Design and Implementation of Organizational Website
Chapter One
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
Having an organizational website enhances the following:
- Effective communication for members, scholars, activists, and intending members.
- Easy access to the administrative in case their office location is not present in a particular country, area, or community.
- Provision of educational resources in the form of online/electronic articles where people can access them and information passed to appropriate quarters.
- Effective dissemination of news and upcoming events of the organization.
- Improved teaching and learning style.
- To develop an understanding of technological processes among new internet users intending to understand it.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION OF WEBSITE
The essence of this chapter is to critically look at some salient literature review that has some theoretical relevance to this research work. In other to familiarize ourselves with the existing to facilitate the creativity, collaboration and sharing between users who are educated, interesting and more exploitative as the case may be when it comes to web design. But without doubt, it has produced some kind of effects on new programmers and sharing between users who are educated, interesting and more exploitative as the case may be when it comes to web design. But without doubt, it has produced some kind of effects on new programmers and students in the way they design their websites. Based on this, the chapter is divided into different sections which include:
- History of website
- Definition of website
- Designing a website
- Multidisciplinary Requirements
- Issues concerning website designing
- Planning and documentation
- Website Planning.
HISTORY OF A WEBSITE
Tim Berners-Lee published what is considered to be the first website in august 1991. Berners-Lee was the first to combine internet communication (which had been carrying email and UseNet for decades) with hypertext (which had also been around for decades, but limited to browsing information stored on a single computer, such as interactive CD-ROM design). Websites are written in a mark-up language called HTML, and early version of HTML were very basic, only giving a website’s basic structure (heading and paragraphs), and the ability to link using hypertext. This was new and different from existing forms of communication – users could easily navigate to other pages following hyperlinks from page to page.
As the web and web design progressed, the mark-up language changed to become more complex and flexible, giving the ability to add objects like images and tables to a page. Features like tables, which were originally intended to be used to display tabular information, were soon subverted for use as invisible layout devices. With the advent Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), table-based layout is commonly regarded as out-dated. Database integrating technologies such as server-side scripting and design standards like W3C changed and enhanced the way the web is made. As times change, websites are changing the code inside and visual design on the outside with ever-evolving programs and utilities.
With the progression of the web, tens of thousands of web design companies have been established around the world to serve the growing demand for such work. As White and Crino (1981:228-245) remarked, “with much of the information technology industry, many web design companies has been established in technology parks in the developing world as well as many western design companies setting up offices in countries such as India, Romania, and Russia to take advantage of the relatively lower labour rates found in such countries . (Rivanus, 2001)
CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY, SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This is a basic research and will employ a survey of design of “data collection” and “investigation”.
An extensive survey of Great Lakes Peace Network with high performance was conducted to study the effectiveness of the organization being accessible globally through the internet.
At this juncture, it becomes important to state that this research work is mainly concerned with data collected from the following members of the organization:
- Claude Retagwengwa ( Founder)
- Prof John Gultang (Board of Trustee)
- Dr.Finn Tschudi (Trustee)
- Satoshi Ashikaga (Member)
Fact Finding Method Used
The data used in this study were collected from two sources of data collection, the primary and secondary source.
Primary Data Source
The primary source came mainly from direct observation of events, thus carrying out personal or online interviews and through questionnaire.
Interview
The researcher made use of interview method of data collection. This is an online conversation between the researcher and the respondent on the topic.
Questionnaire
The researcher made use of questionnaire method of data collection which includes:
- Structured Questionnaire
- Unstructured Questionnaire
Structured Questionnaire is the type of questionnaire which restricts the respondent from the answers provided for him for the questions. They are normally “yes or no”, “true or false” answers.
CHAPTER FOUR
DESIGN OF THE NEW SYSTEM
DESIGN STANDARD
In order to achieve a dynamic web development, the programmer made use of Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language (DHTML) for client-side scripting and (PHP) for the server-side scripting. A DHTML contains tags such as <head><body><tr>, while PHP contains tags such as <PHP? <echoe etc. Which tell the browser about the format of the web page. A DHTML file has an .html filename extension, so as PHP has a .php filename extension. PHP and DHTML tags can be created on a text editor such as “Notepad”.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
SUMMARY
Every organization has one thing in mind; have we fared well without a website so far, why would we need one now? The answer is simple, for advertising and wider broadcasting of information. Advertising is the chief success tool of every organization; your target audience needs to know that you are out there.
A website has become an effective tool of running obtaining information. Internet today is used 24/7 and is accessible from anybody anywhere. People these days depend on the internet for everything, including pin or paper. Today you can obtain anything just by the click of a mouse button.
The question is, are you willing to foot the bills of obtaining one for your organization? The answer will take you a long way, if yes then you are ready to operate globally.
With a website for your organization, members all over the world can effectively communicate together at a low cost. Newsletter can also be periodically posted on their e-mail box to remind them of an important date or event.
Also a news section will go a long way in keeping members abreast of recent happenings within and outside the organization.
Finally web development is expanding and changing in style, requiring the webmaster to periodically update.
CONCLUSION
Based on the result of the survey, it is pertinent to make the following conclusions.
Far more cheaper than print Advertising
The internet is extremely different from print advertising in that space is cheap, your advertisement is accessible for a longer period of time, the content can be changed without having to ask someone to do it for you ( if you use a content management system), you can reach a wider audience.
24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week, 365 days a Year
The information included in the site will be available anytime, anyplace. No power failure, no hook. The internet is there to serve you every time. Even on public holidays or any other day of obligation, the internet is there to serve. No transmission failure.
Growth/Opportunity
Internet can help the organization to grow stronger and increase its members faster; also opportunities provided by organizations can be savoured by the intended audience.
RECOMMENDATIONS
In order to remedy problems encountered in server-side scripting, web masters should incorporate server-side scripting technologies such as PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP), Active Server Pages (ASP.NET). This new innovation would help create login controls, member’s portal where members and officials can create and modify their account.
However, this log in controls and student portals would enable online registration for both students and staff; thereby eliminating the rigors of manual or paper registration.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) should be employed in Webpages. With Search Engine Optimization (SEO), keywords or virtually every word could be searched or accessed or sought after in the Webpages. For instance webmasters should incorporate access to search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Mama, and MSN etc.
Webmasters should learn to control a page with CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) as it is the ultimate styling sheet and occupies less space.
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