For this project your challenge is to create a Web site of "misinformation," that appears as authentic as possible to the user. While the content of your Web site will be questionable, everything else about your Web site should convey the opposite. Basically you will be creating a Web site that has false claims, yet contains information that appears authentic.
Objectives
- design and implement a web page using NotePad++ (PC) or TextWrangler (Mac);
- manipulate a photograph in GIMP;
- experience firsthand the ease with which "misinformation" can be made available online;
- become aware of and systematically explore the "cues" viewers may use to assess the content of a Web site;
- conduct user testing to evaluate your Web site;
- reflect on the challenges of misinformation online; and
- become an appropriately cautious user of online information.
This is an independent project. It's fine to get help to learn the concepts, but the actual work should be your own. The conduct guidelines on the course page are important and the consequences of violating them are serious.
The guidelines cover:
• Appropriate Cooperation and Collaboration
• Academic Integrity
• Copyright