COSC330 PROJECT OPTION
FROSTBURG EVILLAGE
by Andy Reynolds

With the cooperation of the Computer Club & SGA, we have a student Web server that hosts several Web sites. The site that we are concerned with for this project is located at www.frostburg.org, and is called the Frostburg eVillage. The idea for this alternative of the   COSC 330 project is that students will create Web sites for the local businesses or organizations of Frostburg, and the surrounding area. Through creating these Web sites, students will gain experience with creating an "official" Web site for a Frostburg organization, working one on one with its representative, and publishing a Web site for long term use.  There are two options:
 

1. Create a new Web site for a business or organization in the Frostburg area.  You should solicit the participation of a local business, church, organization, etc. from the Frostburg area. Confirm that a web site has not already been created for this business/organization by checking with the administrator of the Frostburg eVillage - goliath@frostburg.edu. You will then research the business/organization and create a complete web site that will give a user browsing this site a complete understanding of what this business/organization is, their location, contact information, and any other important information that may help site visitor.
2. Update an existing Frostburg eVillage web site.  Several Web sites have already been created for local businesses, community organizations, or recreational facilities. However, these sites were created over three years ago. These sites may have obsolete information, and some sites are no longer working properly; some of these sites could use a different design. Your assignment would be to select one of these businesses/organizations, contact the owner or leader (just as you would if you were creating a new Web site), and update the existing site.   Because you already have a preexisting Web site, you will be expected to incorporate some advanced feature into the new site and compare the two sites, i.e. you should have links to the "before" and "after" Web sites.  (The new site will supersede the old site on www.frostburg.org.)  See below for advanced features.

• A description of the function or purpose of the business/organization
• A history and planned future developments of the business/organization
• Pictures of the inside & outside of the location
• Addresses and Telephone numbers
• Hours of operation
• Updateable schedule of activities
• Menu, Product List, Price List, etc.

• ASP
• PHP
• CGI-Perl
• Microsoft Access Database
• MySQL Database
• Server Side Includes

If you would like to use one of these options for your project, please notify Tony (who has a couple of suggested contacts, "first come first served") and contact Andy Reynolds at goliath@frostburg.edu for more information.