Students, with the instructor's permission, may opt to create a new web module assignment for the course. The module must fit both the chronological (1945-present) and topical (the world) boundaries of this course.
You do not have to be a master of web design to do this assignment. There are a lot of online web creation tools that you can use. See the information that I have on my HIS 112 website creation page. I will provide feedback as you work on this project. Students who have undertaken this is the past have really enjoyed the assignment because of the opportunity to be creative and work on something interesting (and earn a lot of points if the website is well done).
Directions
- Obtain your instructor's permission. Send an email explaining your proposed module topic and why you want to do it. Your instructor can supply you with a list of possible topics depending on your interests. You should look at some of the already-existing course modules to get a good idea of what is possible.
- Each website module must have the following components.
- Timeline/chronology
- Graphics or other media resources
- Background text, written by the student, of more than 300 words
- An essay assignment for future students based on the material in the module
- Recommended books
- Annotated list of web resources
- Information about you, the author
- Please consult Charlie's History Writing Center for specific information on the writing requirements that you should follow.
- You need to properly credit the source of any photos used, including a URL if relevant.
- Any link that you list in your web resources must include a short annotation of why the link is useful.
- You can use the resources on the NOVA Library page to help you with finding recommended books and websites and other sources for use on your web page.
- Do not use any commercially-available multimedia materials because of copyright concerns.
- Sites created in a foreign language are welcome.
- Be creative!