Assessor Resource

ICAPRG505A
Build advanced user interface

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit is relevant to those who work as user interface designers responsible for managing and implementing complex UI design.

This unit focuses on the skills and knowledge needed to implement effective complex user interfaces. It includes, advanced layout and style techniques, interactions, navigations, rich components, client-side validation, graphics, multimedia and templates.

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to design, build and test advanced user interface (UI), including interaction techniques, rich controls, improved client-side validation, customisation and personalisation, graphics and multimedia.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

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:

apply advanced techniques to create complex user interface, including:

user and custom controls

enhanced client validation

multimedia audio and video

graphics 2-D and 3-D

strategies to enhance user experiences.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

integrated development environment (IDE)

client and server system

multimedia tools

specific tools and licences, depending on particular platform

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:

review of candidate’s UI layout and structure

evaluation of candidate’s UI:

functions

user validation

multimedia content

customisation and personalisation.

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.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Required skills

analytical skills to define UI structure

communication skills to review UI design with client

literacy skills to read and interpret technical documentation

numeracy skills to make basic calculations for specifying the layout of the UI

research skills to research and evaluate new interactive technologies

technical skills to:

build basic UI

create applications using basic programming techniques

create web pages using hypertext markup language (HTML) and cascading style sheet (CSS).

Required knowledge

basic knowledge of:

client-side programming

object-oriented programming

web design, including HTML, CSS and JavaScript

detailed knowledge of UI prototyping

documenting requirements for UI.

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.

Client technology may include:

AJAX

Java Server Faces

Java server pages and Struts

.NET ASP

Silverlight framework

Windows Forms

Windows Presentation Foundation.

Development tools may include:

Borland JBuilder

Eclipse Java IDE

Microsoft Expression

NetBeans Java IDE

Oracle JDeveloper

Visual studio.

UI layout and structure may include:

grouping by group controls

intuitiveness

size

spacing and positioning by layout controls.

Interaction design patterns may include:

choices:

options

rating

selectors

data models:

carousel

details view

grid view

list view

panels

tabs

navigation models:

links

menus

trees

search models:

auto-complete

help wizard

site map

tag cloud

tips.

Client-side validation may include:

ASP validation controls

JavaScript client-side validation

jQuery client-side validation

regular expression validation

struts validator framework

xVal validation framework for ASP.NET MVC.

Customisable UI may include:

custom controls

custom HTML and eXtensible stylesheet language transformations (XSLT)

web parts

Windows Presentation Foundation (Syndicated Client Experiences [SCE]).

Personalised UI may include:

personalisation providers

personalised styles and themes

user profiles

web parts.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Determine appropriate client technology and development tools and platform for writing the UI 
Review conceptual design with client and edit as required 
Design UI layout and structure 
Apply interaction design patterns 
Implement client-side validation 
Build customisable UI to allow users to select own custom version of the underlying application 
Build personalised UI to improve user experience 
Create and display graphics 
Add multimedia content to an application 

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