About this event
Website Design asks you to create a website for the topic FBLA releases each year, with the emphasis on front-end design: layout, navigation, look and feel, and user experience. The site must work correctly on at least three platforms, such as desktop, tablet, and mobile. Website Coding & Development is the companion event focused on code and functionality. Team event (1 to 3 members). How it runs: there is no test. You present to judges: 3 minutes to set up, a 7-minute presentation, and 3 minutes of questions. Internet access is provided. At the National Leadership Conference there is a preliminary round, and the top scorers from each section advance to a final round, where the final presentation score decides the winners.
FormatPresentation
Duration3 minutes setup, 7-minute presentation, 3 minutes Q&A
Solo or teamTeam event
CategoryInformation Technology
Your plan
How to study
Built from the official rating sheet and the event's own clock.
Read the guidelines and the sheet
Everything is scored on the rating sheet below. The official guidelines give the rules, the deadlines and what to submit.
Official guidelines (opens in a new tab)Outline it against the sheet
Give each part of your entry the room its points earn, starting from the biggest rows, so nothing on the sheet is left out.
See the sheetMake it yourself
Your entry should be your own work. ChapterPrep's judge scores it and asks questions; it never writes it for you.
Rehearse the presentation
Type or say your presentation. The judge scores it on the official rating sheet and times you against the 7-minute limit.
Get judged on your presentationRehearse to the clock
You have 7 minutes, then 3 minutes of questions. Time every run, out loud, start to finish.
Judging
What judges score
- Planning, development and implementation of the project20
- Website features, demonstrating the required elements10
- Website UX design, with color, contrast, backgrounds, fonts, graphics and accessibility20
Website Content
- Grammar, spelling and punctuation5
- Substantiates and cites sources used while conducting research5
Website Evaluation
- Compatible with multiple platforms5
- Interactivity functions and is error free5
- Elements are consistent across all pages5
- Metrics planned to measure the success of the website5
Presentation Delivery
- Statements are well organized and clearly stated10
- Displays confidence, poised body language, engaging eye contact and effective voice projection10
- Demonstrates the ability to effectively answer questions10
Presentation Protocols
- Adherence to Competitive Events Guidelines10
Total 120 points
Guidelines and resources
Bookmark to saveCurated by ChapterPrep. Free unless noted. External links open in a new tab.
Free guides for this kind of event
- Article · MDN Web DocsMDN: What Will Your Website Look Like? (opens in a new tab)
- Article · Nielsen Norman GroupNielsen Norman Group: 10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design (opens in a new tab)
- Reference · W3C Web Accessibility InitiativeW3C WAI: WCAG 2 Overview (opens in a new tab)
- Article · MDN Web DocsMDN: Responsive Web Design (opens in a new tab)
- Book · OpenStaxFoundations of Information Systems, Sec. 8.4: Web Analytics (opens in a new tab)