I began my search for the best website that recruits students to the Biological Science Department by looking at three different schools websites. The first place I went to was the biological science department for Mississippi State University.
http://www.msstate.edu/dept/biosciences/BSbio.htm
I thought they had a very nice introduction about the department and it tried to persuade you into going into that department. I didn't think it was very interesting. It just had the different links to different parts of the website. I would have to say that the links were bold and you couldn't miss them, but that is as much excitement as it got. It doesn't have anything that would catch your eye and would want to learn more. I would probably say that if your not already majoring in biological science, this website would not convince you otherwise.
The next school I checked out was Auburn University.
http://www.auburn.edu/cosam/departments/biology/index.htm
Their website was very eye catching and would make want to learn more about the department. It has a capturing picture that appeals to the eye and there are tabs that are nicely organized. The tabs lead you to different parts of the website to learn more about the department. It has updated news information and links about the department and what is being done. I would generally say that this website was pretty good at recruiting students.
The last school website I went to was University of Southern Mississippi.
http://www.usm.edu/biology/
I would have to say that the USM Biological Sciences website had the best website for recruiting future students. It has a revolving picture on that makes you want to watch and see what kinds of things are being done in this department. The links to other areas of the website are nicely organized and easy to move around in. The website also went to much more detail about the biological sciences than any other school's website did. The website included just about everything that you would have questions about the department and its easy to go find where you need to go. So overall, I will have to give the winning website to USM for the best website for the biological sciences.
When doing my brochure for the Department of Biological Sciences for USM, I have some objectives that I would want to accomplish. The purpose I will have for making the brochure is to recruit students to major in biological science and lead them into a desire to further there studies through the biological department. I would want to create a brochure that is appealing to students and would represent the department as a whole in an appropriate way. I am planning on focusing the brochure on things that students are concerned about; like what kind of job could you get with this major, what is the job outlook for biological science majors, how long would it take to graduate...etc. The readers would read the brochure sequential from beginning to end. Some students think that if your major in biological science then all you can do is laboratory work, but I am going to address how there are many different options. I hope to bring new light to the biological science department to were people would look more into it.
From looking at different schools websites, I did learn how to be more effective in capturing peoples attention. I also learned that the website should capture your attention, but most importantly be easy to move around. You could have a great eye catching website, but if people can't locate things quickly you will lose their attention.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Biology 101
Biology is very interesting in how it explores our world around us. As you may know, Biology is the scientific study of life. Life includes us as humans all the way down to one celled organisms. One of the most controversial subjects in Biology is evolution. Evolution is how life has changed and adapted to its surrounding. Basically, evolution is the whole idea of the "survival of the fittest." Biologist are always trying to find answers to questions about life. By trying to find answers to smaller questions, scientists can piece together an answer about a much larger question. Biologist also study life by organizing organisms into groups. There are ten levels of biological organization: biosphere, ecosystem, communities, populations, organs and organ systems, tissues, cells, organelles, and molecules. The interaction between organisms and their environment also gives insight into how life works. Organisms and the environment both are affected by the interactions between the two. Also, by studying an organisms structure, you can figure out how the organism functions. An organism is structured a certain way because of the way it functions. Basically, biology helps us understand our world around us and how we as humans work as well.
I did my summary on a section in my biology book. Basically, this section is explaining what biology is and how important it is to understand our world. There are seven authors that wrote this biology book. The book has short bios about all the authors, which helps in knowing who wrote this book. All seven people have a degree in some kind of biology and some have contributed to other editions of biology books. Some of the authors are also professors of biology. I feel that these seven authors are very qualified to write this book. These authors' call to write is to teach biology students in a way that it will help them understand biology, so that they can use the information through out the students careers. The audience intended for the biology book is for people are pursuing in a career in biology or any other science based career. The tone that is used in this book is like one of a teacher. It is professional, but still in a way that a biology student should understand. The text book does have some wording that would be kind of hard to understand with out investigating a little further. I wouldn't say take out the hard wording, because you will have to learn how to read that kind of writing. I would probably say that maybe if there was an explaination of the hard wording would be a good idea. For the most part, I like how this book is written. In my opinion, I believe they achieved exactly what they where intending to get across.
I did my summary on a section in my biology book. Basically, this section is explaining what biology is and how important it is to understand our world. There are seven authors that wrote this biology book. The book has short bios about all the authors, which helps in knowing who wrote this book. All seven people have a degree in some kind of biology and some have contributed to other editions of biology books. Some of the authors are also professors of biology. I feel that these seven authors are very qualified to write this book. These authors' call to write is to teach biology students in a way that it will help them understand biology, so that they can use the information through out the students careers. The audience intended for the biology book is for people are pursuing in a career in biology or any other science based career. The tone that is used in this book is like one of a teacher. It is professional, but still in a way that a biology student should understand. The text book does have some wording that would be kind of hard to understand with out investigating a little further. I wouldn't say take out the hard wording, because you will have to learn how to read that kind of writing. I would probably say that maybe if there was an explaination of the hard wording would be a good idea. For the most part, I like how this book is written. In my opinion, I believe they achieved exactly what they where intending to get across.
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