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Volunteering: Web Design (Beginner)

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Mount Royal University
Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Yifei Wang
Yifei Wang
Growth and Innovation Specialist
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Timeline
  • December 13, 2021
    Experience start
  • April 2, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
21/5 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Website development Software development UX design Product or service launch
Skills
web design
Learner goals and capabilities

Students will work individually, interacting with you on a project to develop an informational website for your business or organization. The students will present and submit their work at several stages of development. The end result will be a working website that your business or organization can use. Student will:

  • Present an overview of the proposed project
  • Design and develop questions that will help to ascertain the true operating needs of your business or organization
  • Apply the User-Centered Development Cycle to web development
  • Create an aesthetically pleasing design for the user interfaces that serves to enhance the value of the systems functionality

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
30 learners
Project
60 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 2
Expected outcomes and deliverables
  • Organized and professional looking technical documents that clearly outline the original problem and the proposed solution
  • A working informational website that your business or organization can use
  • A website with an aesthetically pleasing design
Project timeline
  • December 13, 2021
    Experience start
  • April 2, 2022
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Project examples include, but are not limited to:

  • Implement the front-end functionality identified in the Requirements Phase using industry standard client side components such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Identify the marketing concerns for the client's website and apply marketing principles in the design of a website
  • Interact with the client to develop a website and apply technologies to support the client's needs and wants
  • Gather client and user information to develop the website
  • Conduct user-based website usability testing

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
  • question

    A representative of the company will be available to answer questions from students in a timely manner for the duration of the project.

  • question

    Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

  • question

    Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the volunteer project.

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