COM4014 Introduction to Web Authoring Assignment | Arden University

Assignment Brief

As part of the formal assessment for the program, you are required to submit an 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 provides services to a range of clients in the UK and abroad.

Task 1

The company has been approached by an organisation that would like to create a website for visitors. This website will focus on travel and tourism to various destinations across the world.

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

The specification should include the following sections:

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

Create the specification document saved in the following file name/format: [yourstudentnumber]_specification.docx /pdf
e.g. STU96645_specification.docx/pdf

Please Note:

• You are expected to follow the website theme provided here for the website which is travel and tourism. Failure to do so will attract a zero (0) mark for this task.
• Submission of this task in the wrong file format other than docx/pdf is an automatic zero(0).
• You are allowed to compress Task 1, Task 2 and Task 3 as a Zip folder and submit.

(equivalent to 600 words)

Task 2

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

Requirements

The site should:

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

Limitations

• You should NOT use a framework or set of existing templates to create this site. The task is to assess your ability to create these pages from scratch.
• You are allowed to use royalty-free images from sites such as Shutterstock or A.I generated images. However, please include this in your reference.

Ensure that sources are well referenced using Harvard referencing format and acknowledged. References can be included in the last page of Task 1 or Task 3. Sources of images for your website can be included directly on your website.

You will be assessed on your ability to create pages that effectively use HTML and CSS to present your content and demonstrate your understanding of optimization, usability and basic accessibility requirements.

Create a folder called ‘website’ and save all files for task 2 in this folder.

(equivalent to 1800 words)

Task 3

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

Requirements

• Include evidence that you have considered how your site will look across 3 different browsers and 3 screen layouts (e.g Tablets, smartphones, PC monitor, etc).
• 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.
• 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).
• Produce a report or single web page that presents this evidence in the form of text and relevant screenshots.
• 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

Please Note:

• Failure to submit this task in the above format will attract a zero(0) mark for this task.
• Please ensure you follow the submission guide as detailed in the Submission Guidance section.

(equivalent to 600 words)

Learning Outcomes

After completing the module, you should be able to:

• Identify design, usability and accessibility issues involved in delivering websites.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the website planning and design processes
• Understand web technologies, development environments and implementation methods.
• Design, implement, test and document a website solution for a defined scenario.