L4_Website Assignment 2023 – Fitness Zilla

UNIT TITLE

Unit 13: Website Design & Development

UNIT CODE

Y/618/7419

LEVEL

4

STUDENT NAME

CREDIT VALUE

15

ASSESSMENT TITLE

Website for Fitness Zilla

WORD COUNT

ASSESSOR

Abiral Dhakal

I.V.

ASSIGNMENT ISSUE DATE

29/01/2024

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION DATE

29/03/2024

ORIGINAL SUBMISSION

ASSIGNMENT NO.

1/1

Assignment Criteria

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

Achieved

Merit Criteria

Distinction Criteria

Assignment Criteria

M1

M2

M3

M4

M5

D1

D2

D3

Achieved

Assignment submission format

The submission is in the form of the following.

• A written report that explores and highlights key information on the technologies that could be utilised to develop, host and manage the website for Fitness Zilla.

The recommended word limit is 2,000–2,500 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.

• Solution design documents produced to meet the requirements of a given problem, including requirements specifications, visual and technical design documentation details of additional considerations
• Development documentation, including implementation details and review processes, and refinements made to the website throughout development.

The recommended word limit is 2000–2,500 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.

• A written report (Testing Documentation) to document the testing carried out and evaluate the design and development process of the website including QA considerations.

The recommended word limit is 1,500–2,000 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit

Note: You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system.

Learning outcomes covered

• LO1 Explain server technologies and management services associated with hosting and managing websites
• LO2 Categorize website technologies, tools and software used to develop websites
• LO3 Utilize 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.

Scenario

You work as a Junior Web Developer at an independent web-developing company, Webhnos Service Solutions that helps big and small organizations build their brand through innovative, clean, and easy to use websites with enhanced accessibility features. Webhnos Service Solutions specializes in developing custom-built websites to suit the unique needs and preferences of a business. They build engaging websites, factoring in the type of business and the industry of operation, demographics, the available budget, maintenance cost, and the short- and long-term objectives and goals of the client.

Your team’s main duty is to design and create websites. The team is responsible for the look of the website, the technical aspects such as performance, capacity, traffic, integrating graphics, and audio and video, in order to create content, server and client-side scripting and being able to work with operating systems, database and application servers.

Webhnos Service Solutions has been commissioned by Fitness Zilla to develop a new website that will promote the company and support some of its business operations. Fitness Zilla is a state of the art GYM, complete with equipment for cardio and strength training. In addition, they also provide Zumba and yoga classes in mornings and evenings. The gym has a large hall for zumba and yoga, a fully equipped gym, a sauna, steam room and changing and shower facilities.

The owner of Fitness Zilla, and your line manager have provided you with some additional information to help you design and create the website. This information should be used alongside any additional research you carry out.

Initial client requirements

Fitness Zilla has requested a website that will:

• promote the gym
• provide information about:
  • the different Zumba and yoga classes they teach
  • their classes and prices
• allow customers to create an account to manage their memberships
• provide social features (e.g. forums, social media integration)

Your Website will include the class schedules for Yoga and Zumba classes. Also you need to include a short description/ bio of the different instructors and private trainers. The user should be able to view details about the private trainers and ask for their availability, or make a booking for a particular class/ time slot.

Assignment Task

Activity 1

Write an evaluative report that explores the technologies that could be utilized to develop, host and manage the website for Fitness Zilla. The report should include the following.

• Identification of the purpose and different types of DNS
• An explanation of how domain names are organized and managed
• An explanation of the relationships between hardware and software used to design, publish and access Fitness Zilla website, with consideration of:
  • communication protocols (e.g. HTTPS, FTP)
  • server hardware
  • operating systems
  • web server software (e.g. Apache, TomCat, IIS, Nginx).
• A discussion of the capabilities and relationships of front-end and back-end website technologies and how they relate to the presentation and application layers
• A discussion of the differences between online website creation tools and custom-built sites with consideration of:
  • design flexibility
  • performance
  • functionality
  • User Experience (UX)
  • User Interface (UI).

For a higher Grade the report also includes:

• An analysis of how web development technologies and frameworks (e.g. HTML5, JSON, JQuery, REACT, Angular, Node.js) have had an impact on web design, functionality and management
• A review of the influence of search engines on website performance
• A review, supported by clear, well-documented evidence, of how to improve the index value of a website through SEO
• An analysis of the impact of different tools and techniques available on custom-built website design and development

Further, you need to present a clear justification of the technologies, management services, tools and software chosen to realize a custom-built website.

Activity 2

Design, Develop and Test the Website: You are to design a multi-page website solution that will meet the needs of Fitness Zilla website. Your design documents should include:

• a full set of client and user requirements, e.g. functional and non-functional requirements, user acceptance criteria
• wireframes
• interface designs
• details of:
  • networking and hosting considerations
  • security features
  • how accessibility and inclusivity guidelines will be implemented.

You should then use your design documents to implement a multi-page website that will meet the needs of Fitness Zilla.

Your implementation should include the following.

• A branded, multi-page website for Fitness Zilla, supported with realistic content from your additional research

Additionally, for a higher grade you could Prepare an evaluation report that presents-

• Justification of the chosen management services, tools and software from the range of options presented in Activity 1 that were used ultimately in the development of Fitness Zilla
• An evaluation of the design and development process of making Fitness Zilla website, compared to the original design document
• An evaluation of any specific technical challenges faced creating Fitness Zilla website

Activity 3

Create and use a test plan to review the performance and design of a multipage website

• You will now create a suitable test plan for the site. The test plan should identify key areas that cover both the functionality and performance of the developed website
• Also, carry out testing and document your results for the final developed multi-page website

For a higher grade you could:

• present an Analysis of the QA process, including a review of how it was implemented during the design and development stages of the multi-page website for Fitness Zilla.
• An evaluation of the results of the Test Plan and the overall success of the website
• A list of recommended improvements for Fitness Zilla website; this could be based on client feedback and the results of testing.

Pass

Merit

Distinction

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

LO1 & LO2

D1 Justify the technologies, management services, tools and software chosen to realise a custom-built website.

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

P2 Explain the purpose and relationships between communication protocols, server hardware, operating systems and web server software with regard 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.

LO2 Categorise 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 they relate to presentation and application layers.

P4 Discuss the differences between online website creation tools and custombuilt sites with regard 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 Utilise website technologies, tools and techniques with good design principles to create a multipage website

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

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 the 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.

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

D3 Evaluate the results of the Test Plan and the overall success of the multipage website with recommendations for improvement.

P7 Create a suitable test plan, identifying key performance areas to review the functionality and performance of the multipage website developed.

M5 Analyse the Quality Assurance (QA) process and review how it was implemented during the multipage website design and development stages.

Assignment Prepared By

Sheela Paudyal

Signature

Sheela

Date

11/09/2023

Brief Checked By

Dhruba Babu Joshi

Signature

Date

15/09/2023