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=__Unit 4: How can I contribute a solution to a problem facing my country?__=

__Deadlines for this unit: __

Everything should be completed by the 31st MAY 2013 .
 * __**Stage of Design Cycle**__ ||= __**Deadline**__ ||
 * = Investigation ||= Friday 3rd May 2013 ||
 * = Design ||= Saturday 11th May 2013 ||
 * = Plan ||= Saturday 18th May 2013 ||
 * = Create || Monday 27th May 2013 ||
 * = Evaluate ||= Friday 31st May 2013 ||
 * __<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">Investigation Stage: __**

__ Explain the Problem: __

The problem which my country (England) is currently facing is the traffic jam which occurs on highways. This is also a big problem worldwide because it increases travel time for drivers, air pollution, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and fuel use. This affects the environment in a big way and if we can solve it, the solution would really benefit the population and the natural environment.

Why is it important to reduce traffic congestion? it is important because it will help people get to places quicker and easier and saves peoples time. Also, if we can reduce traffic congestion, we can decrease the carbon dioxide emissions and fuel use.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">I think that this problem is related to one of the Areas of Interactions - __Human Ingenuity.__

__ Research on the problem: __

Congestion begins when more vehicles try to use a road than the road can move. This can occur when vehicles cannot exit quickly enough to make way for others. When school begins, there is a continued growth of cars on a specific road. This leads to congestion from 6.00 am to 9.30 am. Once a road becomes congested, it takes about 3 ½ hours for the traffic to return to its normal speed.



Traffic congestion is also caused by shortage of off-street parking which results in people parking on the road.

There is a solution to solve this problem in an expensive and low cost way.

The expensive way to solve this problem is to build many highway lanes so that traffic jams do not occur. This solution is good, but the disadvantage is that that these new highway lanes will only be used at the peak time of the day and the lanes will not be used during the other times of day.

The low cost solution is to encourage drivers to drive a different route when they want to pass a road which is congested. The effective in which we could do this is to charge a toll during the peak time – this is known as congestion pricing.

Many people object to paying tolls because to use roads which were originally free, which means it is paid for out of gas taxes. Now, the benefits of tolling congested roads have increased and many cities are beginning to experiment with these tolls.

The primary effect of congestion is delay. This delays people in the morning when they leave for work and and delays people at the end of the day when they want to return home and relax but have to stay in congestion for quite some time.

The secondary effect this problem has is that people cannot estimate how long they take to travel from one place to another. People who travel in congested areas are used to thinking ahead of time and can approximately estimate how long they can take if the cross roads which are usually congested on certain days or times. Experienced drivers have to make time in case the traffic is bad on a random day. This takes away their free time.

Also, there is an increase in fuel consumption because cars burn fuel at a higher rate when cars are stopping or starting. The increase in fuel consumption increases the additional money spent on fuel.

Congestion also created road rage on the roads. This happens when a person is not driving at the speed they are excepted to be and the driver behind that vehicle gets frustrated and incidents occur on the road.

If you need assistance from the police, ambulance or a fire truck, it is difficult for them to reach your position as the roads will be congested and you can land in great difficulty if they cannot arrive on time.

__ Research on creating a **website:** __

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">In this unit, I will create a website explaining the solutions using MICROSOFT EXPRESSION WEB 4. Microsoft Expression Web is a HTML editor and a general web design software. It is available free of charge from Microsoft. Microsoft Expression Web uses XML, CSS 2.1, ASP.NET or ASP.NET AJAX, XHTML, XSLT, PHP and JavaScript to design and develop webpages.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Microsoft Expression Web 2 has been awarded 5 stars out of 6 by PC Pro and 4 out of 5 stars by the PC Magazine.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> When creating a website, the aim or the objective of the website should be clear and understandable This is important if you need to create a good website. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Another key element in creating websites is that the designs, colors and visual elements should be well coordinated.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">The content of the website should be specifically aimed for a certain audience and it should the correct terminology.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> There should be sufficient links or navigation's around the webpage so people can move webpages easily which means that the people wont be frustrated when they cant find a link.

__ Analyzing the Research __

After researching all the information, I can come to a conclusion that the **designs, colors, and visual elements** must be of good quality in order for my website to succeed. These elements should be under the **"design specification"**. In my research, it has been mentioned that the content should be **age appropriate** and use the **correct terminology**. This is essential in creating a high quality website. These components should be in the **"design specification"**.

In addition to make the webpage high quality, there should be a menu with **links** and a **navigation section** where people can go to other webpages easily. This is vital in order for the audience to be pleased with the webpage so this element shall be under the **"design specification"**.

Lastly, I would like my website to be **created on __Microsoft Expression Web 4__** because it is available at school and this software has received very good rewards. This should be in the **"design specification"**.

__ Design Brief: __

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> To solve this problem, I will create a website which will provide information on how we can avoid traffic congestion. The website will show more than one idea on how it can be resolved. My website is aimed for people between 13 - 18 because I feel that this age is more mature and will understand the information given.

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Design Specification: __


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 1.5;">designs, colors, and visual elements
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 1.5;">age appropriate
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 1.5;">correct terminology.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 1.5;">links
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 1.5;">navigation section.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">created on Microsoft Expression Web 4

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Tests: __

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">1. __Survey:__ From a survey, I can determine whether my product has all the design specifications based on a number of people not on one person. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">2. __Observation:__ I will observe my product thoroughly and mark it against the design specification. I will then compare it to the results which I find in my survey.

__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Reference: __ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">1. “Solving the problem of Traffic Congestion”, available from: [], [accessed 30th April 2013] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">2. "Urban Problems Traffic Congestion", available from: [], [accessed 30th April 2013] 3. Morgan L.,"The Effects of Traffic Congestion",available from: [],[accessed 7th May 2013] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. "Microsoft Expression Web", available from: [], [accessed 7th May 2013] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">5. "What makes a good website?", available from: [], [accessed 7th May 2013]


 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">Design Stage: __**

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Design 1: __

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">This design has met 5/5 marks in the design specification. I have chosen this design because it has met all the design specifications. I chose this design and not the second one (which also has got full marks in the specification) because the navigation menu in this design approaches the layout better. __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Design 2: __
 * = __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Design Specification **__ || __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes/No **__ ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 1.5;">designs, colors, and visual elements || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">age appropriate || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">correct terminology. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">links || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">navigation section || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">This design has 5/5 marks on the design specification.
 * = __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Design Specification **__ || __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes/No **__ ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">designs, colors, and visual elements || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">age appropriate || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">correct terminology. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">links || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">navigation section || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes ||

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Design 3: __



<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> This design has 4/5 marks on the design specification.


 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">Plan Stage: __**


 * __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Steps **__ || **__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Location/Resources __** || __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Duration **__ || __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Dates **__ ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">1. Create a one page website and save it as a Dynamic Webpage Template. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">ICT room/ computer with software || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">5 mins || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">21/05/2013 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">2. Customize your DWT the way it is designed. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">ICT room/ computer with software || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">20 mins || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">21/05/2013 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">3. Add editable regions in your DWT. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">ICT room/ computer with software || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">10mins || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">21/05/2013 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Create menu || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">ICT room/ computer with software || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">20 mins || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">21/05/2013 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Divide tables according to data || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">ICT room/ computer with software || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">10 mins || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">22/05/2013 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Customize web page || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">ICT room/ computer with software || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">20 mins || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">23/05/2013 ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Make sure content has the correct fonts || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">ICT room/ computer with software || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">15 mins || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">24/05/2013 ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Resources needed during the create stage:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Computer with software - this is necessary because I will need it during class to work on my website.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Software File - so I can transfer the program onto my laptop and I can work on it at home.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Personal laptop - I will need this when I work on the website at home.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">1. []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">This website will help me in creating my website. It will help in the areas which I find difficult, for instance, creating a table.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">Create Stage: **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">During my create stage, I had created a Dynamic Webpage Template and was hoping to use it in creating my other webpages. Unfortunately, I did not mange to create the other webpages and I used my D.W.T. as a homepage for my website. Also, I did not add the background color in the text box (which was meant to be sky blue) because the text did not look well designed. Also, I copied and pasted the information from my research onto the webpage which made the background color look messy. This is the reason why I removed the sky blue color. Also, since I did not create other webpages with my website, I could not add any links in the navigation menu which results in losing a mark in my design specification. __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15pt;">Evaluation Stage: **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">design - Yes <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">visual elements - Yes ||
 * = __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Design Specification **__ || __**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes/No **__ ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">designs, colors, and visual elements || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">colors - Yes
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">age appropriate || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">correct terminology. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">links || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">No ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">navigation section || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Created on Microsoft Expression Web 4 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yes ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">My product has met 5/6 of the design specification. In my product, there are no links on the navigation menu. Also, my product was originally planned to be a webpage but I created it as a template because I wanted to use a template to create the other pages. Unfortunately, I did not create the other webpages and I did not change the setting to a HTML.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">I could have improved my investigation stage if I included more research on the software which I used. I could have included research on how to create a website on Microsoft Expression Web 4 and included it on this stage instead of placing it in the Plan stage. I also could have done more research on what is necessary to make a good website and include it in my design specification.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">In my design stage, the designs could have been improved if I included color in them. This would have made it easier to evaluate the designs against the design specifications. I also could have analyzed each of the designs and justified my chosen design in more depth.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">My planning stage could have been precise and more accurate if I had described the resources which I am going to use and explain the use of them in depth. I also could have described my use of time instead of just stating the dates and time. This could have made my plan more clear and easy to understand.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">When creating my website, I could have added the changes I made in my create stage and justified any modifications made in my design or creating the product. This could have clarified any misunderstanding the audience would have when seeing my designs and the final product.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Test for product: **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">I cannot conduct my tests on my product because I did not devise a survey or questionnaire in my investigation stage.