CS2020:   Web Science, Sytems and Design

The Design Process



  1. The Idea:
    1. Brainstorm, initial contact with clients. Know what, why !

  2. Create the Design Plan Document:
  3. Formalize the concept and create a plan. Click Here For More

  4. Implement the Design Plan:
  5. Using the schedule produced in the design plan document, monitor progress and alter design plan document as needed. Perform testing along the way.

  6. Internal Testing:
  7. This is the first step to make sure that your web-pages look and work the way you want them to. You need to test you web-pages with different Browsers (Netscape, Internet Explorer, Mosaic and their versions). Check to make sure your code is VALID with respect to the current HTML standard by visiting an HTML Validator site like the following where you can submit your pages for testing:
    You can find other HTML Validator Services by searching for them over the web with your favorite search engine.

  8. External Testing:
  9. If this is available to you this is the process by which others test out your web-sites for you and give comments.

  10. Advertisement:
  11. This can be the hardest step of all. However, we recommend registering with the most commonly used Search Engines on the web, such as Yahoo, Excite, Lycos, etc.
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