Table 2 Design Considerations Used in the Development of the Carolina Coastal Science Web Site

• Keep it simple.
• Identify your audience.
• Identify the size screen on which your audience will view your Web site.
• Identify the type of Internet connectivity your audience will have.
• Accommodate special populations of students that will use your Web site.
• Create an organizational site map of your Web site before you start writing Web pages.
• Use relative links to navigate within your Web site (../../index.html). Avoid using absolute links within your Web site (http://www.ncsu.edu/servit/index.html).
• Use design attributes to let the user know that they are in your Web site. Use consistent background, layout and navigation links throughout the entire Web site.
• Use thumbnail images for large graphics.
• Use ALT IMG tags when using graphics. This will decrease the loading time of your images and facilitate your Web page use with "text-only" browser users.
• Avoid using frames.