SOLUTION: L4 – Introduction to Web and Database Concepts

Page 1 of 10APPENDIX GA36a LEVEL 4 ASSESSMENT SPECIFICATION Programme:BSc/HND Computing (All Streams)Module:L4 – Introduction to Web and Database ConceptsModule code:ACCA4023Contribution toOverall ModuleAssessment(%):50% (component 02)Lecturer:Gareth JonesInternalVerifier:Suneth FernandoAssignment Title:Assessment 2HTML & CSS Web DevelopmentWord count (orequivalent):2000 – 2500 wordsSubmissiondeadline:To be announced by theAssessment teamPlease refer to the assessmentsschedule published onStudents’ Hall in MoodleReturn date ofprovisionalmarks &writtenfeedback:After the Exam BoardSubmissionmethod:All written assessments, where practical and possible, must be submitted viaTurnitin unless otherwise instructed by the Lecturer. (Please DO NOT put thisassessment specification into Turnitin or it will match many similarities withother students’ submissions.)Alternative submission method (if applicable):Late submission of the assessment will result in a late penalty mark.Penalties for late submission: Up to one week late, maximum mark of 40%. Overone week late, 0%. Only the Extenuating Circumstances Panel may approve achange to submission dates.Academichonesty /referencing:Academic honesty is required. In the main body of your submission you mustgive credit to authors on whose research and ideas your work is based. Appendto your submission a reference list that indicates the books, articles, etc. that youhave used, cited or quoted in order to complete this assessment. Module Learning Outcomes(from module syllabus)• Demonstrate a systematic understanding and application of the fundamental concepts,technologies, and standards required for building and rendering web pages. Page 2 of 10 TASK DESCRIPTION In order to demonstrate your understanding of the standards, concepts, principles and practicerequired in the implementation of websites, you are required to complete the tasks outlinedbelow.Task 1: Design and hand-code a website using web standards1. Design and hand-code a responsive website that is made up a reasonable number(minimum of 5) of relevant and related pages using web standards.Possible examples of websites include a site: for an organisation of your choice, which may be fictitious in nature to promote a personal interest or hobby, a favourite band, a town/city, etc.2. Create a compressed (zipped) file containing your completed Website files and upload tothe specific upload link provided on Moodle. Your website should be viewable ‘stand alone’on any PC simply by the user clicking the initial index.html file, and should not rely on anydevelopment environment such as visual studio being installed.Task 2: ReportYou are required to produce a specification report containing relevant documentation of yourresearch and web development work as a single Word document file with the followingsections:1. Title Page Containing your name, student number, course and the module name and the date2. Table of Contents: Outlining all other sections making up the report3. ‘Introduction’ section An abstract: a short summary description of the contents of the report4. ‘Requirements’ section: A brief introduction to the website, describing its purpose and subject matter, the targetaudience and its relevance.5. ‘Implementation’ section: Screen shots of all of the pages of the completed website (not the code).Note: If any of the pages are very long, it is okay to provide a cropped view showing areasonable amount of content. ValidationYou should validate both your HTML and CSS code of your completed website andprovide the validation results. If you had any errors, provide a brief description of howyou corrected the error. Where you are unable to correct the error, give a description ofwhat you suspect the cause is. Please do not describe every single error in cases ofrepeated errors – a general statement will do!The validators can be found at:o HTML (http://validator.w3.org/) – you are only required to validate the HTML ofyour home pagePage 3 of 10o CSS (http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/) – you are only required to validate yourwebsite’s main CSS6. ‘Evaluation’ section:a. Website usability, accessibility, and search engine optimisation are all very importantwhen analysing the quality of a website. Research each of these terms and describeeach term and its role in web development in detail. For each term, your discussionshould include an example of a relevant research study from a peer reviewed journal orconference relating to the term. For each example, summarise the study and its keyfindings.You can use the university’s library website to assist you with finding academicreferences, or alternatively, some example websites you can use to find related studiesinclude IEEE Explore, ACM Digital Library, etc.b. Provide an evaluation of your completed website as follows: Usefulness (usability and utility): Taking into consideration the design of yourwebsite, evaluate its utility (functionality), usability (look and feel and ease of use),and content (information) and provide recommendations for future improvements. Search Engine Optimisation (SEO): A list of the on-page SEO techniques appliedto your website with examples of where and how these have been applied. Accessibility:With reference to WCAG 2.1, evaluate and briefly discuss the accessibility of yourimplemented website with respect to the four main principles that provide thefoundation for web accessibility. Some tools that may help you include:o Visual Studioo http://contrastchecker.com/o http://juicystudio.com/services/luminositycontrastratio.phpo Browser Extensions (mostly work in Google Chrome and Firefox): aXe: The Accessibility Engine WAVE: Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool Tota11y: an accessibility visualization toolkit AI Inspector Sidebar (Firefoxonly)7. References: Any information sources (e.g. relevant journals, books, online sources and articles) thatyou have consulted.8. AppendicesCut and paste copies (text listings) of all your HTML and CSS at the end of your report.Submission DetailsYou are required to complete the tasks outlined in the ‘Task Description’ section and to submit:1. An electronic version of your Report via the Turnitin link on moodle2. Upload the zipped files for Task 1 containing your web development work to the separateupload link on Moodle (NOT the Turnitin link!)Page 4 of 10 GUIDANCE FOR STUDENTS IN THE COMPLETION OFTASKS NOTE: The guidance offered below is linked to the five generic assessment criteria overleaf.1. Engagement with Literature SkillsYour work must be informed and supported by scholarly material that is relevant to and focused on the task(s)set. You should provide evidence that you have accessed an appropriate range of sources, which may beacademic, governmental and industrial; these sources may include academic journal articles, textbooks,current news articles, organisational documents, and websites. You should consider the credibility of yoursources; academic journals are normally highly credible sources while websites require carefulconsideration/selection and should be used sparingly. Any sources you use should be current and up-todate, mostly published within the last five years or so, though seminal/important works in the field may beolder. You must provide evidence of your research/own reading throughout your work, using a suitablereferencing system, including in-text citations in the main body of your work and a reference list at the end ofyour work.2. Knowledge and Understanding SkillsAt level 4, you should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the underlying concepts and principles associatedwith your area(s) of study. Knowledge relates to the facts, information and skills you have acquired throughyour learning. You demonstrate your understanding by interpreting the meaning of the facts and information(knowledge). This means that you need to select and include in your work the concepts, techniques, models,theories, etc. appropriate to the task(s) set. You should be able to explain the theories, concepts, etc. toshow your understanding. Your mark/grade will also depend upon the extent to which you demonstrate yourknowledge and understanding.3. Cognitive and Intellectual SkillsYou should be able to present, evaluate and interpret qualitative and quantitative data, in order to developlines of argument and make sound judgements in accordance with basic theories and concepts of yoursubject(s) of study. You should be able to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to solvingproblems related to your area(s) of study and/or work. Your work must contain evidence of logical, analyticalthinking. For example, to examine and break information down into parts, make inferences, compile, compareand contrast information. This means not just describing what! But also justifying: Why? How? When? Who?Where? At what cost? You should provide justification for your arguments and judgements using evidencethat you have reflected upon the ideas of others within the subject area and that you are able to make soundjudgements and arguments using data and concepts. Where relevant, alternative solutions andrecommendations may be proposed.4. Practical SkillsAt level 4, you should be able to apply the basic underlying concepts and principles to evaluate and interpretthese within the context of your area of study. You should be able to demonstrate how the subject-relatedconcepts and ideas relate to real world situations and/or a particular context. How do they work in practice?You will deploy models, methods, techniques, and/or theories, in that context, to assess current situations,perhaps to formulate plans or solutions to solve problems, or to create artefacts. This is likely to involve, forinstance, the use of real world artefacts, examples and cases, the application of a model within anorganisation and/or benchmarking one theory or organisation against others based on stated criteria.5. Transferable Skills for Life and Professional PracticeYour work must provide evidence of the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiringthe exercise of some personal responsibility. This includes demonstrating: that you can communicate theresults of your study/work accurately and reliably, and with structured and coherent arguments; that you caninitiate and complete tasks and procedures, whether individually and/or collaboratively; fluency of expression;clarity and effectiveness in presentation and organisation. Work should be coherent and well-structured inpresentation and organisation.Page 5 of 10Guidance specific to this assessment:Assignment Marking Scheme1. Engagement with Literature Skills (20%)Marks will be awarded based on you demonstrating your engagement with literature skills as follows:o Your research of website usability, accessibility, and search engine optimisation under theevaluation section.o The use of appropriate reference sources to support your work.o The correct use of the appropriate citation/referencing convention2. Knowledge and Understanding Skills (20%)Marks will be allocated based on your knowledge and understanding of Web standards as demonstratedby the outcome and interpretation of your validation and web accessibility testing, and overall evaluationof your implemented website.3. Cognitive and Intellectual Skills (0%)Not applicable4. Practical Skills (40%)Marks will be awarded based on the appropriate use and quality of Web standards (HTML and CSS)implemented in the website. The overall design of the Website, including the design (creativity and lookand feel), usability (functionality) and content (information) will also be taken into account.Note:You may be required to provide a demonstration of the implemented website.5. Transferrable Skills for Life and Professional Practice (20%)Marks will be awarded based on the written and presentational quality of the report. This will be assessedbased on the: Readability of the report. Written quality, including spelling and grammar and the use of appropriate formal language. Structure and presentation of the report.Page 6 of 10 STUDENT FEEDBACK FORM This section details the extent to which the assessment criteria are demonstrated by you, which in turn determines yourmark. The marks available for each category of skill are shown. Lecturers will use the space provided to comment onthe achievement of the task(s), including those areas in which you have performed well and areas that would benefitfrom development/improvement. Generic Assessment CriteriaMarksavailableMarksawarded1. Engagement with Literature Skills.202. Knowledge and Understanding Skills203. Cognitive and Intellectual SkillsNA4. Practical Application Skills405. Transferable Skills for Life and Professional Practice20 Assessment Mark (Assessment marks are subject to ratification at theExam Board. These comments and marks are to give feedback on module workand are for guidance only until they are confirmed. )Late Submission Penalties (tick ifappropriate)100%Up to 1 week late (40% Max)Over 1 week late (0%) GENERIC ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Level 4In accordance with the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, at the end of Level 4 students will be expected to have demonstrated knowledge ofthe basic underlying concepts and principles of a subject, and an ability to evaluate and interpret these within the context of that area of study. They shouldbe able to present, evaluate and interpret qualitative and quantitative data in order to develop lines of argument and make sound judgements in accordancewith basic theories and concepts of their subject(s) of study. They will have learned how to evaluate different approaches to solving problems, and will beable to communicate the results of their study/work accurately and reliably, and with structured and coherent arguments. They will be able to undertake furthertraining and develop new skills within a structured and managed environment and will have the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employmentrequiring the exercise of some personal responsibility. Level 4FAILMARGINAL FAILSATISFACTORY(3rd / Pass)GOOD(2.2 / Pass)VERY GOOD(2.1 / Merit)EXCELLENT(1st / Distinction)EXCEPTIONAL(1st / Distinction)Category0-29%30-39%40-49%50-59%60-69%70-84%85-100%Engagementwith literature(includingreading,referencing,academicconventions andacademichonesty)Little or noevidence ofreading and/orreliance oninappropriatesources.Views andfindings mostlyunsupported andnonauthoritative.Referencingconventionsusedincoherently orlargely absent.Poorengagementwith essentialreading. Noevidence ofwider reading.Reliance oninappropriatesources, and/orindiscriminateuse of sources.Heavily relianton informationgained throughclass contact.Inconsistent andweak use ofreferencing.Engagementwith a limitedrange of mostlyrelevant andcredible sourcesbut with somereliance oninformationgained throughclass contact.Some omissionsand minorerrors.Referencingconventionsevident thoughnot alwaysappliedaccurately orconsistently.Engagementwith anappropriaterange ofliterature,includingsourcesretrievedindependently.Some overreliance on textsrather than othersources.Referencing mayshow minorinaccuracies orinconsistencies.Engagementwith a widerange ofliterature,includingsourcesretrievedindependently.Selection ofrelevant andcredible sources.Generally soundreferencing, withno/very fewinaccuracies orinconsistencies.Engagementwith anextensive rangeof relevant andcredibleliterature.Consistentlyaccurateapplication ofreferencing.Exceptionalengagementwith anextensive rangeof relevant andcredibleliterature. Highlevel referencingskillsconsistentlyapplied.Knowledgeandunderstanding(Knowledge of thebasic underlyingconcepts andprinciples of asubject.)Major gaps inknowledge andunderstanding ofthe basicunderlyingconcepts andprinciples of thesubject matter.Gaps inknowledge of thebasic underlyingconcepts andprinciples, withflawed orsuperficialunderstanding.Limitedknowledge andunderstanding ofthe basicunderlyingconcepts andprinciples withinthe subject area.Knowledge ofthe basicunderlyingconcepts andprinciples isaccurate with agoodunderstanding ofCompetentknowledge of thebasic underlyingconcepts andprinciples.Exhibits verygoodunderstanding.Excellentknowledge andunderstanding ofthe basicunderlyingconcepts andprinciples of thesubject.Exceptional,detailedknowledge andunderstanding ofthe basicunderlyingconcepts andprinciples Level 4FAILMARGINAL FAILSATISFACTORY(3rd / Pass)GOOD(2.2 / Pass)VERY GOOD(2.1 / Merit)EXCELLENT(1st / Distinction)EXCEPTIONAL(1st / Distinction) Category0-29%30-39%40-49%50-59%60-69%70-84%85-100%Inclusion ofirrelevantmaterial.Substantialinaccuracies.Some significantinaccuraciesand/or irrelevantmaterial.Some elementsmay be missing.the field of studybut lacks depthand/or breadth.Cognitive andintellectualskills(Evaluateunderlyingconcepts andprinciples of asubject andinterpretqualitative andquantitative datain order todevelop lines ofargument andmake soundjudgements.)Wholly or almostwhollydescriptive work.Little or noevaluation of theunderlyingconcepts andprinciples.Failure todeveloparguments,leading toillogical or invalidjudgements.Minimal or nouse ofevidence to backup views.Largelydescriptive work,with superficialevaluation of theunderlyingconcepts andprinciples. Weakinterpretation ofdata, flaweddevelopment ofarguments andjudgements.Informationaccepteduncritically, usesgeneralisedstatementsmade with scantevidence andunsubstantiatedopinions. Ideassometimesillogical andcontradictory.Limited attemptat evaluation ofthe underlyingconcepts andprinciples,tending towardsdescription.Can interpretqualitative andquantitative databut with someerrors. Someevidence tosupportemergingarguments andjudgements butthese may beunderdevelopedor with a littleinconsistency /misinterpretation.Good evaluationof the underlyingconcepts andprinciples. Caninterpretqualitative andquantitativedata, with minorerrors.An emergingability to useevidence tosupport theargument.Mostly validarguments andlogicaljudgements.Soundevaluation of theunderlyingconcepts andprinciples. Caninterpretqualitative andquantitative dataaccurately.Ability to devisearguments usingevidence tomake mostlyappropriate andvalidjudgements.Excellentevaluation of theunderlyingconcepts andprinciples. Caninterpretqualitative andquantitative dataaccurately andwith someinsight. Excellentability to devisearguments usingevidence andmakeappropriate andvalidjudgements.Exceptionalevaluation of theunderlyingconcepts andprinciples basedevidence.Outstandinginterpretation ofqualitative andquantitativedata.Exceptionalability to devisearguments usingevidence andmake whollyappropriate andvalidjudgements.Practical skills(Differentapproaches tosolving problemsin particularcontexts.)Limited or nouse of taught,basic methods,materials, toolsand/ortechniques.Little or noappreciation ofthe context ofthe application.Very weakevidence ofRudimentaryapplication oftaught, basicmethods,materials, toolsand/ortechniques butwithoutconsiderationandcompetence.FlawedAn adequateawareness andmostlyappropriateapplication ofbasic methods,materials, toolsand/ortechniques.Basicappreciation ofA good andappropriateapplication ofbasic methods,materials, toolsand/ortechniques.Clearappreciation ofthe context ofthe application.A very goodapplication of arange of basicmethods,materials, toolsand/ortechniques.Very goodconsideration ofthe context ofthe application.Very goodAn advancedapplication of arange of taught,basic methods,materials, toolsand/ortechniques.The context ofthe application iswell considered,and insightful.Exceptionallevels ofapplication anddeploymentskills inparticularpracticalcontexts.Outstandingidentification ofproblems inparticular Level 4FAILMARGINAL FAILSATISFACTORY(3rd / Pass)GOOD(2.2 / Pass)VERY GOOD(2.1 / Merit)EXCELLENT(1st / Distinction)EXCEPTIONAL(1st / Distinction) Category0-29%30-39%40-49%50-59%60-69%70-84%85-100%differentapproaches toproblem-solvingin particularcontexts.appreciation ofthe context ofthe application.Weak evidenceof differentapproaches toproblem-solvingin particularcontexts.the context ofthe application.Can identifyproblems inparticularcontexts andpropose basicalternativeapproaches orsolutions thoughthere may beerrors.Good evidenceof differentapproaches toproblem-solvingin particularcontexts andproposes mostlyappropriatesolutions.evidence ofdifferentapproaches toproblem-solvingin particularcontexts andproposesappropriatesolutions.Excellentevidence ofdifferentapproaches toproblem-solvingin particularcontexts andproposesappropriatesolutions.contexts andformulation ofwhollyappropriate,thoughtfulsolutions /differentapproaches.Transferableskills for lifeandprofessionalpractice(Communicatethe results of theirstudy/workaccurately andreliably, and withstructured andcoherentarguments; thequalities neededfor employmentrequiring theexercise of somepersonalresponsibilitywithin a structuredand managedenvironment.)Work is poorlystructured,disorganised,inaccurateand/orconfusinglyexpressed. Veryweak use oflanguage and/orveryinappropriatestyle. Failure towork effectivelyindividual or aspart of a group.Little or noevidence of theskills foremploymentrequiring theexercise of somepersonalresponsibility.Work is poorlypresented in adisjointedmanner. It isloosely, and attimesincoherently,structured, withinformation andideas oftenpoorlyexpressed.Weak use oflanguage and/orinappropriatestyle. Flawedapproach toindividual orgroup work,meeting onlypartialobligations toothers. Limitedevidence of theskills foremploymentrequiring theexercise of someMostly orderedpresentation andstructure inwhich relevantideas / conceptsare reasonablyexpressed. Workmay lackcoherenceand/or accuracyin places. Canwork as part of agroup, meetingmost obligationsto others butperhaps withlimitedinvolvement ingroup activities.Demonstratesthe basic skillsfor employmentrequiring theexercise of somepersonalresponsibility,with some areasof minorweakness.Mostly coherent,organised andaccurate work, ina suitablestructure and isfor the most partclearlyexpressed. Canwork effectivelyindependentlyand/or as part ofa team, withclearcontribution togroup activities.Demonstratesthe skills foremploymentrequiring theexercise of somepersonalresponsibility,with some areasof strength andsome of minorweakness.Work isaccurate,coherent, fluent,well-structuredand organised.Can workeffectivelyindependentlyand/or as part ofa team, with verygoodcontribution togroup activities.Demonstratesvery good skillsfor employmentrequiring theexercise of somepersonalresponsibility,with justoccasional minorweakness.Work iscoherent, veryfluent and ispresentedprofessionally.Can workeffectivelyindependentlyand/or as part ofa team, with anexcellentcontribution togroup activities.Demonstratesexcellent skillsfor employmentrequiring theexercise of somepersonalresponsibilitywith an appetitefor furtherdevelopment.Work isaccurate,exceptionallycoherent, veryfluent andpresented well.Can workeffectivelyindependentlyand/or as part ofa team, with anexceptionalcontribution togroup activities.Demonstratesexceptional skillsfor employmentrequiring theexercise of somepersonalresponsibilitywith an appetitefor furtherdevelopment. Level 4FAILMARGINAL FAILSATISFACTORY(3rd / Pass)GOOD(2.2 / Pass)VERY GOOD(2.1 / Merit)EXCELLENT(1st / Distinction)EXCEPTIONAL(1st / Distinction) Category0-29%30-39%40-49%50-59%60-69%70-84%85-100%personalresponsibility.