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CS170 – Computer Applications for Business
Fall 2020 • Assignment 3
Due Date: Before 11:59 p.m. on Friday, September 25, 2019
Accept Until: Before 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 2, 2019
Evaluation: 25 points
Submit to Canvas: 1. assignment3.html file
2. image file (in a format such as one of the following: jpg, jpeg, bmp,
png)
3. PDF file of the answers to the questions in the WRITTEN RESPONSES
section of this assignment
IMPORTANT: only click “Submit” after you have attached all three (3) files
To earn credit for this assignment:
1. Your files must be submitted to Canvas on time.
2. All work submitted should be your own work and not downloaded from the Internet.
Overview: This assignment is designed to introduce you to creating web pages using HTML5. You will be
creating a web page on the topic listed below and will be submitting the HTML file of your webpage
along with an image file and a pdf file that will contain answers to Written Response questions that
appear at the end of this assignment, You will upload your completed assignment via CANVAS
Assignment Tool. You should read the entire assignment before beginning to do your work.
General Directions: Choose a particular business (or type of business) that is of interest to you. For
example: Pizza Restaurant, Personal Training, Construction, Tax Accountant, Independent Software
Developer, etc. (Something that YOU are interested in!)
Write an original web-based article – with at least three (3) paragraphs – addressing the beneficial AND
the harmful effects ON THE BUSINESS of workers “going remote during our COVID crisis (working from
home instead of going to the office)”.
The information in your article should be information acquired from doing on-line research and not just
your opinion. Cite reliable references in your article by providing hyperlinks to the documented
information. DO NOT CUT AND PASTE information but rather state the information in your own words.
For example,
The NY Times article (include name of article) on May 5, 2020, ….. (note, this is just an example and
doesn’t really link to any specific article). This example has ONE hyperlink that specifically states
where the information is found before the specific information is given.
We consider a reliable reference one that has CREDIBILITY, ACCURACY, and REASONABLENESS. (Resource
on this is listed below.)
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Submission Requirements (3 deliverables):
Webpage requirements (20 points)
Deliverable #1: completed HTML file
Deliverable #2: image file (#4e below)
1. Start by following the basic HTML structure practiced during recitation and shown in class for
your web page.
2. (1 pt) Add an appropriate title to your web-based article using the
3. (1 pt) Add your name and section using comment tags in the part of the page.
4. Include the following elements in the
a) (1 pt) Paragraph tags (
)
b) (2 pts) Text formatting tags (, )
c) (2 pts) Heading tags (h1, h2, etc.)
d) (2 pts) Break tags and horizontal line tags where appropriate
e) (1 pt) Include one (1) external image (absolute pathnames). Use the height and width
attributes as well as the float property of the style tag so they can blend well with
surrounding text.
f) (2 pts) Insert one (1) image from a file in your possession. Use also the height and width
attributes as well as the float property of the style tag. Use the image inserted as a hyperlink
(using anchor tag) to an appropriate external webpage.
g) (3 pts) Include three (3) text-based hyperlinks (anchor tags) – using absolute pathnames – in
your article. These could be links to the information that you researched about the assigned
topic. This is in addition to the image-based link described in paragraph f).
h) (3 pts) Include at least 3 paragraphs of information on the topic, citing sources where
appropriate.
i) (2 pts) Your webpage is original (not copy/paste); Your HTML code is readable and
formatted/indented appropriately; Your final product is appealing and informative.
Answer the following Written Response in a Word/Docs file; Convert the file to PDF file and submit this
file as part of your assignment.
Written Responses (5 points)-Deliverable #3 (pdf file): Compose your answers in a Word Doc and save (or
export) as PDF.
1. When you were researching your topic for this assignment, what Google search term did you
use?
2. List ONE of your resources used to find information on your business. Give one reson that you
believe this resource to be reliable.
3. What was one challenge you had in coding this webpage? What tool(s) did you use to find your
HTML errors?
4. How do you “run” your HTML code (actually see the intended webpage)?
5. When would it be more appropriate to use break tags
instead of paragraph tags ?
For your assignment to be graded, please include the following statement AFTER the answers to the
above five questions: “On my honor, I have neither received nor given any unauthorized assistance on this
assignment.”
Submit the assignment by attaching the following to Canvas (one by one)
o assignment3.html file
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o image file (in a format such as one of the following: jpg, jpeg, bmp, png)
o pdf of your Written Responses to the questions above (include your name and
section number in the file. Name the pdf file: YourLastName-Assignment3 .
IMPORTANT: only click “Submit” after you have attached all three (3) files.
References:
• Chapter 4 of the Fluency textbook
• Online encyclopedias such as britannica.com, wikipedia.org and authoritative websites such
as computerhistory.org.
• CARS checklist for evaluating website information:
http://www.delmarlearning.com/companions/content/1428336478/tips/CHAPTER6_tip_int
ernet_evaluation
• Learning Objectives listed in Week_03_Resources