Unit 1: Survey of Web Design Skills

Please answer the following questions honestly. How you respond will not affect your grade, but might affect how this course is taught.

Name:

Favorite school subject:

Briefly describe your post-high school plans:

Briefly describe your goals and expectations for this course:

My background designing web pages is best described by the following statement:

I create web pages for myself and others (either for profit or as a hobby).

I have created one or more web pages for myself on my own time.

I have created web pages as a school project.

I have never created a web page.

My experience with social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, etc. is...

I have never used them.

I have set up accounts and used these sites but never messed with the code.

I have set up accounts and modified pages by adding scripts or modifying the code.

To what extent have you already located web design resources (e.g., online tutorials, sites with collections of graphics or code snippets)?

I have used sites like these extensively.

If I need something I can find it on the Web.

I can probably find web design resources but have never tried.

I'm not sure what you're talking about.

Designing and developing websites requires a diverse set of skills and characteristics. Few individuals have all of these skills, so websites are typically created by one or more teams, comprised of highly diverse people who bring various skills, characteristics, and backgrounds to the project. Please rate yourself on the following characteristics:

Characteristic	Yes, that's me	Hmmm, not sure	No, that's not me
Artistic
Detail-oriented
Orderly, consistent
Creative, thinking "outside the box"
Team-oriented, enjoy working with others
Good design sense, i.e., a sense for which colors, textures, lines and shapes work well together
Good at spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Able to quickly spot the errors when proof-reading written text
Good at troubleshooting or problem-solving

When complete, please print this form and turn it in to your instructor.