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Evidence Guide: ICAWEB416A - Customise content management system

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ICAWEB416A - Customise content management system

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Analyse specifications and requirements

  1. Determine required functionality of the website
  2. Determine appropriate server-side language that will be used to produce website
  3. Determine content structure and navigation of the website
  4. Determine pre-existing restraints that need to be considered when developing website solution
Determine required functionality of the website

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Determine appropriate server-side language that will be used to produce website

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Determine content structure and navigation of the website

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Determine pre-existing restraints that need to be considered when developing website solution

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Research requirements

  1. Research appropriate solutions, based on the website requirements, including programming language, content management system, licensing structure and hosting structure
  2. Research techniques, plug-ins and additions to the existing content management system to allow solution to fulfil the needs determined while analysing website requirements
Research appropriate solutions, based on the website requirements, including programming language, content management system, licensing structure and hosting structure

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Research techniques, plug-ins and additions to the existing content management system to allow solution to fulfil the needs determined while analysing website requirements

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Create content-management system powered website

  1. Install and configure chosen content management system
  2. Insert and manage website content
  3. Install and implement appropriate techniques and plug-ins
Install and configure chosen content management system

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Insert and manage website content

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Install and implement appropriate techniques and plug-ins

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Validate and evaluate final website

  1. Validate final website markup against current website standards
  2. Validate content management system performance in different browsers, checking compatibility and core content management system functionality
Validate final website markup against current website standards

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Validate content management system performance in different browsers, checking compatibility and core content management system functionality

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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:

create a content management system powered website using an open-source solution that allows an end user without training in a markup language to make modifications to the website’s content.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

client requirements and content

text editor

range of browsers

internet for research and code validation

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:

evaluation of content management system (front and backend) in commonly used browsers to perform basic content manipulation tasks

evaluation of candidate’s ability to fulfil client requirements using techniques, plug-ins and additional resources

validation of front-end code markup correctness against standards set by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

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.

Required Skills and Knowledge

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 up-to-date with latest industry guidelines

problem-solving skills to use server-side and markup languages to troubleshoot problems and client requirements

technical skills to:

configure or manipulate a website hosting environment

use a markup language to create the required web page

use a server-side programming language.

Required knowledge

markup language and associated standards

server-side language and security techniques

web accessibility.

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.

Server-side language may include:

ASP.NET

Java

Perl hypertext preprocessor (PHP)

Ruby on Rails.

Content management system may include:

Drupal

Expression Engine

Joomla

Mambo

Open CMS

PHP Nuke

Radiant CMS

Silverstripe

Typo

Wordpress.

Licensing structure may include:

commercial

open source.

Hosting structure may include:

downloads or self-installed

hosted solution.

Browsers may include:

Firefox

Google chrome

Internet Explorer

Konqueror

Lynx

Mozilla

Opera

Safari.