One step forward...

I've had a challenging week.

I'm consciously incompetent.

I'm not having a go at myself, I think that's just the stage I'm at this semester, based on this learning model
http://changingminds.org/explanations/learning/consciousness_competence.htm

"As a conscious incompetent, you realize that you are not as expert as perhaps you thought you were or thought you could be. The transition to this state from being unconsciously incompetent can be a shocking and sudden realization, for example when you meet others who are clearly more competent than you, or when a friend holds up a metaphorical mirror to your real ability. You can also exist in this state for a long time, depending on factors such as your determination to learn and the real extent to which you accept your incompetence. "

I am counting on practice and sheer determination to get me to the next step...

So, in an attempt not to allow my underwhelming skill overwhelm me, I'm just taking things one step at a time (and for the sake of those around me, trying not to swear so much :-)

Now that I have established what (broadly) I will build for my final project, it's time to nut out some details. With this in mind, I've put together a questionnaire for my client to fill out, in order to give me some guidance re building her a site she will actually find useful (it might also give me an idea re exactly what I should look into learning re coding etc). I used this one on Web Redesign 2.0: workflow that works as a base and adapted it with my client and her business in mind
http://www.web-redesign.com/downloads/03_client-survey.pdf

I emailed that off today and gave her a week to fill it in (I figure the long weekend might work in my favour ie she might actually have some time to look at answering everything) (fingers crossed!). I'll upload it to the MIM server (when I get to a non-super firewalled PC) for your perusal.

In the mean time, back to CSS on W3 schools...