Website Analysis

Online Media:

First, I want to start off by talking about FSC's Communication website, and what I feel could be changed, and since I am a broadcasting major, i will focus solely on the broadcasting page. Then I will take a look at five other colleges websites, and list the characteristics that I find positive and negetive, and things that could possibly be useful for FSC's website.

Our department's website is very plan. It has minimal (if any) multimedia. The pictures could be updated, and the lack of color does not draw my attention. The major thing that I find upsetting, is that on the main page for Comm, there is no hyperlink for broadcasting, you have to search through to finally stumble upon the page for it. Then when you do, it just brings up the course requirements, which is all but exciting. The other few pages for Broadcasting are either "under construction", or so old that one picture even has a boy in like an 80's Letterman's jacket. We need more pictures, and way more information.

University of Florida:
At first click on their Comm department, you have a slide show of up-to-date pictures, and so many informative links that you could spend hours reading about the department, its faculty, and whats going on in the news, both within the college and beyond. Then you go into their telecommunication website, and it gives a great breakdown of the three specific areas within telecomm. I love the great usage of their school colors and symbols. There is just so much information, and it is a lot easy to navigate and find compared to ours. It also has info on organizations such at NBS. Plus, I am jealous of their radio and television stations!

University of Central Florida:
At first, I thought UCF's website was very easy to navigate through, until I got to academic departments. At first, I could not even find an actually website for Communication. The only website they have for is a course requirement/discription. The I went back and realized that you have to go under the College of Sceince to find Comm. They have some good pictures, and again a color scheme that is more intersting to look than just white. Their broadcasting website was nicely organized, and i liked how they had and overview of the major along with course requirements, faculty, etc. They also stress their "state-of-the-art" equipment, which is a nice draw for prospective students.

University of South Florida:
I was really unimpressed by their Comm website. Colors yet again were nice, but all they basically gave was a mission statement and a vision with one pictures. It lacked important information and it left me confused and disappointed. If their was more info somewhere else, it didnt make me want to search for it.

Florida Gulf Coast University:
It is a fairly plain site. I do like how they have a box that has the programs summary in it. This way people can quickly see the degree, major, hours, concentrations, and the college. It is a very straight to the point website, which is nice when navigating through it, yet it was not as boastful or as attention getting as the bigger school's websites were. This makes it not as impressive, and excited about the department.

Auburn University:
I actually really like their Communication and Journalisms website. It is intersting and very easy to find, understand, and get what you want out of it. They have easy to find hyperlinks for the different concentrations, and the information within them is very useful. I like the way it is set-up, and how easy it was to use!

Hopefully our website can be a healthy mix of all five!