In "Making an Effective Argument" by Lester Faigley, the author mentions about how exactly what an argument is, and what the purpose of the argumentative essay is used for. He says that the argument essay does four things:
Lastly, make sure that the sources being used are credible, and useful. Make sure that the sources being used go along with the argument or claimed being made. If they have nothing to do with the claim, then why add them? In "Libraries as Spaces Between Us Recognizing and Valuing the Third Space" by James Elmborg, the author talks about how the public library can be a third space for people. The author also mentions that the libraries in our times, are not like they used to be. Technology is being introduced to them, which doesn't make them the same. Also, Elmborg states that the libraries are becoming like normal hang outs for people, that it has lost the educational meaning behind it. What used to be a quiet, learning environment, it has now become a social place where people can simply just hang out for the fun of things. Although rapid change is occurring in libraries, many schools and other organizations have been trying to continue the old traditions by using the library for what they were meant for. There are staff members always out and about trying to help those who actually need it. "Third Space is not a panacea for all that is wrong with the world or libraries. However, it does form a realistic way of understanding what is going on in the world right now, and it leads the way to an intellectually rigorous way of thinking about librarian ship in a world of borderlands, migration, hybridity, and the ongoing effort to create a more fair and just world" (349).
In "Sporting Safe in the Liminal Sphere: 'Tactics' and Facebook" by the Professor himself, Santosh Khadka, talks about private and public spheres. A public sphere is where it facilitates public participation whereas a private sphere is a privacy setting. The article argues that Facebook is neither a public or private sphere. It contains both; it is considered both because it was aspects of both spheres. For example, it can be a private sphere due to the fact that you can change the settings to how you please. The privacy setting leaves it up to the users to decide who and who cannot see certain postings they put online. But at the same time, it isn’t a private sphere because everything they put such as pictures, videos, and even their posts are never officially removed from Facebook. They may delete it from their profile but it is not deleted from the Facebook databases. It also mentions all the background information of public and private spheres and when it was introduced and how it has developed to what it is today. Although Facebook has qualities that make it seem as if you are in control, meaning that you decide what you want to share with the public or what you delete doesn’t really delete and in that sense it doesn’t really make it a private space.
In "Testing Drafts for Usability and Persuasiveness", by author unknown, this chapter talks about the ways you can improve any website by asking your readers for some feedback. It states some ways in which you can improve and better make whatever you want to test. Also, it saves a lot of money if you test your website first before launching it because it will save you a lot of miscommunication that will occur. For example, if there was something that was unclear to the reader they will notify you right away, which causes for you to need to go back and fix it, whereas if they would have tested it first, the problem would have been addressed sooner saving the person a lot of time and money. This chapter makes it clear the steps in which the person who is going to be giving feedback can feel free to stop at any time they wish. Also, having a set of questions for the reader will help you the tester get the better feedback you need. It also mentions the importance of having a consent form, that way the readers know what they will be doing and won't have any confusion. Overall, to have a better and more accurate website, having it be tested will help make it the best it can be.
Abstract: The design of a quality website, as part of e-business strategy, has become a key element for success in the online market. This article analyzes the main factors that must be taken into account when designing a commercial website, concentrating on the Aceros de Hispania company and its business model. We have studied the features which determine website quality: accessibility, speed, navigability, content, and we have calculated the Web Assessment Index (WAI) proposed by Miranda and Banegil [Miranda, F. J., & Banegil, T. M. (2004). Quantitative evaluation of commercial websites: An empirical study of Spanish firms. International Journal of Information Management, 24(4), 313-328]. The results obtained provide several lessons which should be borne in mind when designing a commercial e-strategy. Firstly, it can be observed that Internet popularity and search engine positioning facilitate entry to practically inaccessible markets. Secondly, the navigability makes users feel comfortable and secure when browsing it, which increases the probability of a transaction being completed. Finally, the information provided on the website must be accurate, informative, updated and relevant to customers' requirements. Like Aceros de Hispania, any company, thanks to the Internet, will be able to overcome the barriers which would impede its successful worldwide development in the offline market.
There are two steps in creating a good business website. -Designing the website. -Researching what to put on the website. The website needs to be appealing to the people, but at the same time not very extravagant. The website also needs to be accessible to everyone, so people creating it need to be aware of all the different types of people that may use the website. When researching what to put on the website, make sure the information is not too broad, or not very extensive. Make sure the users can identify exactly what you are writing about. Make them be able to understand you too. With these two steps, you will have a great, successful website for your company. In "Manifestations of in Website Design" by Inhwa Kim and Jansa Kuljis, they both have an idea that different cultures would have different designs when it came to developing a website. These two people decided to focus on two very different cultures, South Korea and the United Kingdom. Before I get into anything else, I would like to mention that I completely agree with these two men. Being from different cultures and backgrounds could in fact affect the way someone creates a website. Different people would want their website to go match with whatever their beliefs are. This was the case for these two places.
Before these two men started to view the websites of charities from both places, they decided to figure out how exactly are these two nations different in culture. According to the article, a man by the name of Hofstede came up with 4 cultural dimensions which include power distance, individualism vs collectivism, masculinity vs femininity, and uncertainty avoidance. When it came down to deciding what the methods of investigation these two men were going to do, they decided to focus on what they would find on the home page of both sites. They found out that South Korea has better navigation and interaction between the sites than the UK. South Korea also showed their donor's list, and updated information frequently; something UK sites didn't do. Lastly, both sites used the same set of colors, but the South Korean sites used the colors in a much more useful way. In conclusion, Kim and Kuljis concluded that South Korea was a collectivist country, while the UK was more individual. South Korea tends to focus on the interaction with the people, while the UK makes the information boring for a specific individual. Chapter 20, which is titled, "Creating Reader-Centered Websites" teaches us about how to create a proper website in order to make your viewers interested in what you have to say. The first thing someone has to do is identify the purpose of the website. What is the website going to persuade? What is it's mission toward the desired audience? This is really important because if the website you are creating has to talk about business mergers, and you end up talking about cats, you have a major issue. After completing what you need to create, you need to start planning out your website.
There are numerous ways you can plan out a website, but the book talks about a specific kind that could pretty much help anyone out. This method is called the "site map". Essentially, what this map does is break down your main topic into sub-topics which makes the idea clearer to read. Also, when breaking down the main idea, another tool that could engage and persuade the readers is by grouping certain key points. This way, you're making sure your audience is still following along. After planning out your website, you need to find research that is relevant to the main idea you want to persuade. This research can be obtained by books, magazines, internet, and even people. Make sure that the magazines or books you are investigating are credible sources, and that they are relevant to the main idea. After gathering the research, you can now figure out exactly what information that you found, you want on your website. Make sure that when you are putting someone else's information word by word on the website, you need to give it credit, because if you don't, you can go to jail for plagiarism. After you have completed all of this, you can start creating and developing your desired website. In my experience, I have created a website before. This was for my University 100 class in Fall of 2015. My professor didn't go over the instructions on how to create a website, he kind of just gave us our assignment. Throughout the semester, I was supposed to post on it almost every single class period, but I didn't know what I was supposed to write. Anyway, by the end of the semester, I finally figured out how to properly build a website and my final product of the project came out great. A website is very useful, especially as a student because it is a much easier way to show your work, rather than printing out a lot of paper. |
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