Web Design:
Activity 1:
1. List 3 career in the Computer Science field that interests you.
- Graphic Designer
- Video Game Designer
- Architectural and Engineering Manager
2. Explain what they do and the tools and technology they use.
- For a Graphic Designer you: design or create graphics for commercial and promotional use. For example: Packaging, displays or logos.
- For a Video Game Designer you: design core features in the video game. For example: Role-play mechanics, story lines, and character biographies.
- For a Architectural and Engineering Manager you: plan, direct, or coordinate certain activities in working fields such as research, architecture, or engineering.
3. How much do they earn?
- Graphic Designer: $22.55 hourly, $46,900 annual
- Video Game Designer: $40.98 hourly, $85,240 annual
- Architectural and Engineering Manager: $63.85 hourly, $132,800 annual
4. What should your major be in college?
My major in college out of the 3 choices above would most likely be a Video Game Designer.
5. What work values and styles should you possess?
Work Values
- Independence: to make our own decisions, with corresponding needs such as Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
- Achievement: so we can use our strongest abilities with the feeling of accomplishment, with corresponding needs such as Ability Utilization and Achievement.
- Working Conditions: offer of job security and good working conditions, with corresponding needs such as Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
Work Styles
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
6. What are the related occupations?
- Artistic occupations that show self-expression.
- Enterprising occupations that start and carry out projects.
7. List three skills you must know.
- Complex problem solving
- Active listening
- Critical thinking
8. List three work activities.
- Thinking creatively
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Interacting with computers
Activity 4:
How does the following sites use interactivity in a unique way?
Site 1 -when you scroll down on the website it changes the page entirely, and at the last page you can drag the circles into each other and they move.
Site2 -for each company she describes she has a button to press to bring you to the link or to make the picture bigger.
Site3 -you can click each tab from the book background to change what your reading.
Mr. Caldera would like a high end car selling e-commerce site built . He has a sketch of the main page, pictures are place on the sketch randomly. He wants a royal feel to the site.
1. What kind of colors would you use?
- Purple
- Gold
2. What type of font?
- Scriptina regular
- Dancing Script
3. What type of cars would you choose?
- 2011 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
- Bugatti Veyron SS
- Maybach Exelero
- Ferrari Enzo
- Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren Roadster
4. What type of pages would you create?
- Page about the certain cars
- Page of special features that come with the cars
- Page for more help on looking for cars
Activity 6: