COM4007 Introduction to Web Authoring Assignment

Assignment Brief

As part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit a Introduction to Web Authoring assignment. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments.

Assignment Task

Scenario:

You are working as a junior developer at Tech Brains Ltd. You are part of a team of junior developers that have recently joined the organisation. Tech Brains provide services to a range of clients in the UK and abroad.

Task 1

The company has been approached by an organisation who would like to create a website for visitors. This will be a website that comprises of ‘mini sites’ that is focused on travel and tourism to various destinations across the world .

You have been asked to pitch an idea for one of these mini sites by producing a website specification for any tourist destination. The destination, content and features of this mini site is up to you.

The specification should include the following sections:

1. Website Objective/Goals
2. Key audience(s)
3. Provisional site structure (to contain at least 5 content pages and a form)
4. Functional specification
5. Website Comparison: Review 3 other websites to compare their design, usability and accessibility features. Also include URL (web address) for each website.

Task 2

Having proposed an idea for a mini website, you have been asked to create your proposal.

Requirements

The site should:

1. Contain at least 5 pages of content (text, images etc)
2. Contain a form that collects input (e.g. feedback form, query form)
3. Use HTML and CSS to structure and format the pages

Task 3

Provide evidence that you have evaluated your website in terms of usability and accessibility. Requirements

1. Include evidence that you have considered how your site will look across 3 different browsers and 3 screen layouts (e.g Tablets, Smart phones, PC monitor etc).
2. You will also need to check that your site validates correctly in terms of HTML and CSS and the extent to which your site content is readable.
3. You should document any changes that you have made as a result of testing e.g., before and after reports of your HTML validation (Please include screenshots).
4. Produce a report or single web page which presents this evidence, in the form of text and relevant screenshots.
5. Create this evidence as either a single HTML page or a report format (docx or PDF) with the following file name:
   [yourstudentnumber]_testing.html/docx/pdf e.g., STU96645_testing.html or STU96645_testing.docx, or STU96645_testing.pdf

Learning Outcomes:

After completing the module, you should be able to:

1. Identify design, usability and accessibility issues involved in delivering websites.

2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the website planning and design processes

3. Understand web technologies, development environments and implementation methods.

4. Design, implement, test and document a website solution for a defined scenario.