Self-Evaluation
0 - Not meeting any expectation | 1 - Below Expectation | 2 - Meet basic expectation | 3 - Above expectation | 4 - Excellent | |
Content displayed | -Difficult to understand what the research question is -Obvious and relevant information missing | -Research question is not clear -Information is lacking in content | -Research question is present but lacks clarity -Content is understandable but lacks clarity or has obvious flaws | -Research question is outlined clearly but not the first thing the user sees -Content is appropriate but lacking certain material | -Research question clearly defined and present -Content is relevant and complete |
Presentation | -No visualizations | -Visuals are not of good quality -Some scattered and unorganized visuals are present | -Decent framework of images and/or text, but lacks balance between visual and text | -Adequate visuals are present | -Visually captivating -Simplistic and engaging, good balance of text and visuals |
Visualization | -Presentation lacked any interactive elements | -Presentation is scattered and disorganized -The interactive elements are not presented clearly | -Presentation is okay but could be better -The interactive elements are present but not easy to navigate | -Presentation is acceptable with minimal mistakes -The interactive elements are present but contain minimal problems | -The project possesses impressive interactive elements -Writing clear with no mistakes |
Accessibility | -Hyperlinks are not present or nonfunctional -Project is not navigable | -Hyperlinks are present but not easy to find and some are nonfunctional -Project difficult to navigate | -Hyperlinks are present but not great quality -Project is easy to navigate but complex | -Hyperlinks function -Project is easy to navigate and simple | -Hyperlinks function well and are relevant -Project is navigable and intuitive |
Sustainability and Possibility of Growth | -Does not have continuous funding -Website is completely not working | - Have some funding - Part of the website is not functioning | -Have small amount of funding -Website is working but lack of up to date maintenance | -Have some continuous funding -Website is working under maintenance but does not have a lot of traffic | -Have sufficient amount of continuous funding -Website is constantly updated and maintained with high traffic |
Academic Importance | -Does not contribute to any academic field -Never used by scholars or public | -Have a little contribution to a specific field of study -Seldomly used by scholars and public | -Have some contribution to a certain field -Sometimes used by scholars and public for a specific area of study | -Have some contribution to a variety of academic fields -Often used by some scholars and public | -Have a huge contribution and importance to various field of study -Always used by scholar and public studying different fields |
Credibility | -No citations at all in the project -Obvious factual mistake | -Not all citations are present or are in improper form -Some easily noticeable content flaws | -Citations are present but in a improper form -A few content flaws and factual mistakes are minimal | -Citations are generally correct -Content flaws are minimal | -Citations are well-presented -No content flaws or factual mistakes |
Yellow = does not realistically apply to this project
Content Displayed
Content is consistently well displayed, the research question is easily found under the abstract.
Presentation
The project has adequate visuals: images, videos, timeline, map. However, nothing seems to be overly engaging. That being said, the project is easily navigable, with many options for navigation present at the front page. The javascript buttons, graph visualization, and hyperlinked contents section all provide a good foundation for traversing this project.
Visualizations
The writing is clear with no mistakes, however the level of interactivity is not overly impressive. Granted, the layered custom Google map does provide an interesting visualization for the scope of Jazz programs that are offered in the United States. The Jazz History timeline also provides a similar visualization. In the end, however, there is still something lacking in terms of interactivity.
Accessibility
The site is easily accessible from both Mac and PC platforms, and is free to access. There are no broken points in the navigation and all hyperlinks are set-up correctly.
Sustainability and Growth
The Scalar platform allows for continuous update and development, however the long-run potential for growth and scalability will still lie within the confines of the Scalar environment.
Academic Importance
Admittedly, this is a final project for an introductory-level Communications course offered in a relatively-secluded liberal arts college in Upstate New York, and naturally will not carry as much academic weight as Post-Doc research done by seasoned Digital Humanists. However, this project undoubtedly plays a part in the growing sphere of the Digital Humanities, as a testament to the growth of the field and the Digital Humanities Initiative here in Hamilton College.
Credibility
All sources are cited within the working bibliography.