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This paper describes a structured methodology used in a World Wide Web development course, offered at Purdue University (Indiana), to build complete Web sites for local businesses; the methodology includes planning, analysis, design and development, usability testing, implementation, and maintenance. The Web site team project is then described, including the following components: (1) team profile/objectives; (2) company selection and client/Web site objectives; (3) project proposal; (4) site design and resources; (5) prototype I and company feedback; (6) prototype II and usability test results; (7) Web site presentation; (8) final documentation with team evaluation; and (9) individual evaluation. Based upon the written evaluations included with the final project documentation, students felt this project was the most valuable learning experience of the course. Furthermore, the positive relationship established with the clients made the project serve as a bridge between business and academe. (Contains 14 references.) (MES)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert