PG 16 Exercise #1

When viewing Northern Illinois University website, I found they achieve technical communication skills through their clarity, accessibility, and professional appearance. On the first page there are links to events on campus and links to most visited pages on the website. The page isn’t cluttered with too many tabs and is very simple in creativity. The simplicity helps the professional appearance aspect and doesn’t bombard the viewer. In the center of the page are some students and pictures of the campus. People are very drawn to photos and is a good advertisement opportunity to show off the facility.

As you venture farther into the website, you will see there are tabs that link to other pages. The tabs are very general but are the most visited parts of the site. For any specific questions, the viewer can utilize their search bar. For me websites with search bars are kings of accessibility because I don’t want to go through every page to find what I’m looking for. I want fast access. Along with accessibility, As soon as you type NIU, the schools main website pops up which.

As for clarity, NIU website gets straight the the point and uses simple words. For many international students or non-English speaking people, this could help them better navigate the website. Each page is very well detailed and clear on their points. There is no unnecessary information on the pages.

The NIU website is very professional but seems to have character to it. It is very orientated towards teens and college kids. There are social media links and information on current students.

All together NIU website has effective technical communication skills and entices people to explore it more.