Authoring a Website

Authoring a website – Session 1

Session Topics History Tim Berners Lee Background W3C Browsers Development tools Web performance Session Notes

Authoring a website – Session 2

Session Topics Examples The Brief Requirements Functional Non-functional Navigation What pages will you need? Assets

Authoring a website – Session 3

Session Topics Design site Wireframes Graphics Session Notes (Students should have enough information from previous

Authoring a website – Session 4

Session Topics Notepad++ HTML5 Doctype Tags Css Inline Embedded External Session Notes (This session should

Authoring a website – Session 5

Session Topics html Continue with layout Navigation Add nav code Styling Apply CSS style Session

Authoring a website – Session 6

Session Topics Styling Add Google fonts Apply CSS style Responsive Web Add code to head

Authoring a website – Session 6 code recap

To aide you in preparing the responsive grid, please use these images as a reference.

Authoring a website – Session 7

Session Topics REVIEW: Class Assignments REVIEW: Website Session Notes Before moving to the next stage,

Authoring a website – Session 8

Session Topics Blank Website Template New version of Farm website Session Notes Learners should have

Authoring a website – FTP

File Transfer Protocol Steps required to upload files via FTP Step 1 – credentials Warning

Authoring a website – Homepage build

Assistance and support for building out the homepage. During the session our aim is to

Authoring a website – EXAMPLES

The following are examples of the submission requirements for the NPA Authoring a Website module.

Unit purpose

This Unit is designed to give learners experience in the planning and development of a small website to meet a client requirement. The learner will be introduced to the main factors that can affect both the website performance and viewing experience for the website user.

Learners will gain the knowledge and skills required to take forward a brief for a website by planning and designing before producing the website. They will be introduced to HTML and CSS and learn how to use web authoring tools to produce a website. Finally the learner will upload the website and perform functional and performance testing.

This Unit is suitable for learners studying any computing subject and who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in developing a website.

This is a mandatory Unit within the National Certificate in Computing with Digital Media at SCQF level 6.

Outcomes

On successful completion of the Unit the learner will be able to:

  1. Describe the main factors influencing website development.
  2. Plan and design a website to meet a given brief.
  3. Produce a website from the design specification using appropriate software tools.
  4. Upload and test the website.

Outcomes and assessment standards

Learning Outcome 1

Describe the main factors influencing website development.

Closed book exam

Learning Outcome 2

Plan and design a website to meet a given brief.

(a) Produce a requirements list from the brief.
(b) Produce an outline design for the website.
(c) Create a navigational structure for the website.
(d) Produce a resources list.

Learning Outcome 3

Produce a website from the design specification using appropriate software tools.

(a) Produce a template web page that will provide consistent layout and formatting throughout the website.
(b) Produce the completed website using the template.

Learning Outcome 4

Upload and test the website.

(a) Upload the website to a server.
(b) Produce a test plan.
(c) Implement the test plan for the website.
(d) Log the test results and resolve any identified errors.