0276 BTec Nationals Unit 30 Website Design Strategies Assignment
These are the criteria that need to be answered in this assignment.
P2 explain the functions and usability features of the websites of three contrasting organisations
P3 explain the use of visual and media design features of the websites of three contrasting organisations
M1 analyse how the functions, usability features and visual and media design of a selected website meet the requirements of the target group
D1 evaluate the extent to which the usability features and visual and media design of a selected website contribute towards the achievement of the organisation’s objectives
Scenario
You have been employed by the new Economic Development unit of the local council. One of the key areas of the policy of the council is to encourage new businesses into the area and to help existing businesses to develop and expand. Both of these things will help to encourage economic growth and development in the area.
The council intends to do a series of road shows to present materials to local business managers. You are required to create a set of well organised portfolios in the form of notes and handouts:
The Three websites are
The New School of Organ Studies www.nsos.org.uk
SRS Microsystems www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk
Dabs www.dabs.com
Guidance
P2 This involves looking at aspects of websites that are designed to help web users Does the website offer help features? If so explain what they are. What functions does the website offer?
P3 Why do you feel that these organisations have designed certain features such as multimedia into their sites?
M1 To meet this criterion you need to identify the attributes of the target group and relate these requirements to the functions, usability features and visual and media design of the websites, outlining its advantages and disadvantages. Choose just one of the named websites.
Analyse means to examine in detail to discover the essential meaning.
Who is the target group that this company is looking at?
Look at each of the functions that you looked at in the pass criteria and show how each related to the target audience and the goals the company is trying to achieve.
D1 For this grade you must arrive at a well-explained and justified conclusion about design and usability features of websites and relate this conclusion to the organisations aim and objectives.
State what the companies or organisations objectives are. Try you get this from the website.
