Searching for information on the web can be very difficult for some readers. The website’s attraction is sometimes the primary reason that readers approach the Web sites in the beginning. The next thing is the web sites are supposed be design for persuasion and while usability is still a primary requirement for successful web site design. The interactive online environment offers far more opportunities to influence customers’ decision-making than advertising or marketing channels do.
I visited a few university websites. There were two that stood out to me. The websites is also an important means of communication was one that seems to be particular effective and engaging and the other was so effective and engaging. The one that see more appealing to me was Alcorn State University www.alcorn.edu and the less appealing one was Jackson State University www.jsums.edu On Alcorn university site, the use of the bright color, animation, graphics, and text enlighten me to look further on the website. The website was very user friendly. The heading structure was a clear visually to the web page. The structure of Alcorn State University structure made it easy to scan the web page contents. The Jackson State University’s website seems to be very small in structure. The website was not as user friendly. The reading of the website was very small and hard to read.
Web graphics play an important part in the presentation of a website. The graphic on Alcorn State University’s websites was very interesting. Jackson State was very dual and boring. Both Universities has a flash based website, which is a fancy feature that gets the reader’s attention. The logo and colors that both schools choose directly to fit the school schools. Sometimes choosing colors and images says a lot about the school’s personality. Also the information in the site has to reflect what they are offering, with an appropriate, understandable language suitable to visitors. I notice on Alcorn State university website that they have in advance the calendar for the next two terms and Jackson State has not recently updated their websites for the upcoming semesters.
Periodically the sites change information and updates. This is very important to visitors how are interested attending the college. Sustaining webpage and making it productive has a big impact on visitors. Also additional features that might be helpful to display and illustrate may be necessary. Alcorn has many did features and illustration, and Jackson State university has them too, but less. Alcorn State University Business Administration Dept quotes, “The nucleus for this environment is a small class size, dedicated teaching faculty, innovative teaching methodologies and technology, all enhanced through intellectual development”, This statement would get my attention, because it tells me that the class aren’t that big, to where you feel that are almost getting that one-on-one attention from the instructor. JSU doesn’t give any feedback about the environment
My purpose of my website to recruit students in Business Administration major is to provide opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students to learn business principles and techniques, economic theories and policies and to acquire a well-rounded general education. Next I would plan a user friendly map path which my readers could easily find their designation from my home page. Then I would gather information that to create my web and graphic that will catch my readers’ attention, and provide respectful and valid information and making sure my designs have a simplistic approach. Last but not least, draft the designs were the Logos and sites titles stands out. The one thing that I think that might be useful when creating a website is Persuasive, because what you tell people in writing influences the readers.
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