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.

Gather requirements may include:
interviews
observation
questionnaires
requirements already documented
reviewing existing documentation.
Development environment may include:
AJAX
Eclipse incorporating Java
HTML, XHTML and CSS
JavaScript
JSP
Microsoft Visual Studio incorporating ASP, C#, Visual Basic
PHP
Python.
Architecture may include:
capacity considerations
network topology
operating system
public or private network
scalability
security model
web server, such as IIS or Apache.
Framework may include:
.NET
Apache Axis
Apache CXF
Halycon
Hessain
Web Services Interoperability Technology
WSO2 WSF/PHP.
Protocols may include:
representational state transfer (REST)
simple object access protocol (SOAP)
universal description, discovery and integration (UDDI)
web processing service (WPS)
web services description language (WSDL).

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:
design, build, test and deploy a web service to specification that can be accessed and used from a separate web application
design, build, test and deploy a cloud computing application to specification that can be accessed from a variety of portals
document the completed development.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure access to:
specific requirements, including client and functionality requirements
IDE for the determined language
database server with tools to access data source and develop queries
web server for determined environment
internet and web browser
appropriate learning and assessment support when required
modified equipment 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:
evaluation of candidate’s:
web service code, test and deployment
cloud computing application code, test and deployment
verbal or written questioning to assess candidate’s knowledge of:
web services
coding standards
cloud computing
review of candidate’s completed documentation.
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.