Resume Project

Project Description:

What is the project?

This project, we made a digital resume using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 

What are the requirements and guidelines?

Our resumes will feature our names, contact information, highlights, education, achievements, and extracurriculars. A list of all requirements, including styling and functionality standards, can be found here.

Procedure:

List of steps:

1. I created two HTML documents in the CS8 folder for my resume and hobbies.

2. I filled in all my information on the documents.

3. I enclosed certain information in different tags to differentiate titles, subtitles, and body text.

4. I added images and links to the document.

5. I created a CSS document to style both of the HTML files.

6. I applied styling to make my page look nice and used psuedo-selectors to make it somewhat responsive.

7. I created a JavaScript document to add functionality to my web page.

8. I added an alert when the contact form was submitted to inform the user, and included checks to make sure all information was correct.

SOUL Reflections:

S: Strengths of your work

My resume was strong in that it included relevant and updated information, was nicely styled, and functions smoothly. I thought that there were no major issues with it.

O: Opportunities to improve

I think some opportunities to improve include writing more information, using better images, and in the case of the contact form, specifying which box was left unfilled. I think the webpage could have been a little more polished, especially with some finer details. 

U: Understanding - what you learned

Through this project, I familiarized myself with three "new" programming languages - HTML, CSS, and JS. I learned more and better ways of utilizing them as well, like using external over inline CSS for better readability and ease, and using new types of elements in HTML. Now, I have the skillset and tools to make webpages of my own!

L: Limitations you encountered

One limitation was my lack of extensive knowledge about these programming languages, which inhibited my ability to construct the webpage to the extent of detail that I wanted. 

WISCR: 

In this project, I think I embodied the WISCR ideals of I - Insightful and Critical Thinking, and S - Self Motivated.

Insightful and Critical Thinking

I was able to look at what I learned during class, and extrapolate new information to assist me in my project. I think this demonstrates insightful thinking.

Self Motivated

The project was done largely during free work time, so self-motivation was a big part of making sure things got done. I also practiced the skills that I learned outside of school, which really helped me become more efficient and comfortable with doing the work in class.