| Evaluation Criteria |
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| A. Page Layout |
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1. Appealing to target audience |
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2. Consistent site header/logo |
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3. Consistent navigation area |
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4. Informative page title that includes the company/organization/site name |
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5. Page footer area -- copyright, last update, contact e-mail address |
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6. Displays without horizontal scrolling at 800x600 and higher resolutions |
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7. Balance of text/graphics/white space on page |
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8. Good contrast between text and background |
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9.
The repetitive information (header/logo & navigation) take up no
more than 1/4 - 1/3 of the browser window at 800x600 resolution. |
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10.
Home Page has compelling, interesting information "above the fold"
(before scrolling down) at 800x600 resolution. |
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11. Home Page downloads within 10 seconds on phone connection. |
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Page Layout Points Earned |
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Page Layout Percentage
Divide Points Earned by Total Points Possible (44 - 4 points for each N/A) |
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| B. Browser Compatibility |
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1. Displays on current versions of Internet Explorer |
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2. Displays on current versions of Chrome |
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3. Displays on current versions of Mozilla Firefox |
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4. Displays on current version of Other Browsers (as available and appropriate): Safari, ?? |
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Browser Compatibility Points Earned |
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Browser Compatibility Percentage
Divide Points Earned by Total Points Possible (16 - 4 points for each N/A) |
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| C. Navigation |
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1. Main navigation links are clearly and consistently labeled |
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2. Navigation is easy to use for target audience. |
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3.
If image, Flash, or DHTML is the main navigation, clear text links are
in the footer section of the page. (accessibility). |
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4. Navigational aids, such as a site map or breadcrumbs, are used. |
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5. All navigation hyperlinks work. |
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Navigation Points Earned |
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Navigation Percentage
Divide Points Earned by Total by Points Possible (20 - 4 points for each N/A) |
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| D. Color and Graphics |
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1. Use of different colors in page backgrounds/text is limited to a maximum of three or four . |
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2. Color is used consistently. |
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3. Color has good contrast with associated text. |
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4. Color is not used alone to convey meaning (accessibility). |
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5. Use of color and graphics enhances rather than distracts from the site. |
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6. Graphics are optimized and do not slow download significantly. |
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7. Each graphic used serves a clear purpose. |
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8.
Image tags use the alt attribute to configure alternate text to display
if the browser or user agent does not support images (accessibility). |
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9. Animated images do not distract from the site and either do not repeat or only repeat a few times. |
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Color and Graphics Points Earned |
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Color and Grahpics Percentage
Divide Points Earned by Total Points Possible (36 - 4 points for each N/A) |
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| E. Multimedia |
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1. Each audio/video/flash file used serves a clear purpose. |
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2. The audio/video/flash files used enhance rather than distract from the site. |
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3. Captions are provided for each audio or video file used (accessibility). |
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4. Download times for audio or video files are indicated. |
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5. Links to downloads for media plug-ins are provided. |
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Multimedia Points Earned |
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Multimedia Percentage
Divide Points Earned by Total Points Possible (20 - 4 points for each N/A) |
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| F. Content Presentation |
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1. Common fonts such as Arial or Times New Roman are used. |
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2.
Techniques of writing for the Web are used: bullet points, short
sentences in short paragraphs, use of white space, etc. |
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3. Consistent use of fonts, font sizes, and font colors. |
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4. Content provides meaningful, useful, information. |
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5. Content is organized in a consistent manner. |
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6. Information is easy to find (minimal clicks). |
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7. Timeliness: The date of last revision and/or copyright date is accurate. |
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8. Content does not include outdated material. |
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9. Content is free of typographical and grammatical errors. |
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10. Content provides links to other useful sites. |
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11. Avoid the use of "Click here" when writing text for hyperlinks. |
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12.
If standard link colors are not used, all links use a consistent set of
colors to indicated visited/nonvisited status. |
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13.
If graphics and/or media is used to convey meaning, alternate text
equivalent of the content is provided. (accessibility). |
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Content Presentation Points Earned |
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Content Presentation Percentage
Divide Points Earned by Total Points Possible (52 - 4 points for each N/A) |
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| G. Functionality |
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1. All internal hyperlinks work. |
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2. All external hyperlinks work. |
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3. All forms function as expected. |
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4. No JavaScript errors are generated by the pages. |
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Functionality Points Earned |
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Functionality Percentage
Divide Points Earned by Total Points Possible (16 - 4 points for each N/A) |
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| Summary |
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A. Page Layout |
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B. Browser Compatibility |
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C. Navigation |
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D. Color and Graphics |
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E. Multimedia |
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F. Content Presentation |
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G. Functionality |
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Final Points Earned |
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Final Percentage
Divide Final Points Earned by
Total Points Possible (204 - 4 points for each N/A) |
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General Comments: |
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