Web Design → Creating a website testing procedure
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From the official document:
"This unit defines the competency required to design and implement procedures that measure the performance of a website and compare them to the initial design specifications."
Basically, that means ... (translate above into plain english)
You can read more about this unit on the National Training Information Systems Official document for ICAT4185A .
This unit is part of the following qualifications:
After learning and applying the skills required by this unit you'll be able to demonstrate your skills in:
ELEMENT
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
1. Document and define performance criteria
Review performance specifications and determine benchmark criteria
Validate and document performance functions
Select measurement methodology and test on website
Validate each performance function separately
Record and document metric tools using appropriate methodology
Prepare performance benchmarks and seek agreement on criteria with the client
2. Validate performance measures
Develop inspection and test plans to validate performance measures throughout the performance cycle
Test performance functions and record results according to technical documentation standards
Compare results of performance function testing to benchmark
Redesign functions that do not meet appropriate performance benchmarks
Re-implement functions that have been redesigned in performance testing
Document benchmarks and obtain sign-off
3. Obtain sign off
Validate and document performance standards and benchmarks
Submit methodology and function testing document and results to client for approval
Review client comments and make changes as appropriate
Obtain sign-off for website testing procedure
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The best way to demonstrate these skills is ...
If you are demonstrating this unit as part of a formal course, you might find that the unit is graded (meaning you can not only demonstrate your competence, but can also gain a credit or distinction). Your facilitator may already have set criteria that your college uses. If not, here are some ideas for possible credit/distinction activities that you can discuss with your facilitator:
HTML : What is HTML , Advanced HTML Tutorial , HTML Challenges , Lists and Tables , The Structure of HTML , Pen and Paper HTML activities
CSS : Learning Basic HTML and CSS , CSS challenges , Embedded CSS , Basic HTML and CSS Tutorial , Inline CSS , Develop cascading style sheets , CSS3 Animations
PHP : Simple functions in PHP , Dynamic websites , PHP challenges , Dynamic websites with PHP , Generating a receipt with PHP , Responding to HTML forms with PHP ,
JavaScript : An Introduction to Programming with JavaScript , JavaScript Challenges , Getting to know JavaScript events , Getting to know the Document Object Model with JavaScript , JavaScript pen-n-paper activities , Web Programming Intro , Produce basic client side script for dynamic web pages
XML : XML challenges
Databases : Creating Database Tables
Projects : A small website project , A step-by-step web design project , Build a basic web page , Build a small website
Challenges : Web design , HTML , AJAX , CSS , JavaScript , PHP , XML , Information Architecture , Algorithms
Activities : Web design group learning activities , Pen and Paper HTML activities , A Web Design Quiz show , Ordering Tasks for a Web Project , Paired Bio Pages , Scoping a Small Project , Emerging Technologies Research Activities
Project management : An introduction to Project Management , Developing a Client Project
Design : Accessibility , Design Principles for Web Design , Design Suggestions , Generating resource identifier strings .
Testing : Testing Website performance , Website Performance Test Plan
Publishing : Getting Your Site On the Web
Certification and standards : Cert IV Website Qualifications in Australia , Australian Qualifications , Web design qualifications
Professional development : Contribute to personal skill development and learning , Useful Applications , Useful Books , Emerging Technologies , Using the Internet as a Learning Tool
Course meta-information : Web Design , About the web design learning project , New Structure , Sample Timetable