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.

Business requirements may include:
external interfacing to the organisation
meeting customer needs
organisational goals
remote access.
Standards may include:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
web-oriented groups, like Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and W3C
Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards.
Hardware may include:
modems and other connectivity devices, such as digital subscriber line (DSL) modems
networks
personal computers
remote sites
servers
workstations.
User may include:
department within the organisation
person within a department
third party.
Design principles may include:
consistency
ease of learning
familiarity
flexibility
product compatibility
protection
responsiveness
robustness
simplicity
task compatibility
user compatibility
workflow compatibility.
Operating system may include:
AIX
DEC
Digital Unix
Linux
Mac OS X
Netware
Silicon Graphics IRIX
Sun Solaris, SunOS
VMS
Win 98, NT, 2000, and XP.
Information hierarchy may include:
content structure
locations and links to other internet resources where appropriate
page layout
secure access provisions
technical specifications.
Design structure may include:
cascading style sheet (CSS)
XHTML.

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:
identify and select appropriate tools and procedures required to develop a website
analyse user analysis to identify site or design structure required
test website meets the standards required by the user profile or needs.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure access to:
analysis software
customer relationship model
ebusiness website
requirements documentation
site server
site server software
web servers
relevant standards and copyright information
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:
direct observation of candidate selecting software and hardware types and identifying standards to meet business requirements
verbal or written questioning to assess candidate’s knowledge of business standards
review of candidate’s documented website design.
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.