Evaluate and select a web hosting service

Formats and tools

Unit Description
Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
Assessment Tool
an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
Assessment Template
generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
Assessment Matrix
a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
Wiki Markup
mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
Evidence Guide
create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
Competency Mapping Template
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
Observation Checklist
create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)

Self Assessment Survey
A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
Moodle Outcomes
Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
Registered Training Organisations
Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver ICTWEB424, 'Evaluate and select a web hosting service'.
Google Links
links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
Books
Reference books for 'Evaluate and select a web hosting service' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)


Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Select the ISP

1.1 Review comparable characteristics of a range of hosting services

1.2 Review the client usage, and ensure that email and mailing list services are flexible enough, to meet current and future business needs

1.3 Review the support service standards, to ensure that they meet the business needs

1.4 Ensure that the ISP hosting service has sufficient data capacity to cover partial outages

1.5 Determine the availability of security technologies

1.6 Determine the availability of scripting languages

1.7 Evaluate optional server applications for advanced web business functions

1.8 Confirm the client selection criteria, and select the ISP hosting service that best matches the criteria

2. Ensure guarantee of a permanent online presence

2.1 Establish that the web-hosting service has systems in place to monitor server performance and availability

2.2 Negotiate the escalation procedures and performance standards with the ISP

2.3 Establish that the security and backup procedures are articulated, and that they meet business needs

3. Ensure that the web host meets the technical requirements

3.1 Take action to ensure that the operating system supports the preferred business development software, applications, extensions and databases

3.2 Establish that the web-host servers support dynamic websites, using the preferred business technologies

3.3 Establish that the web host provides current, and future, disk space requirements

3.4 Establish that site-analysis reports are available, and are flexible enough to meet business needs

3.5 Establish that security systems and payment technologies, meet business and customer expectations, and requirements

4. Benchmark performance and test it against specified criteria

4.1 Test the performance of the ISP during on and off peak times, and record the outcomes

4.2 Establish that email and mailing services have backup procedures in place, and are protected from damage, erasure or unwanted damage

4.3 Take action to ensure that the support services perform according to business needs


Qualifications and Skillsets

ICTWEB424 appears in the following qualifications:

  • ICP40815 - Certificate IV in ePublishing
  • ICT40115 - Certificate IV in Information Technology
  • ICT40315 - Certificate IV in Web-Based Technologies