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Elements and Performance Criteria

Identify authoring requirements
- Select preferred web authoring tool according to client requirements
- Set preferences for the web authoring tool, including site file transfer protocol client
Create and save files
Add content to web pages
Create simple navigation
- Create a site map to plan navigation
- Create links between pages to reflect content structure using both text and images
Test website
- Test elements of website content across a number of different browsers and browser versions to ensure consistency of presentation and performance
- Test that website meets client requirements

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to clarify requirements

research skills to gather information and review software suitability

literacy skills to read and understand client requirements

technical skills to

open edit save organise and back up files appropriately

operate a computer

troubleshoot basic hardware and software issues

upload files to web server

use basic hypertext markup language HTML coding

Required knowledge

Australian Computer Society Code of Ethics

OHS requirements relevant to the IT industry

overview knowledge of website publishing and markup language

sustainability concepts including energy and resource conservation

Evidence Required

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 and use a web authoring tool to create web pages

insert text and image elements in a web page

modify existing markup

test web page content for consistency

upload files to server

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

computer hardware and software

web authoring tools

FTP client software

server security password and access procedures

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

direct questioning to assess knowledge of web publishing markup uploading and testing procedures

observation of candidate performing tasks related to creating web pages

review of a newly created website

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 nonEnglish speaking background may need additional support

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge

Range Statement

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.

Web authoring tool may include:	Adobe Creative Suite Amaya for Mac, Windows, Linux, Unix BBEdit for Mac CoffeeCup Dreamweaver for Mac, Windows EditPad EditPlus FrontPage GoLive Homesite Kompozer for Windows, Mac and Linux Pagemill SeaMonkey for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Client may include:	external organisations individuals internal departments.
File transfer protocol client may include:	CuteFTP for Windows Filezilla for Windows, Mac OS, Linux Transmit for Mac OS WS-FTP for Windows.
Server may include:	application or web servers email servers file and print servers file transfer protocol (FTP) servers firewall servers proxy or cache servers.
Requirements may include:	business or organisational individuals network people in the organisation system.
Images may include:	animations backgrounds banners clip art content-related images decorative elements logos photos.
Markup language may include:	cascading style sheet (CSS) hypertext markup language (HTML) eXtensible hypertext markup language (XHTML) eXtensible markup language (XML).
Browsers may include:	Firefox Google Chrome Internet Explorer Lynx Opera Safari.