Elements and Performance Criteria

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Social networking websites may include:
Campaign Monitor
Delicious
Digg
Facebook
Flickr
Friendster
Google Applications
Last.fm
LinkedIn
MailChimp
Myspace
Slashdot
Twitter
YouTube.
Integration may relate to:
using a social networking website application programming interface (API) to
post information from own website to the social networking website (Twitter)
pull and display information onto your own website.
Browsers may include:
Firefox
Google chrome
Internet Explorer
Konqueror
Lynx
Mozilla
Opera
Safari.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the ability to:
select an appropriate social networking tool
integrate tool into an existing website.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure access to:
client requirements
text editor
range of browsers
internet for research
validation of code
API documentation
appropriate learning and assessment support when required.
Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs.
Method of assessment
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
review of documentation of the advantages and disadvantages of social networking
evaluation of:
candidate's integration of a social networking website into a pre-existing website
candidate's additional content management functionality against current programming and security standards
validation of frontend code markup correctness against standards set by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, where appropriate.
Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and suitable to the communication skill level, language, literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.
Indigenous people and other people from a non-English speaking background may need additional support.
In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge.