The document is a critical review of the Higher College of Technology website. It evaluates different aspects of the website such as the writing process, web page creation skills, layout, navigation, and marketing. Overall, the review finds that the website is good but could be improved by focusing more on writing processes, font formatting, interactivity, and providing information about staff, courses, and research. It recommends adding more details to create a better user experience.

1. Sultan Qaboos University<br />College of Education<br />Instructional and Learning Technologies Department<br />Educational Technology in Oman (TECH4000)<br />-1123950375920Report about:<br />Critical review of<br /> Higher College of Technology<br />-1123950565785website<br />Done by: Amal fadhil saif ALHosni 82931<br />Introduced to: Dr. Ali Al-Musawi<br />Spring 2011<br />The Higher College of Technology website: http://www.hct.edu.om/default.asp

2. Writing Process:1771650558800The Higher College of Technology website in this standard takes level 4, Easy to understand; perfect spelling; no grammar, syntax, or semantic problems.<br />Web Page (HTML) Creation Skills:1543050971550The Higher College of Technology website in this standard takes level 5, The web site contain headings; Title; Tags such as, preformatted text; styles; centering; horizontal lines, lists, images as hyperlinks; color or background image, Frames, tables, or image map.<br />141922557150Web Page Layout:The Higher College of Technology website in this standard takes level 4, The web site contain pages with Hierarchy closely follows meaning; headings and styles are consistent within pages; text, images, and links flow together. <br />However, there are some pages with inappropriate layout, for example, small font size, one color, no images.<br />-571500196215<br />Navigation:15811506350The Higher College of Technology website in this standard takes level 5, The web site contain title page with other pages branching off, and at least four pages total; navigation path is clear and logical; all links work.<br />1876425608965Marketing Your CollegeThe Higher College of Technology website in this standard takes level 4, the web site creates a positive image of the college; shows what is happening in the college; gives a sense of the total college community.<br />Conclusion and recommendations:<br />The website of the Higher College of Technology in general is very good. <br />On the other hand, it needs more focus for its writing process specialy the font format. <br />In addition, it needs to provide much more interactivity in the website. <br />The website should have information about staff qualifications, course outlines, or research conducted by their faculties. <br />