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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Create the files
   • Create files and save, in the correct location and directory
   • Insert and format text content, according to the business requirements
   • Insert and optimise images, as required
2. Create the formatting templates
   • Create basic external cascading style sheets (CSS)
   • Define styles for the required tags, according to the business requirements
   • Link CSS to the files, and display formatting
3. Define library items
   • Identify items that recur on several pages, and include in the library
   • Format selected items, according to CSS definition
   • Check the tags of selected items
   • Create and clearly name, the selected library items
   • Update the items contained in the library, according to the business requirements
4. Develop the templates
   • Create and save file as template, and link with CSS
   • Format the template and create, and name, editable regions
   • Place the generic image icons in a page, as required by the business image
   • Save and modify the templates
5. Identify the authoring requirements
   • Select the preferred web authoring tool, according to the business requirements
   • Set the preferences for the web-authoring tool, including the site file transfer protocol (FTP) client
   • Customise and navigate, the web author tool environment or workspace, to meet individual requirements
   • Select buttons and tools, both opened and closed, to access the full range of features
   • Define and name the site and root folder
6. Create simple forms
   • Add form elements to the page
   • Set the form element properties for each form element
   • Insert additional fields, as required for the processing form
   • Identify the availability, and location, of the common gateway interface (CGI) script
   • Connect the form to a script in a server CGI bin
   • Test the form to ensure that there are no errors
7. Create simple navigation
   • Create the site map in order to plan navigation
   • Create the links between pages to reflect the content structure, using both text and images
   • Check the links in multiple browsers for errors
   • Check the website content across a number of different browsers, and browser versions, to ensure consistency of presentation, performance and accessibility

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

develop web content, using authoring tools to meet the business requirements

create cascading style sheets (CSS)

define library items

create templates

use authoring tools to create cross-browser web documents

create forms

create navigation tools.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

identify and describe, the client business domain

identify and describe the legislation, regulations, codes of practice and standards, as they relate to websites

outline the accessibility guidelines regarding web-authoring tools

explain the standard generalised markup language (SGML), and describe the associated standards

describe standard web and CSS design principles and structures.

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