My final project was creating my main domain. I mainly focused on adding my work from my Historic Preservation classes such as archival research, CRS report, and other research essays. I also added my GIS work to my main domain since it is a skill I plan to get more proficient in. Therefore, I wanted to showcase the work I’ve done thus far with the program. Lastly, I fixed up this subdomain and linked it in my main domain. I did this as my final project so that I can show future employers my website and establish my online presence.
Accessibility
I addressed accessibility by applying all the accessibility guidelines we have learned and applied to our posts throughout the semester. I made sure all images had alt text, that I used headings correctly, descriptive links, contrasing colors between the background and text, etc.
Media/source credit
I made sure that all images that were not my own were downloaded from copyright-free sites. However, despite all the pictures being free to use without credit I still made sure to credit each creator in the caption.
Information Accuracy
For information accuracy, I did not have to use the SIFT test for this project since everything I posted was either information I know about myself or assignments I have completed in the past with reputable sources. As for knowing my assignments have reputable information, the information was usually provided to me by the professor themselves or through peer-reviewed articles.
Licensing your work
For my main domain with all my academic work, I decided to choose the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. This way my work can be copied and distributed in any medium, but only in an unadapted form so it keeps the integrity of my work. I also only wanted my work to be used for noncommercial purposes only, and I need to be credited.
For my final project, I want to build out my main domain. I want to focus on adding my work from my historic preservation classes such as my measured drawings, archival research, CRS report, etc. I want to also put my work from this class on my main domain but have it in a distinct section from my historic preservation work. Furthermore, I want to refine the layout of my DGST101 subdomain. I mainly want to do this so that I can show future employers my website and establish more of my online presence.
Credit to Twisterium on Pixabay for the song “Good Vibe.”
Credit to nd3000 on iStock for the thumbnail photo.
What is this video about?
This video is me reviewing and ranking the four concert tour t-shirts I have with me at school. I decided to pick this as the subject of my video since I had the perfect amount of shirts to do it on, and it was a subject I could easily take multiple angles of. I did have my friend model the shirts so that I could show the front and the back without having to jump cut.
What was the process?
The process began with coming up with the idea, writing a script, and storyboarding the shots I wanted to get. After these initial steps, I used the mini studio in the HCC to begin filming. I used my own DSLR camera and checked out a tripod from the HCC since I needed it to get certain shots. I took approximately three to four takes of each shot I storyboarded to ensure I got one I was satisfied with. After filming, I transferred all the clips to my flash drive and used a MAC desktop to access iMovie. This was the first time I used iMovie, so it was a challenge figuring out all the settings. My main issue was that the audio I tried to use kept getting altered whenever I inserted it. However, I was able to fix it by downloading audio from Pixabay instead of Incompetech. After I put the clips and music together, I recorded my script on an HCC audio kit to match the video’s visuals and inserted that into the final product. Once exporting the final product as an MP4 file, I uploaded it and captioned it manually through YouTube.
Using data from UMW’s Grade Distribution Reports, I decided to look at all Fall Semester courses from 2016 through 2020 and determine which courses were the easiest based on what percentage of students received an A in the class. These were my results after cleaning the data and creating the graphs:
Each Fall Semester between 2016 and 2020 has varying courses with the highest grades. In Fall 2016, Liberal Studies, Special Education, Health Education, and International Affairs had 100% of students receive an A. In Fall 2017, Liberal Studies was the only course in which 100% of students received an A. In Fall 2018, no classes had 100% of students receive an A. The highest percentage of students to receive an A was 90% in Special Education. In Fall 2019, International Affairs had 100% of students receive an A, and Fall 2020 only had International Affairs again. Therefore, based on the data, students in International Affairs classes received the highest grades. Despite International Affairs having a lower percentage of students getting an A in 2017 and 2018, the average among all four years is 85% of students got an A.
The process with the data
The process was decent working with the data, however, there were some issues along the way. For instance, cleaning the data took a long time since not all courses were offered between 2016 and 2020, so I had to do my best to get rid of courses that are no longer offered in more recent datasets such as 2019 and 2020. Once I cleaned all the data, I went through the tedious task of editing all the abbreviations of the courses to their full names. This was mainly difficult since I did not know some of the abbreviations and had to go through Banner to figure it out. After completing that task, I highlighted the data I wanted in a chart and then inserted a bar graph for each dataset. Creating the graphs was the easier part.
This episode of Eliza’s Super Cool and Spectacular Podcast brings in special guest Noah to review five of my Dungeons & Dragons characters. The characters reviewed and rated are my first character rogue Osiris Oakenperch, artificer Andromeda Bellatol, paladin Halow Albariks, sorcerer Florence Codere, and bard Agos Manitari. Each character was rated on a scale of one to five and then reviewed as to why they were given their specific rating.
What was the process like?
The process to make this podcast began with thinking of an idea. I decided that reviewing my D&D characters was something fun and interesting to do. Furthermore, since they’re my characters and opinions the information given is accurate. After deciding on the subject of my podcast, I wrote up a rough script of how I would introduce myself, the topic, and how I would end the episode. Then using one of the audio kits from the HCC, I did two recordings of the podcast and picked which take I liked better. I downloaded the recordings onto my laptop and put my favorite recording into Soundtrap to edit. The editing process had some bumps, mainly when trying to move around the music I wanted for the intro/outro, but I was able to fix it in the end and get it working properly.
Is my information accurate?
The only information in my podcast that is not explicitly an opinion is when I explain what D&D is. I mention that it is a tabletop role-playing game. To back up this claim, I found a Britannica article about Dungeons and Dragons that says it is a “fantasy role-playing game.” The official website for D&D also mentions that it is the “world’s greatest role-playing game.” The main SIFT technique I am using to verify what I said is the “F” step, finding other coverage, to see if the same claims I’m making are being said by other sources.
Transcript of episode:
[00:00:06] Hello everyone and welcome back to Eliza’s super cool and spectacular podcast. I’m your host, Eliza Vegas and today’s topic will be rating a few of my Dungeons and Dragons characters
[00:00:15] And for those of you who don’t know, Dungeons and Dragons is a tabletop role-play game. And as a player in various campaigns and one-shots, I’ve made about eight characters, but only five will be rated today
[00:00:25] In order to get more perspective on this topic, I’ve brought in a special guest, nonother than our DM, Noah to give his thoughts on my characters.
[00:00:34] So hey Noah, how are you feeling about rating my characters today?
[00:00:36] Noah: I’m feeling pretty good. Ready to critique your work.
[00:00:39] Awesome! Super excited, love getting my work critiques. Alright, so the characters rated today are going to be rogue Osiris Oakenperch, artificer Andromeda Bellatol, paladin Halow Alkabariks, sorcerer Florence Codere, and bard Agos Manitari.
[00:01:01] All the characters have either been played in a campaign or one shot. So let’s begin…So starting with my first character, how would you rate Osiris on a scale of 1 to 5 Noah?
[00:01:12] Noah: Osiris Oakenperch gets a solid five for me.
[00:01:14] Okay, and elaborate?
[00:01:14] Noah: Essentially just because of how big a role [he played] and how well tied in his backstory was in with the world that we created. I don’t know, just he really had the protagonist energy of that group so that gets a solid five.
[00:01:29.06] Awesome, starting off strong, I like it. Alright so moving on, we have Andromeda Bellatol.
[00:01:37] Noah: Andromeda Bellatol is also going to get five out of five,
[00:01:38] Oh really? Solid five out of five?
[00:01:41] Noah: Solid five out of five. Interesting character arc, was built-up well, interesting family dynamic, and also was going to have one of the most tragic plotlines when I killed her adopted father.
[00:01:50] Yes, she was going to…
Noah: And then the campaign ended.
[00:01:54] So sad to see that happen. But we keep moving on. Anyways, how about Halow?
[00:02:02] Noah: Halow gets a solid three out of five.
[00:02:04] Three out of five? Any comments?
Noah: Just didn’t get the time to shine, which is unfortunate, but you can’t always have it going well.
[00:02:12] True, true. Alright, so then next is Florence Codere.
Noah: Another five out of five. Wonderful spy character. Did good deceiving everyone else in that group and also is the subject of a lot of people’s ires where they will physically threaten Florence’s life, even though she is a fictional character.
[00:02:33] It’s hard to be such a girl boss.
Noah: They’d consider her such a girlloss.
[00:02:39] Anyways, and last but certainly not least, what are your thoughts on Agos?
[00:02:45] Noah: Zero out of five.
Really? Care to elaborate on that?
Noah: No.
[00:02:51] Well, to me, he’s a solid ten out of five.
Noah: That’s unfortunate.
Well I think that I think Agos really sold everyone on his harmonica playing.
[00:03:02] Noah: I think the fact that you went out and bought a harmonica was what made him so low actually.
[00:03:09] No, I think he did great. Anyways, so that’s a wrap on today’s episode so thank you so much for joining us today. It was super insightful and very interesting to get a DM’s honest thoughts.
[00:03:21.11] Noah: No problem, man. Great characters.
[00:03:23] Yes, thank you. So, alright guys, tune in next week for a discussion about my favorite D&D campaigns have been in.
Audio credit:
Music credit to josefpres on Freesound for the track “Podcast loop 001.”
My image is designed in a simplistic way in order to be easy on the eyes and not cause eyestrain with an overcomplicated design. The colors I chose are ones I thought would produce a pleasant and compatible contrast with one another for better accessibility. As for text, I simply put my name since it is the name of my website.
What was the process?
My process for making this logo was using Vectr since it was very user-friendly. I used the square shape for the background, a circle shape, and added text with shadow effects.
Copyright Free Image I Found
Credit: Sijo Varghese
What is my image?
My image is of magenta chrysanthemums because I thought they fit my website’s color scheme. I do indent to change the text color on top of the image so that it does not blend in with the background.
What was the process?
My process consisted of going to the Pexels website and finding an image using the color magenta.
I am choosing CC BY 4.0 which states that anyone using my work must give proper credit to me.
Why am I choosing this copyright license?
I am choosing this copyright license because I personally think everyone should be credited for their work. Way too often I find repost accounts on social media that take other people’s artwork(s) and post them without credit. And in many cases, the reporter will get more traction and engagement with the art that isn’t even theirs than the actual creator will. Due to this frustration with people’s works being taken advantage of, I chose this license because it still allows people to use my works, but requires that they give credit to do so.
My domain name is elizavegas.com. Named after me, Eliza Vegas.
Why Did I Pick This for my Domain?
I mainly picked this as my domain name for its simplicity. I also didn’t want to overthink something I couldn’t change, so picking my name was a quick decision I knew I wouldn’t regret. Furthermore, if I want to show future employers my website having it as my name is professional enough.
