Electronic Portfolio Evaluation Criteria
The following
criteria comprise the total evaluation for the electronic portfolio in ECMP
355:
(4)
Excellent (3) Good (2) Average (1) Needs Work (0)
Incomplete
___ Information is complete but not excessive or redundant
___ Information is well organized and clearly labeled
___ All text has correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
___ Author of the page is clearly identified
___ Information is informative, interesting, and worthwhile
___ Content is related to the function and mission of user.
___ Content and links are suitable to expected audience.
___ There is no use of jargon
___ The site has a consistent look.
___ Pages have only one or two fonts (unless otherwise justified).
___ Each page uses a limited number of colors, especially for text (unless otherwise justified).
___ Type colors/styles and text-to-background contrast have been selected for good readability.
___ Each page is limited to approximately 2-3 screens; the most important information is on top.
___ The pages are simple and attractively designed; they make a user want to read the information.
___ Use and navigation should be intuitive.
___ Images should not be used for pure decoration, but should help convey information
___ Large or complex pages, typically those larger than 10 screens, should be divided into multiple, smaller files
___ Every page should have a short, informative, descriptive title
___ Key (or all) pages should have standard footers, including:
- date of last update
- email address or link to email form which can be used to contact a responsible party regarding
the content of a page
- link to appropriate home page
___ Pages have a simple, consistent navigation scheme to let users get to desired places quickly and easily.
___ Documents should be designed to minimize users' reliance on browser navigational aids (e.g., back and forward buttons, history lists)
___ The first page (or selected content page) clearly indicates clearly how the site is organized and how to get to items of interest.
___ Links (text and icons) are easy to identify.
___ Each supporting page has a link back to the home (or to content) page.
GENERAL
___ Student has followed the guidelines set forth by the instructor in terms of content.
___ Student demonstrates originality through the web design process.
___ Student demonstrates professional use of web content.
___ Student has not overused particular elements (such as animated gifs, backgrounds, etc.)
___ General first impression of the site (visually)
___ Elements (graphics, pages, etc.) should not take too long to load (where possible).