Question

willdescribe and evaluate the web site for: • Accuracy • Comprehensiveness • Clarity • Ease of Use • Navigation • Headers/Footers • Extra features • Site map • Use of links • Design for readers with visual/hearing/mobility impairments • Design for multi-cultural audience 3) What kind of information should be added to the site to make it more effective? • Compare PCC’s site with the sites of other colleges and universities. • What graphics could you include? Where are they available? • What other sites could you link to?

Answer 1

Points to consider in evaluation of a university website:

1. Purpose- of website is to provide information related to college.
2. Design- The kind of design 2019 generation requires and therefore old design will not be encouraged.
3. Speed- processing speed of website should be fast enough to perform actions precisely.
4. Domain- of the website should be ".edu".
5. Accuracy- being an educational website it should be errorless.
6. Reliability- the content should be posted by affiliated author.
7. Usability- How easy it is to find information.
8. Branding- associate branding should be avoided.
9. Update- website should be frequently updated and content uploaded should have date of last update.
10. Search- There should be a search button for the users to search within website.
11. Links- all the links provided should work properly. they could be checked here for errors- http://validator.w3.org/checklink
12. Website should work in different browsers - Mozilla, Chrome, Internet Explorer.
13. Responsiveness - it should be responsiveness and should work on all devices properly.
14. Consistency - Style of website should be consistent throughout, therefore use of external CSS is encouraged.
15. Styling should be appropriately simple and clean for targeted audience.
16. Photos uploaded should not come in the way of message.
17. Fonts - The fonts should be readable and preferably Arial with sized according to requirement.
18. Search Optimization - should be checked to keep site ranking up.
19. Sitemap - There should be sitemap to navigate swiftly.
20. Relevant Tags - Title tag, meta description, Heading Tag should be mentioned.
21. Under-maintenance - Prepare a crash landing page in case the website is down for a while.
22. Contact-information - Provide appropriate details to contact for individual department accordingly

Technical Aspects-

1. Webpage must not contain multiple H1 tags.
2. Website should be easily crawlable y search engines.
3. Having an XML sitemap is preferred.
4. There should not be many dynamic URL's
5. Image size should not be too large.
6. Every web-page should have appropriate title.
7. Website should leverage browser caching
8. It should use content delivery network for faster performance.
9. Using Frameworks - like Bootstrap, UI kit, Pure, etc.

Links could be provided for more information to-

1. Twitter.
2. Facebook.
3. YouTube.
4. LinkedIn.
5. Instagram.