Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
Spring 5-31-1998
Degree Name
Master of Science in Professional and Technical Communication - (M.S.)
Department
Humanities and Social Sciences
First Advisor
Norbert Elliot
Second Advisor
Nancy Coppola
Third Advisor
Fadi P. Deek
Abstract
This thesis examines the areas that determine what characteristics produce an expert Web developer. The focus of the study is in the following three areas: creativity, construction of meaning, and problem solving.
To date, no other formal study of this type has been reported. We know much about the World Wide Web itself, but nothing about the people who create the Web sites.
This thesis shows that the idea of an expert Web developer is a misconception. The top-rated sites seem to have been created by a team of developers, each bringing to the group a strength in at least one of the areas mentioned above.
Recommended Citation
O'Daniel, Nancy E., "Characteristics of expert web site developers : creativity, construction of meaning, and problem solving/program development" (1998). Theses. 897.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/897
