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Website Error and Features Analysis for some of the top schools in the U.S.
Project Abstract:
Websites are very important means of communication for colleges and
universities. This technology is replacing traditional ways information used to
be acquired (i.e.: college catalogue, mail, phone.). Though this technology is
revolutionary, there are many hidden errors that are quite critical that should
be addressed and corrected. This study examines 20 web systems of colleges and
universities located on Long Island. They will cover:
7 layers (appearance)
Search engine evaluation
Security and privacy (database research)
This project will prove that many schools do not test-proof their web system.
There is no such thing as a perfect website because perfection is inhuman.
The research for your projects, should be taken from the web and placed here for your class project.
Start your project with the abstract, then the introduction. The body of your research should include discussion of the errors and analysis of the features of the school website you have been assigned.
Use this page to keep a record of the work you've done for the project.
Computer Human Error
http://www.computerhumanerror.org/
This is the Conference that Dr Ebrahimi helped co-found. Take a look at the site.
Abstract
There has been a controversial debate over
how well managers need to acquainted with the
area of information technology, especially about what managers need to know of
programming
and understanding of web source code. Information is an indispensable key to
business success
and Information Technology (IT) facilitates the ability of business to use
information to its
advantage. It is the programs (software) that drive technology, the web page
presents the
business enterprise to everyone. In the heart of every business there also are
managers
responsible for keeping the records of performance, and using the records to
promote efficiency,
discipline, and to get the job done. Today’s in-depth involvement of technology
in the
marketplace has created a strong correlation between IT and managers. Over time,
the bond
between a manager and IT is becoming stronger, signaling the need for more
interaction and
understanding of both technical capabilities and business goals on the part of
managers.
This paper posits that managers need to know more about information technology
and
actively participate in the IT decision-making team. Furthermore, it suggests
how managers can
have incrementally to acquire some elementary knowledge of programming issues,
what shows
on the web, what is behind the web (source code), and what is placed on the
server (database). In
a dynamic market where changes are made in nanoseconds. It is rewarding and may
soon become almost mandatory that a multi-talented manager will have to deal
with change, to add or supervise addition of pragmatic programming, and web
update the web in order to be competitive. Key to the process is the increasing
communication and interaction between managers and programmers. The benefit of
understanding the elementary steps of programming and web technology is that it
will allow a manager to play a larger role in communicating and delegating
responsibility with confidence, and competence thus leading to cost reduction
and better short- and long-term risk management.