Higher Nationals

Internal verification of assessment decisions – BTEC (RQF)

INTERNAL VERIFICATION – ASSESSMENT DECISIONS

Programme title BTEC Higher National Diploma in Computing

Assessor Internal Verifier

Unit 13: Web Design and Development
Unit(s)
Malcolm Lismore Photographer’s Website
Assignment title
Student’s name
List which assessment Pass Merit Distinction
criteria the Assessor has
awarded.
INTERNAL VERIFIER CHECKLIST
Do the assessment criteria awarded match
those shown in the assignment brief? Y/N

Is the Pass/Merit/Distinction grade awarded

justified by the assessor’s comments on the Y/N
student work?
Has the work been assessed
Y/N
accurately?
Is the feedback to the student:
Give details:

• Constructive?
Y/N
• Linked to relevant assessment
criteria? Y/N

• Identifying opportunities for

improved performance?
Y/N

• Agreeing actions? Y/N

Does the assessment decision need

Y/N
amending?
Assessor signature Date

Internal Verifier signature Date

Programme Leader signature (if
Date
required)

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 Confirm action completed
Remedial action taken

Give details:

Assessor signature Date

Internal Verifier
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signature
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Higher Nationals - Summative Assignment Feedback Form

Student Name/ID

Unit Title Unit 10: Website Design & Development

Assignment Number 1 Assessor

Date Received 1st
Submission Date
submission
Date Received 2nd
Re-submission Date
submission
Assessor Feedback:

LO1. Explain server technologies and management services associated with hosting and managing websites.

Pass, Merit & Distinction P1 P2 M1 M2 D1

Descripts
LO2. Categorise website technologies, tools and software used to develop websites.

Pass, Merit & Distinction P3 P4 M3 D1

Descripts

LO3. Utilise website technologies, tools and techniques with good design principles to create a multipage website.
Pass, Merit & Distinction P5 P6 M4 D2
Descripts

LO4. Create and use a Test Plan to review the performance and design of a multipage website.
Pass, Merit & Distinction P7 M5 D3
Descripts

Grade: Assessor Signature: Date:

Resubmission Feedback:

Grade: Assessor Signature: Date:

Internal Verifier’s Comments:

Signature & Date:

* Please note that grade decisions are provisional. They are only confirmed once internal and external moderation has taken
place and grades decisions have been agreed at the assessment board.

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Pearson
Higher Nationals in
Computing

Unit 10: Web Design and Development

General Guidelines

1. A Cover page or title page – You should always attach a title page to your assignment. Use previous page
as your cover sheet and make sure all the details are accurately filled.
2. Attach this brief as the first section of your assignment.
3. All the assignments should be prepared using a word processing software.
4. All the assignments should be printed on A4 sized papers. Use single side printing.
5. Allow 1” for top, bottom , right margins and 1.25” for the left margin of each page.

Word Processing Rules

1. The font size should be 12 point, and should be in the style of Time New Roman.
2. Use 1.5 line spacing. Left justify all paragraphs.
3. Ensure that all the headings are consistent in terms of the font size and font style.
4. Use footer function in the word processor to insert Your Name, Subject, Assignment No, and Page Number
on each page. This is useful if individual sheets become detached for any reason.
5. Use word processing application spell check and grammar check function to help editing your assignment.

Important Points:

1. It is strictly prohibited to use textboxes to add texts in the assignments, except for the compulsory
information. eg: Figures, tables of comparison etc. Adding text boxes in the body except for the before
mentioned compulsory information will result in rejection of your work.
2. Carefully check the hand in date and the instructions given in the assignment. Late submissions will not be
accepted.
3. Ensure that you give yourself enough time to complete the assignment by the due date.
4. Excuses of any nature will not be accepted for failure to hand in the work on time.
5. You must take responsibility for managing your own time effectively.
6. If you are unable to hand in your assignment on time and have valid reasons such as illness, you may apply
(in writing) for an extension.
7. Failure to achieve at least PASS criteria will result in a REFERRAL grade .
8. Non-submission of work without valid reasons will lead to an automatic RE FERRAL. You will then be asked
to complete an alternative assignment.
9. If you use other people’s work or ideas in your assignment, reference them properly using HARVARD
referencing system to avoid plagiarism. You have to provide both in-text citation and a reference list.
10. If you are proven to be guilty of plagiarism or any academic misconduct, your grade could be reduced to A
REFERRAL or at worst you could be expelled from the course

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Student Declaration

I hereby, declare that I know what plagiarism entails, namely to use another’s work and to present it as my own
without attributing the sources in the correct way. I further understand what it means to copy another’s work.

1. I know that plagiarism is a punishable offence because it constitutes theft.

2. I understand the plagiarism and copying policy of the Edexcel UK.
3. I know what the consequences will be if I plagiaries or copy another’s work in any of the assignments for this
program.
4. I declare therefore that all work presented by me for every aspects of my program, will be my own, and
where I have made use of another’s work, I will attribute the source in the correct way.
5. I acknowledge that the attachment of this document signed or not, constitutes a binding agreement
between myself and Edexcel UK.
6. I understand that my assignment will not be considered as submitted if this document is not attached to the
attached.

Student’s Signature: Date:

(Provide E-mail ID) (Provide Submission Date)

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Assignment Brief
Student Name /ID Number

Unit Number and Title Unit 10- Web Design and Development

Academic Year 2023/2024

Unit Tutor

Assignment Title Malcolm Lismore Photographer’s Website

Issue Date

Submission Date

IV Name & Date

Submission Format:

Unit Learning Outcomes:

LO1 Explain server technologies and management services associated with hosting and managing websites.

LO2 Categorise website technologies, tools and software used to develop websites.

LO3 Utilise website technologies, tools and techniques with good design principles to create a multipage website.

LO4 Create and use a Test Plan to review the performance and design of a multipage website.

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 Assignment Brief and Guidance:

Assignment Brief
Malcolm Lismore is a freelance photographer based on the North West coast of Scotland. His biggest passion in photography
is for the natural world. He sells many images of the rugged Scottish landscape, its natural wildlife and coastal birds.
However, it’s not just landscape and wildlife photography he is interested in, like many photographers he can also be hired
for weddings, portraits, and special events.

Malcolm is looking for new ways to promote his business and has approached you to develop a website that will act as a
showcase of his photography skills and allow users to make enquires about hiring him for weddings and special occasions.
The website will need to provide the following features:
 A home page from which it is possible to navigate to the other resources in the website. The home page will need to
quickly communicate the purpose of the site, be visually engaging and provide clear navigation to the rest of the site.
 A page that provides basic information about Malcolm, his experiences and his passion for photography.
 A page that provides information about Malcolm’s prices.
 A series of pages (initially between three and six pages) that will act as a gallery and showcase of Malcolm’s photography.
This is a really important part of the website as it will be the main way in which the services of his business will be
promoted. You will need to think carefully about how to present the images and how to structure this part of the site. Bear
in mind that in the future Malcolm will want to add many additional photographs to this part of the site.
 An enquiry form. Malcolm would like to provide a way for customers to make enquiries about possible bookings. The user
will need to be able to enter details such their contact details, location and date of the wedding etc. into a HTML form.

Develop a web-based solution for the above scenario and produce a report covering the following tasks.

Task 1 - Server technologies and management services associated with hosting and managing websites (LO1)

1.1 Differentiate the communication protocols, server hardware, operating systems and web server software with regards to
designing, publishing and accessing a website. Define the types of DNS and the uses of it, with clarifications on how
domain names are structured.

1.2 Analyze the effect of search engines on website performance. Provide evidence-based support for improving a site’s
index value and rank through search engine optimization. Identify and explain the common web development
technologies and frameworks. Explain the tools and techniques chosen to the web application and hence justify, by
giving reasons, why a web application is suitable for the given scenario.

Task 2 - Categories website technologies, tools and software used to develop websites (LO2)

2.1 Define the relationships between front-end and back-end website technologies and explain how the front-end and the
back-end relate to presentation and application layers.
2.2 Critically compare the different between online website creation tools and custom-built sites. Consider Followings:
design flexibility, performance, functionality, User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI). Compare and contrast the tools
and techniques available to design and develop a custom-built web application for Malcome and Lismore. Select the most
suitable tools, techniques and justify your selection with valid reasons.

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 Task 3 - Utilize website technologies, tools and techniques with good design principles to create a multipage website
(LO3)

3.1 Design a suitable web application solution for the given scenario. Provide evidences of the design, multipage website
supported with fidelity wireframes and a full set of client and user requirements. Use your design document with
appropriate principles, standards and guidelines to produce a branded, multipage website supported with realistic
content.
Note - Synthesize client and the server-side functionalities in the proposed design

3.2 Implement the designed system using PHP, JS and MySQL. Screenshots of important code lines with proper comments
and user interfaces filled with sample data must be attached to the documentation. Apply a database design for the
proposed system and provide the well normalized database design of the proposed system. Critically evaluate the web
design and development process against your design document and analyse any technical challenges you faced in
development.

Task 4 - Create and use a Test Plan to review the performance and design of a multipage website (LO4)

4.1 Analyse the Quality Assurance (QA) process and review how it was implemented during your design and
development stages.
QA process is expected to discover design issues and development errors while testing a product’s user interface (UI)
and gauging the user experience (UX).
4.2 Evaluate the results of your Test Plan and include a review of the overall success of your multipage website; use this
evaluation to explain any areas of success and provide justified recommendations for areas that require
improvement. Prepare a user documentation to properly guide the users of the implemented system.
Note: User documentation should be simple and understandable by anyone. Use screenshots and provide stepwise
guidance.

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 Grading Rubric
Grading Criteria Achieved Feedback

LO1 Explain server technologies and management services associated with hosting
and managing websites

P1 Identify the purpose and types of DNS, including explanations on how domain
names are organized and managed.

P2 Explain the purpose and relationships between communication protocols, server

hardware, operating systems and web server software with regards to designing,
publishing and accessing a website.
M1 Analyse the impact of common web development technologies and frameworks
with regard to website design, functionality and management.

M2 Review the influence of search engines on website performance and provide

evidence-based support for improving a site’s index value and rank through search
engine optimisation

D1 Justify the tools and techniques chosen to realize a custom built

website.

LO2 Categories website technologies, tools and

software used to develop websites

P3 Discuss the capabilities and relationships between front-end and back-end

website technologies and explain how these relate to presentation and application
layers.

P4 Discuss the differences between online website creation tools and custom built
sites with regards to design flexibility, performance, functionality, User Experience
(UX) and User Interface (UI).

M3 Analyse a range of tools and techniques available to design and develop a

custom-built website.
LO3 Utilize website technologies, tools and techniques
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with good design principles to create a multipage
website

P5 Create a design document for a branded, multipage website supported with

medium fidelity wireframes and a full set of client and user
requirements.
P6 Use your design document with appropriate principles, standards and guidelines
to produce a branded, multipage website supported with realistic content.

M4 Justify the multipage website implementation decisions against the design

document.

D2 Evaluate the design and development process of the multipage website against
the design document including any technical challenges faced.

LO4 Create and use a Test Plan to review the

performance and design of a multipage website

P7 Create a suitable Test Plan identifying key performance areas and

use it to review the functionality and performance of your website.
M5 Analyse the Quality Assurance (QA) process and review how it was implemented
during the multipage website design and development stages.
D3 Evaluate the results of the Test Plan and the overall success of the multipage
website with recommendations for improvement.

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 Observation Sheet

Activity Activity Learning Outcome Feedback

No (Pass/ Redo)
1 Explain server technologies and management LO1
services associated with
hosting and managing websites.

2 categorize website technologies, tools and LO2

software used to develop
websites.

3 Utilize website technologies, tools and LO3

techniques with good design
principles to create a multipage website.

4 Create and use a Test Plan to review the LO4

performance and design of a
multipage website.

Comments:

Assessor Name :…………………………………………….

Date :…………………………………………….
Assessor Signature :…………………………………………….

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