Through hands-on experience, students use these new tools to post their resume, design a web site and create a CD ROM portfolio. In the past, students only had access to paint and desktop publishing programs like Photoshop and Pagemaker. Now, through the use of Netscape Composer and the integrated packages of Dreamweaver, Flash and Director software, students can produce a much more sophisticated presentation on the computer. It also automatically inserts the HTML code. HTML, or Hyper Text Markup Language, is the special set of codes, called tags, that create web sites.
Web sites make students more accessible to potential employers and clients.
Once their web site is up and running, they can get instant exposure to and feedback from anyone in the world. There are tremendous benefits to having a resume posted on line. By using an interactive resume on the web, the client or employer to be can preview the architect's resume. They can open areas they'd like to explore further or skip any area that does not interest them. The CD ROM is an easy, inexpensive way to showcase an architect's work.