WWW page design: projects for introduction to design for environmental engineers

All Humboldt State University Environmental Resources Engineering (ERE) students are required to take ENGR 111: Introduction to Design. In the Spring and Fall semesters of 1995, ENGR 111 students were assigned World Wide Web page design projects. In the Spring of 1995, 45 students designed WWW pages describing the ERE Department. In addition, each of the 11 design teams worked closely with an ERE faculty member and developed a home page for that faculty member. The Fall 1995 ENGR 111 class completed two design projects. 20 students designed WWW pages describing the Schatz Energy Research Center, which focuses on hydrogen fuel cell research. The second half of the class (25 students) designed web pages describing the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary, which is the first constructed wetland in the nation to be used for waste water treatment. This paper describes ENGR 111, its WWW page design projects and various student and departmental benefits of those projects.