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Assessment:
How to Evaluate the
Site.
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Sun Foundation Site Analysis Check-list:
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1. |
Does the home page tell visitors what
the site does? |
No |
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2. |
Does the home page offer a directory of
the site’s main contents? |
Yes |
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3. |
Does the home page offer a summary of
the most important news and promotions? |
No |
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4. |
Does the home page provide a search
feature? |
No |
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5. |
Does the site have consistent and
effective navigation including a site map, and appropriate links to other
primary pages? |
No |
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6. |
Does the site have internal and
external search features? |
No |
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7. |
Does the site use standard link colors
(blue with purple or red visited) with no orphaned pages or broken links? |
No |
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8. |
Are navigation and information
separated? |
No |
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9. |
Does the site provide links to related
sites? |
Yes |
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10. |
Does the site provide the proper Sun
Foundation identity and purpose? |
Yes |
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11. |
Does the site establish credibility for
the Sun Foundation? |
Yes |
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12. |
Does the site provide news coverage
about Sun Foundation events? |
No |
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13. |
Is the site valuable, useful, or fun? |
Yes |
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14. |
Is the site innovative? |
No |
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15. |
Does the site involve the visitor and
does it respond to the visitor? |
No |
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16. |
Does the writing engage the reader and
provoke thought? |
No |
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17. |
Does the site provide quality content? |
Yes |
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18. |
Is the content free of bias (gender,
race, religion, etc.)? |
Yes |
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19. |
Is the site visually appealing? |
No |
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20. |
Does the site get and sustain the
user’s attention? |
No |
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21. |
Do the design and style reflect and
compliment the content? |
No |
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22. |
Do the design and style of the site
enhance the delivery of information? |
No |
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23. |
Is there consistency in the design
format? |
No |
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24. |
Are the pages clean and uncluttered? |
No |
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25. |
Is the site properly organized so that
primary topics are separated and similar subtopics are linked
appropriately? |
No |
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26. |
Are the most frequently visited pages
easiest to access? |
Yes |
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27. |
Is there a limit on the content of each
area? |
No |
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28. |
Is the content organized in inverted
pyramid format? |
No |
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29. |
Is text chunked and formatted for
readability? |
No |
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30. |
Is there an abstract or Table of
Contents at the top of all long pages? |
No |
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31. |
Are headers useful? |
No |
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32. |
Do the pages load in 15 seconds or
less? |
Yes |
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33. |
Does the site look appropriate in a
reasonable variety of browsers? |
Yes |
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34. |
Does the site utilize simple, sensible,
lowercase URL’s? |
No |
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35. |
Does the site exclude framed pages that
are difficult to bookmark, etc.? |
Yes |
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36. |
Does the site avoid multiple fonts and
new technology that users are not prepared to use? |
No |
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37. |
Does the site require minimal scroll
even with small monitors? |
No |
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38. |
Does the site avoid distractions like
continuous animation or sound files? |
Yes |
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39. |
Is there a text only option for
viewing? |
No |
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40. |
Is it possible to print content without
navigation or other unnecessary objects? |
No |
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41. |
Is the author of each page clearly
identified? |
No |
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42. |
Is the site updated so all information
is current? |
No |
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43. |
Is the site properly spell checked? |
No |
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| 44. | Is there alternative text for images? | Yes | |
| 45. | Is there a summary for tables? | No | |
Last updated 7-23-01 by Cathy Buckingham