Course Title: Create and style simple markup language documents

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2022

Course Code: COSC6227C

Course Title: Create and style simple markup language documents

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.
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School: 520T Future Technologies

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4410 - Certificate IV in Information Technology

Course Contact: Luke Eberbach

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254381

Course Contact Email: Luke.Eberbach@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Radhu Punchanathan

+61 3 99251409

radhu.punchanathan@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 40

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

none

Course Description

In this course you will gain the skills and knowledge required to design and create basic markup language documents and cascading style sheets (CSS) in order to define the structure and style of a website.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

ICTWEB431 Create and style simple markup language documents

Element:

1. Review the requirements

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Review user requirements to determine website design
1.2 Develop testing approach and test cases based on requirements and refine with user
1.3 Select appropriate markup language based on user requirements

Element:

2. Create the document structure

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Create and assign basic elements of documents based on user requirements
2.2 Mark-up sections of documents to depict structure and refine with user

Element:

3. Format, style and lay out the elements on a web page

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Style and format documents using CSS according to user requirements
3.2 Lay out document elements using CSS according to user requirements 

Element:

4. Test and validate the web pages

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Test website in different browsers according to test approach and cases, and correct and re-test issues
4.2 Document test results and provide to user to explain any outstanding issues and corrective actions
4.3 Recommend, agree, and undertake any outstanding corrective actions with the user to achieve user acceptance.


Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.


Details of Learning Activities

A range of learning activities are planned for this course including self-paced and collaborative classroom based activities.

The collaborative classroom based activities will include theory sessions, practical lab sessions, tutorial sessions, and out-of-class research and homework.

We expect you to participate and contribute in all scheduled learning activities.


Teaching Schedule

The nominal hours associated with this are a guide only and represent the total teaching time and student effort required to successfully complete the course. This may include not only scheduled classes but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Semester 2, 2022

Week

Date

Topic/Description

Assessment

 

1

4-10 Jul

Introduction to web page design.

Installing required software and creating a web page.

 

 

2

11-17 Jul

Creating HTML document structure, Writing HTML markup for text contents.

HTML lists, Validating HTML files.

 

 

3

18-24 Jul

Working with images and hyperlinks.

 

 

4

25-31 Jul

Introduction to web page design and CSS.

Principles of web page design and storyboards

 

 

5

1-7 Aug

Web page layout and design; Styling text

 

 

6

8-14 Aug

CSS properties and design, Using background image.

 

 

7

15-21 Aug

HTML Structural elements

 

 

8

22-28 Aug

Page layout using HTML sections and the display property, Deconstructing a CSS Layout

Importing Google fonts.

Assessment Task 1 – Quiz

 

Mid-Semester break (29 Aug to 4th Sep)

9

5-11 Sep

Validate HTML and CSS against W3C Standards, Class, and ID selectors

 

 

10

12-18 Sep

Explore CSS properties to style a navigation

Using CSS class selector – navigation example

Class and ID selectors

 

 

11

19-25 Sep

Grid Layouts

 

 

12

26 Sep-2 Oct

Grid Layouts continued

 

 

13

3-9 Oct

Browser Testing, HTML & CSS validation

 

 

14

10-16 Oct

Work on Project

Assessment Task 2 – Project

 

15

17-23 Oct

Project Demonstrations

 

 

16

24-30 Oct

Course & assessment feedback

 

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.


Assessment Tasks

There are two assessments in this unit of competency.

You must satisfactorily  complete Assessment Task 1 and Assessment Task 2 to be deemed competent in this unit

Assessment Task 1 – Quiz

This is the first assessment task of two assessments that students must satisfactorily complete, in order to be deemed competent for this unit. 

Students are required to read and analyse the knowledge evidence and answer them. Completing this assessment task allows students to demonstrate they can Address the underlying knowledge evidence. All questions must be answered correctly for students to be assessed as satisfactory for this assessment.

This assessment is due end of week 8.

 

Assessment Task 2 – Project

This is the second assessment task of two assessments that students must satisfactorily complete, in order to be deemed competent for this unit 

Students are required to read and analyse client requirements for a website and then design and create the specified web pages using a text editor. The website will be created using HTML and styled using advanced CSS (cascading style sheets).  
All website files will need to be validated against the standards set by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and tested in a variety of browsers.

This assessment is due end of week 14.


Assessment Matrix

Element

Performance criteria

 

 

Assessment Task 1: Quiz

Assessment Task 2: Project

1. Review the requirements

1.1 Review user requirements to determine website design

Knowledge evidence  

Part A

1.2 Develop testing approach and test cases based on requirements and refine with user

Knowledge evidence    

Part A & F

1.3 Select appropriate markup language based on user requirements

Knowledge evidence  

Part B

2. Create the document structure

2.1 Create and assign basic elements of documents based on user requirements

Knowledge evidence  

Part C

2.2 Mark-up sections of documents to depict structure and refine with user

Knowledge evidence    

Part C

3. Format, style and lay out the elements on a web page

3.1 Style and format documents using CSS according to user requirements

Knowledge evidence    

Part E

3.2 Lay out document elements using CSS according to user requirements

Knowledge evidence    

Part E

4. Test and validate the web pages

4.1 Test website in different browsers according to test approach and cases, and correct and re-test issues

Knowledge evidence    

Parts F & D

4.2 Document test results and provide to user to explain any outstanding issues and corrective actions

Knowledge evidence    

Parts G & D

4.3 Recommend, agree, and undertake any outstanding corrective actions with the user to achieve user acceptance

Knowledge evidence    

Parts G

 

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