COMP1321 (2012/13)
Web Technologies
Coordinator: Mr Matthew Pric Release
hard
Date: Thursday 15/03/2
012
Header Contribution: 30% of
ID: 1989 course
41
Deadline
Date: Wednesday 01/05/
2013
This coursework should take an average student who is up-to-date with tutorial work
approximately 30 hours
Learning Outcomes:
A. Discuss the current and emerging internet and web technologies.
D. Critically analyse internet related business problems.
E. Discuss issues surrounding internet and intranet technologies, such as browser dependency,
accessibility, legal and security.
Plagiarism is presenting somebody else's work as your own. It includes: copying
information directly from the Web or books without referencing the material; submitting
joint coursework as an individual effort; copying another student's coursework;
stealing coursework from another student and submitting it as your own work.
Suspected plagiarism will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt
with according to the procedures set down by the University. Please see your student
handbook for further details of what is / isn't plagiarism. Details are also on the CMS
Student Intranet.
All material copied or amended from any source (e.g. internet, books) must be
placed in quotation marks, with a full reference to the source directly
underneath the material.
Your work will be submitted for electronic plagiarism checking. Any attempt to
bypass our plagiarism detection systems will be treated as a severe
Assessment Offence.
Coursework Submission Requirements
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An electronic copy of your work for this coursework should be fully uploaded by midnight
on the Deadline Date of Wednesday 01/05/2013 using the link on the coursework
Teachmat page for COMP1321.
Work will be accepted without penalty up to 3 hours after midnight and the last version
you upload will be the one that is marked.
For this coursework you must submit a single Acrobat PDF document.
In general, any text in the document must not be an image (ie must not be scanned) and
would normally be generated from other documents (eg MS Office using "Save As ..
PDF"). More details are on the CMS IT Support pages . An exception to this is hand
written mathematical notation, but when scanning do ensure the file size is not
excessive.
There are limits on the file size (current values are on the CMS Student Intranet).
Make sure that any files you upload are virus-free and not protected by a password
otherwise they will be treated as null submissions.
Your work will be marked online and comments on your work and a provisional grade
will be available from the Coursework page on Teachmat. A news item will be posted
when the comments are available, and also when the grade is available in BannerWeb.
You must NOT submit a paper copy of this coursework, or include the Banner header
sheet.
Coursework Regulations
1. If no submissions were made before the deadline, coursework submitted up to two
weeks late that meets the criteria for a pass will be treated as a referral. It will be subject
to university regulations for referral work.
2. If you have Extenuating Circumstances you may submit your coursework up to two
weeks after the published deadline without penalty but this is subject to acceptance of
your claim by the School Extenuating Circumstances Panel. If your claim is rejected then
your work will be subject to paragraph 1 above.
3. Coursework submitted more than two weeks late will be given feedback but a grade of
zero will be awarded regardless of any extenuating circumstances. However, if your
Extenuating Circumstances claim is accepted then the Extenuating Circumstances
Panel will recommend to the Progression and Award Board that you be permitted to
retake a different item of assessment at a future assessment point.
4. Do not ask the lecturers for extensions to published deadlines - they are not authorised
to award an extension.
5. All courseworks must be submitted as above. Under no circumstances can they be
accepted by School academic staff.
Please refer to the University portal for further detail regarding the University Academic
Regulations concerning Extenuating Circumstances claims.
Recreating and existing web site in Joomla!
This is an individual piece of coursework. It is to be implemented on the student Unix server.
There are 3 parts to this coursework.
Part 1
General overview
As an independent web designer you have been approached by a small company who currently
has a small static HTML website. They wish to be able to manage the content themselves and
have been recommended the Joomla! content management system.
They want you to reproduce their existing site in Joomla and provide them with a PDF user
manual covering some basic functionality.
Detailed specification
You will need to install Joolma! onto your Unix drive, instructions will be provided for this task.
You are expected to familiarise yourself with the basic functionality of this system in your own
time aided by some direction given in the lectures.
An area you will need to understand to complete this coursework is that of creating Joomla
templates to control the design and layout.
You will be given all the files and images of the clients’ current HTML site. It is your job to turn
these assets into a Joomla template and install this in your Joomla site on the Unix server.
The site will consist of 5 pages all using a consistent theme throughout, it is just the content area
copy that will change from page to page. You are not required to create any original copy or
graphics.
The point of this task is to reproduce the HTML site exactly in Joomla, the client likes everything
the way it is and doesn’t want to see any changes at all.
You also need to implement a fully working Google map and contact form via installation of
Joomla plugins/extension.
In addition to recreating the site, the client wants the following functionally explained.
1. To be able to create and add an extra page if needed.
2. To be able to simply edit the text on the site.
3. To be able to upload and change images within the site
4. To be able to create and manage new administrators or users for the backend.
All of the above requirements are part of what Joomla offers; it is designed to make content
management accessible to non-technical users. But there is a learning curve associated with
this so the client wants you to provide an easy to follow manual.
Part 2
Writing a user manual.
The client has no experience of hand coding HTML; therefore your manual must take this
into account.
You must explain to a novice user of the system how to carry out the 4 tasks listed in part 1.
Use a systematic and logical approach and make no assumptions about the users’
knowledge. Use screen shots where ever possible to illustrate the tasks
Avoid using jargon or overly technical language.
Part of the way I will asses this work is by following your manual and if I get lost or steps are
missing this will affect the mark.
I would suggest perhaps testing your manual on someone not on this course before you
submit it, as part of your testing strategy.
On the front page of your manual clearly include the URL of your development site, the URL
to the admin area and any login details required to access it
Submit the manual as a PDF
Part 3
A formal report (1500 -2000 words) on the following subject.
An evaluation of the pros and cons of open source content management systems compared
to propriety systems, demonstrating an understanding of the concept of TCO (Total Cost of
Ownership). Also consider the implications to a company of choosing between an off the
shelf or bespoke system.
Use Harvard Referencing throughout.
Deliverables
1. A PDF user guide to using your Joomla development, with the relevant URLs and login
details. Append to this document your report from part 3. You will upload just one PDF
containing all of your work.
Grading Criteria
70% +
A faithful duplication of the HTML site in Joomla.
A clear, complete and easy to follow user manual that is well written with no
errors
A critically researched report on open source technology presenting specific
conclusions.
60-69%
A good duplication of the HTML site in Joomla with minor errors.
A clear, complete and easy to follow user manual that is well written with
minor errors
A well researched report on open source technology presenting good
conclusions.
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50-59%
A reasonable duplication of the HTML site in Joomla but with significant
errors.
An incomplete user manual with significant errors.
Some evidence of research into open source technology presenting basic
conclusions.
40-49%
An attempt has been made at meeting the requirements, but shows limited
technical competence or understanding.
Very little, if any evidence of research and conclusions are presented.
<40% (Incomplete)
Requirements not met, one or more sections of the coursework not present.