Pyschology Website Review

A website is a homepage that is located on a server connected to the World Wide Web . Websites are usually created to inform , entertain and /or to persuade . At first glance , when viewers enter into a website there are certain qualities and details that people usually look at . The website is typically evaluated and critiqued based on certain aspects such as its layout , design , site structure , navigational flow trustworthiness , and other web and market strategies . In this website critique , two homepages related to the of Parkinson 's disease will be is evaluated

based on various website review elements

The first website with the URL : http /www .pdf .org / was visited on March 28 , 2007 . The institution who created and maintains the website is the Parkinson 's Disease Foundation . This site was founded in 1957 by a philanthropist and a businessman called William Black . Everything seems to be up to date where the copyright located at the bottom of the website has been changed to 2007 . This private foundation that was specifically created to advance medical research and on helping to find a the causes and the cures for Parkinson 's disease has absolutely no dead links located on the page and the links are very current as well It can be seen through the current publications , articles , community news , grants , events , and seasonal newsletters . There are a couple of articles and fact sheets that are outdated because some date back to the year 2003 and 2005

The exact person who originally created the site is not mentioned and there are various ways to contact the Parkinson 's Disease Foundation The company provides viewers with two of their company phone numbers , a fax number , an email , and their three office locations . Unfortunately in this site , a distinction cannot be seen between the author and the webmaster because this is not clearly stated anywhere

The goals and the objectives of this website have been met . Their main mission was to be able to create a foundation that can allow advance treatment and medical researches to be made on this particular disease The information that they provide is very detailed and specific where it leaves the viewers with no doubt and the data is not biased at all . They provide the readers with detailed information that demonstrates their support for victims , individuals , as well as families . The website is both informative and persuasive

To view the links , article , and newsletters , the readers are not required to use special software to see the site . There are absolutely no images throughout all the links of the website except for the main homepage , which is the first cite where three pictures of a scientist , a doctor with a patient , and a couple appear . Besides that , everything else is information provided by the institution . The data provided are all cited correctly and adequately and the site does not charge for a fee to obtain information . There are no options on whether the viewers can choose to...