The Capstone Project

In the final course of the Webmaster Certificate Program, you'll develop a real website that demonstrates the range of skills and abilities acquired during the program. You'll work with an ACC Webmaster Program faculty member who will act as a mentor during the project.

The finished website will employ the best technical practices you learned in the program, exemplify a professional level of design and usability, and reflect well upon you and the Webmaster Certificate Program (this site will serve as one of your portfolio pieces that you show to potential employers, and we want you to look good!).

When to start

Students start building their portfolio website in the first required class (World Wide Web Authoring and XHTML). Students who place out of Introduction to World Wide Web Authoring and XHTML MUST create their portfolio home page BEFORE starting other Certificate classes. It is the student's responsibility to request a web account from the coordinator.

Student responsibilities

• Find an organization/client for whom you'll develop a website
• Find and contact a mentor
• Work and communicate with the client to meet their requirements
• Notify the mentor about the website deadlines given by the client
• Follow the mentor's suggestions and guidelines
• Ensure the project meets all parameters outlined by your mentor, and in these guidelines
• Post the website to a server
• Give your mentor the URL
• Finish the project within the semester in which the student is registered
• Notify the Coordinator if the site moves - otherwise the project will not be linked from the Webmaster Certificate Program website
• Get familiar with ACC Policies, Procedures, and Academic Guidelines,
• Get familiar with and follow the ACC Internet Acceptable Use Guidelines.
• Check this website for updates

Mentor responsibilities

• Ensure that the project is the student's original work
• Ensure that the project meets the requirements specified in the description and these guidelines
• Approve the project's concept
• Assist the student in defining the requirements for the project
• Provide suggestions and feedback throughout the development process in a timely manner
• Submit the project to the Coordinator when it meets these requirements and guidelines
• If the project does not meet these requirements, the mentor must notify the student and the Coordinator
• Check this website for updates

Capstone approval

After the mentor submits the site and the Webmaster Program Committee approves it, the Program Coordinator will notify the student and issue the Webmaster Certificate. The site will be linked on our page of Capstone Websites.