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Elements and Performance Criteria

Analyse specifications and requirements
Develop code and documentation
Validate integration
- Validate social networking integration
- Validate social networking integration performance in different browsers, checking compatibility and display

Required Skills

Required skills

analytical skills to determine uses audience and document structure and requirements

communication skills to liaise with end users

initiative and enterprise skills to recommend design features

literacy skills to

follow documented instruction from a supplied guide and online documentation

interpret workplace instructions and other technical documents

keep uptodate with latest industry guidelines

technical skills to develop social networking integration code

Required knowledge

detailed knowledge of markup language and associated standards

basic knowledge of serverside language

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 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

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

candidates integration of a social networking website into a preexisting website

candidates 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 WC

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.

Social networking websites may include:

Campaign Monitor

Google Applications

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:

Internet Explorer