career and create a website that provides information about it. The website should include pages that Provide a brief description of the career Explain the education required Describe the range of salaries from entry level to seasoned professional. Describe tasks performed in the career and how computer science is used in the career. Career Website

Community Problem Website Research a community problem and create a website that provides information about it. The website should include pages that Provide a brief description of the problem. Explain how the problem is affecting people. Describe possible solutions to the problem. Until one of the above solutions can be implemented, describe what people reading the website can do right now to help lessen the effects of the problem. Community Problem Website

Worldwide Problem Website Research a worldwide problem and create a website that provides information about it. The website should include pages that Provide a brief description of the problem. Explain how the problem is affecting people. Describe possible solutions to the problem. Until one of the above solutions can be implemented, describe what people reading the website can do right now to help lessen the effects of the problem. Worldwide Problem Website

Rubric – Website Content

Rubric – Web Design

Rubric - Peer Grading

The project is officially due on either Tuesday, February 13 or Wednesday, February 14, 2017. You must be done at the beginning of class on those days. All we will do is a gallery walk/peer grading and you will submit your project to me. There will not be time to work on it beyond the initial 10 minutes of class for setup as you will take your Unit 3 Exam in the second half of class… a summary of all we’ve done with HTML and CSS. When is this Due?