DeAnza College/Phi Theta Kappa/2009 Chapter Site Reviews

'''Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society needs your help rating chapter sites for the 2009 Chapter Site Award.

Please review these sites and give your feedback.

Review process
Does the site provide useful and interesting information? Is the web site design attractive?

Reflecting the trend/growth in social networking sites (such as Myspace, Facebook, etc.) this award will allow one of two options or categories:
 * "Traditional" (Website) or
 * "Contemporary" (Social Networking Site).

A chapter website/social networking site will be judged by the following minimum criteria:


 * ease of traveling through the site (navigation)
 * visual appeal and general appearance
 * all links should work


 * includes a list of chapter officers and advisor(s) with chapter and/or individual('s) contact information (as is appropriate) - emails, phones numbers are optional, in order to preserve privacy and avoid possible spamming by outsiders.


 * chapter site must have connections to college website main page, International website (www.ptk.org), and Regional website (nvcaregion.org)


 * scrolling (through lengthy pages) is to be minimized
 * site is to be current and up–to–date

Additional recommendations:
 * Compatibility with Mac and PC platforms
 * Compatibility with multiple servers: Netscape, Explorer , Firefox, Opera, etc.
 * Interactive (as opposed to pages of text)

To rate a site...


 * Rate the effectiveness of each site on a scale of 1-5. Then provide pros and cons (total of 5) to explain your rating. For example, if you rate one of the sites as a 4, then provide 4 reasons why the site works that well and 1 reason why it didn't get 5 out of 5.


 * Add your review to the section for the chapter. Click "edit" next to the name of the college site you are rating. In the edit window, add your rating and "save". Your rating will visible on the page, along with the link to the site you reviewed. Please add your initials to your rating. e.g. --vt

If there are reviews already, add your review beneath.

Please rate sites that have fewer ratings. We want all sites to get several ratings.

== Cerro Coso Community College == Beta Kappa Chi Chapter

Rating: 4

Pros:

1. Page is extremely easy to navigate

2. All of the links work

3. Pages aren't lengthy

4. Very traditional

Cons:

5. Not visually appealing -AT

Rating: 5 - I would like to rate this page 5 out of 5. Following are the reasons for my rating.

1. Ease of navigation and attraction of the site.

2. There is a link to the college web site.

3. Opening page nicely fitted into the page and does not have to scroll down to find information.

4. Chapter officers are included.

5. All links are working. --CV

Rating: 4 - I'd like to rate it 4:

pros

1. Site is current and up–to–date

2. Ease of traveling through the site (navigation)

3. Visual appeal and general appearance

4. Scrolling (through lengthy pages) is minimized

Cons

1. When you're transferring to the www.ptk.org/ which has a link to go to it, on the site is not compatible with multiple servers: Netscape, Explorer , Firefox, Opera, etc (The logo of the site is more wide than Standard). --NI

Rating: incomplete

Pros:

1) Site is well organized

2) Simple layout / professional

3) Not bombarded with useless filler information

Cons:

None. -CM

Rating: incomplete - Id like to rate this 4/5.

1) Well organized 2) wonderful layout 3) good information

- Sd

Rating: incomplete - 4/5:

Pros: 1) Simple and clean 2) well organized 3) comprehensive information

Cons: 1) traditional look is aging 2) color scheme is not easy to look at (personal preference)

Rating-5/5

Pros:

1. Web page is User friendly

2. Site is up-to-date

3. All the links work

4. Good Formatting of the website

5. Simple layout

Cons:

5. None---ST

College of Southern Nevada
Alpha Xi Beta Chapter

Rating: 3 - My ratings for this Chapter is 3 out of 5. The reasons are:

Pros:

1. There is useful information on the page.

2. There is a link to the college main page.

3. Chapter board members are listed with details.

Cons:

1. Too many links are on the opening page and overcrowded information on the page.

2. Same information is listed more than once. --CV

Rating: 5 - Rating: 5 out of 5

Pros:

1. Very appealing to the eye

2. Site is current and up to date

3. Right off the bat information

4. Easy to navigate

5. Professionally made with site bars -AT

Rating: 4 - I'd like to rate it 4 out of 5

Pros:

1. Ease of traveling through the site (navigation)

2. All links work

3. Scrolling (through lengthy pages) is minimized.

4. Site is current and up–to–date

Cons:

1. The design is not attractive. --NI

Rating: 4/5

Pros:

1. Professional site design and aesthetics.

2. Plenty of information on the front page.

3. Links work, and present content without too many pages.

Cons:

1. Link location is not immediately obvious (expecting navigation to be the left side, but that is for the rest of the college's site)

-zjw

== Cuyamaca College == Alpha Pi Omicron Chapter

Rating: incomplete - RATING = 3/5

Pros
 * 1) The site is linked to a lot of information
 * 2) The site offers quite a bit of information about the chapter
 * 3) The navigation is easy

Cons -DMV
 * 1) The layout and design is not very good and very basic.

Rating: 3 - I'd like to rate 3 out of 5

Pros:

1. Ease of Navigation.

2. It's up-to-date.

3. Has completed information

Cons:

1. The site is not attractive in design

2. It's unorganized and there are some information that it should be merged with other topics. --NI

Rating: incomplete Pros:

1)Well organized / professional

2) Clean layout

Cons:

1)Layout seems in a way, 'All work and no play' Visuals might liven up the site -CM

Rating: 4 - This site get 4/5 Pros. 1. Has a chapter list of links 2. Great chapter information of phone number 3. Regional website 4. Nice list on top, info for future students

Cons 1. Size of print ---Km

Rating: incomplete - 3/5 Pros: 1. information is all on one page 2. very simple

Cons: 1. formatting of text needs a bit of clean up good work! -ST

Rating-3/5

Pros:

1. Easy to navigate

2. All the links work

4. Nice Color scheme

Cons:

1. Information is clustered

2. Not organized ---ST

De Anza College
Alpha Sigma Alpha Chapter

Rating: incomplete - I would rate this page 2 out of 5 due to:

Pros: 1. Easy and simple navigation 2. Officers name are listed clearly.

Cons: 1. Lack of content 2. Poor appearance --YL

Rating: 1 - I rated this page 1 out of 5 and following are my explanations.

Pros:

1. Chapter officers are listed.

Cons:

1. No useful information what so ever.

2. General appearance is nil.

3. No link to the college web site.

4. The web site design is not attractive at all. --CV

Rating: 2 - Rating: 2 out of 5

Pros:

1. Pages were not lengthy

2. Easy to navigate

Cons:

3. Not visually appealing

4. No contact information

5. Can't be defined as contemporary or traditional - AT

Rating: 1 - I rate this site 1 out of 5

Pros:

1. Up to date.

Cons:

1. No link to the college website nor contemporary site.

2. Very unattractive design.

3. Not enough information on the entire site, very basic.

4. No links are provided at all. --AA

Rating: 3 - I'd like to rate it 3 out of 5.

Pros:

1. Easy to navigate.

2. It's up-to-date and current.

3. Scrolling (through lengthy pages) is minimized.

Cons:

1. It's too simple.

2. It's not attractive and it needs some graphical visuals. --NI

Rating: 1 - I give this site a 1/5

Cons:

1. Way too simple, very unprofessional

2. Little or no information

3. Poorly designed, not visually appealing --AL

Rating: 1/5

Pros:

1. Consistent color and presentation

2. Simple links

3. Contains dates with details

Cons:

1. Too simplistic

2. Lacks interesting visuals to make things stand out

3. No original style

4. Should use wide frames(if used) to limit long pages and scrolling ***** R.R. *****

Rating-3/5

Pros: 1. Easy to navigate 2. All the links work 4. Nice Color scheme

Cons: 1. Information is clustered 2. Not organized ---ST

Rating-2/5

Pros:

1.Very user friendly

2. Short explanations on each page

Cons:

1. Numbers listed on the website are disconnected/no body picks up 99% of the time

2.Very boring color scheme

3.Some of the information is outdated--ST

Rating 1/5

Pros: 1. Simplistic, I like the layout and style.

2. Easy to navigate around the stie.

Cons: 1. Out of date, information is a few months old.

2. Not a whole lot of visuals on the website, there isn't much to grab your attention with.

3. No membership page, don't know how to join or what the requirements would be.

-JT

Rating - 2/5

Pros:

1. Lightweight site delivery.

2. Easy colors and clean aesthetics.

Cons:

1. Not enough content.

2. Information is old.

-zjw

Merced College
Alpha Sigma Delta Chapter

Rating: 3 - RATING = 3/5

Pros


 * 1) The site is linked to a lot of information about the school
 * 2) The site offers quite a bit of information about the chapter
 * 3) Information is easy to navigate through

Cons


 * 1) There are some technical issues with some items on the web page
 * 2) Just a very basic setup that gives you the information in text format, but not much else

-DMV

Rating: 3 - I'd like to rate it 3 out of 5.

Pros:

1. Easy to navigate

2. It's up-to-date

3. Has a completed list of chapter officers and advisor.

Cons:

1. It needs some Visual effects to be more attractive.

2. some pages are different compatibility with the main page. They are shortened and are not as same as some other pages style. --NI

Rating: 2/5

Pros:

1. Decent amount of content.

2. Content is relevant.

Cons:

1. Layout size is too small.

2. Too many click-through to get to content.

-zjw

== Mt. San Antonio College == Alpha Omega Alpha Chapter

Rating: 5 out of 5

Pros:

1. This site is well composed

2. Visually appealing

3. Easy to navigate

4. Offers a very welcome feeling

5. Links and information are easily accessible -AT

RATING = 4/5

Pros
 * 1) Layout and design looks very good and professional.
 * 2) All information on chapter is easy to find and navigate
 * 3) Chapter site is within the school site so information about school is easy to move back and forth from.

Cons
 * 1) No contemporary social networking.

-DMV

I give this site a 5/5

Pros

1. Good layout

2. Visually appealing

3. Information easy to find, good navigation

4. Easy to tell what the site is about --AL

5/5 pros: 1) easy navigation on right side 2) announcements on front page 3) contact information on front page

cons: none, really - ST

Palomar College
Alpha Omega Rho Chapter

RATING = 4/5

Pros


 * 1) Obvious and easy to use links to information about the chapter
 * 2) The site offers quite a bit of information about the chapter
 * 3) Template and design of website looks more professional than most

Cons


 * 1) The layout and design is slightly out of order, things not centered correctly
 * 2) Some pages are a little overwhelming with amount of links offered

-DMV

Pros:

1)Informative

2) Easy navigation

Cons:

1) Overloaded with information in various areas. Not everyone is willing to sift through all the information.Keeping it short works best.

2) Events listed but no other information given. -CM

I would rate this site a 4/5

Pros:

1) Provides alot of information about the Society and their Chapter.

2) Has several relevant links

3) Size of page is about right

4) It has good visual appeal.

Cons:

1) The page is not organized very well.

I believe they are promoting their club. The information is presented in such away that I would to join so it is effective. I would reduce the pictures on the main page to just one and put the other one with the rest of the pictures. --DS

Rating: 3/5

Pros: 1. Plenty of information.

2. Navigation is on the left side and easy to use.

Cons: 1. Colors are not appealing (too brightly red)

2. Large image and moving text are distracting.

-zjw

== Porterville College == Alpha Chi Mu Chapter

My ratings for this Chapter is 4 out of 5.

Pros:

1. Page is traditional and has a charming appearance.

2. Chapter information is useful.

3. There is a link to college web site.

4. Chapter officers are listed on the page.

Cons:

1. One link on the Photo Gallery does not work. --CV

I give this site a 2/5

Pros:

1. Easy to navigate

2. Information is easy to find

Cons:

1. Visually unappealing

2. Design out of date (date at bottom of the page is from 2000)

3. Only gives basic information --AL

I would rate this site a 3/5

Pros:

1) The page has relevant links and the same links are on each page.

2) It is well organized.

3) It is easy to use.

Cons:

1) The format is very simple.

2) It doesn't get your attention.

It does tell you about the organization and the chapter. It doesn't provide anh information that would make me want to join. There is definitely room for improvement. --DS

== This site scores a 4/5 ==

1. lots of links 2. scholarships information 3. page is short 4. nice size print

cons 1. could have more information -km

== Sacramento City College == Beta Eta Psi Chapter

BROKEN LINK --DMV http://scchonors.us/

I rate this website 4 out of 5.

Pros:

1. Very attractive and well designed.

2. Easy to navigate.

3. Officers listed and pages are up to date.

4. Links are working.

Cons:

1. Writing color is very light and a bit hard to read. ---AA

I rate this site a 2/5

Pros:

1) Relevant links

2) Top of the page did get your attention

Cons:

1) Too long

2) Poor color combinations between lettering and background.

3) Information not provided in a logical manner.

It does promote their club, but not in a way that would make me want to join. I don't think it's effective if it doesn't make you want to join. I think this site could use help. --DS

I give this site a 3/5

Pros:

1. Information easy to find

2. Good use of visual effects

Cons:

1. Poor color choices

2. Too much information on the front page

3. Design could be better --AL

I rate this site 4/5
Pros ''1. lots of links

2. scholarship information

3. Page is short

4. nice size print.Italic text''

Cons

1. Could have more information on chapter- KM

Rating-4/5

Pros:

1. Very attractive in terms of design

2.All the information listed in up-to-date

3.Easy to navigate

4. Well organized

Cons:

1.Too much information on some pages.--ST

== Skyline College == Beta Theta Omicron Chapter

My ratings for this Chapter is 4 out of 5 and following are the reasons.

Pros:

1. Contemporary-Social Networking Site.

2. There is a link to the college web site.

3. The Chapter officers are listed on the page.

4. Useful Chapter information is listed on the.

Cons:

1. Site design is not very attractive. --CV

I rate this site a 3 out of 5

Pros:

1. You don't have to scroll down the page far.

2. Officers names and information is listed.

3. It's very organized.

Cons:

1. Colors are faded, pictures are not high quality.

2. All the information on the main page is crowded on the left side of the page. --AA

I'd like to rate it 4 out of 5.

Pros:

1. It's easy to navigate.

2. It's up-to-date.

3. Has completed information.

4. Scrolling (through lengthy pages) is minimized.

Cons:

1. The pictures that are used in the site are low-quality. --NI

Pros:

1) Loads of information

2) Visuals

Cons:

1) Loads of information, but can seem like an overload. Short and to the point.

2) Layout seems a bit amature-ish. Like teenagers created the page.

3) Skip the animation visuals. You want to be taken seriously. -CM

I would rate this site a 3/5

Pros:

1) Provides alot of information about the Society and their Chapter.

2) Has several relevant links

3) Size of page is not too wide and not too long

Cons:

1) No real visual appeal

2) The page is not organized very well.

I believe they are promoting their club, so it is effective, but Web sites could always use improvement. --DS

I would rate this site 3/5 cons.

1. the page was too long and wide

2. Information seems to be every where.

Pros. 1. Works with mac

2. Has the information listed for the chapter.

3. Has many links--km

3/5 pros: 1) useful information 2) nice pictures 3) lots of links

cons: 1) text is too cluttered 2) color scheme needs work -ST