For this coursework, the students are required to design and develop an e-commerce

website for a store that sells various types of printers. Through the coursework,

students should be able to demonstrate their:

1. Understanding of the basic Internet technologies and the impacts that the

Internet has made in their daily lives.

2. Competency in designing a website with appropriate tools and technologies.

3. Capabilities of applying scripting languages to web pages.

4. Understand the structure of the website and simple navigation principles.

5. Awareness of website design considerations: e.g. usability and accessibility.

The guidelines for the

Website

are given below:

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Students are required to create an e-commerce website for a store that sells

various types of printers with at least 5 web pages. The requirements of the

different web pages have been mentioned below.

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Brief description of the contents present on different webpages can be

included on the Home page.

o

Blog page can contain a demonstration about how technology has

affected daily life and business.

o

Different products with the product name, price (Discounted and

actual price), description, and other suitable details can be included

within the product page.

o

Research section should display and contrast the components used

by the student on their website against the website that is investigated

for research purposes. Here, include at least 5 different web pages as

references for the website. (Hint: look into peculiar web components

that their website possesses more than others)

o

The About Us section comprises the detailed portfolio of each team

member of the group. A portfolio can contain technical and soft skills,

educational background, volunteering experience, certifications, etc.

o

Functional form should also be included on the website.

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Website needs to be consistent with a proper navigation bar; allowing the

user to fully navigate to all the sections of the webpage.

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Technologies to be used: HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript.

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There also needs to be proper use of html tags such as title, meta, img, table,

div, form and should implement proper tag nesting.

o

There needs to be proper usage of attributes and comments.

o

All the code should also be properly formatted and structured well.

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Internal, inline and external CSS should be used.

o

Proper justification for the usage of different CSS.

o

Comments should be present before all the major CSS element

targets.

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JavaScript should be used to dynamically change the content of the website

and do other tasks such as form validation.

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The HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and image files need to be properly site

structured with proper naming convention.

o

Storage of files should be in proper folder structure.

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Comments should be included in every file.

o

Functions in JavaScript and logical division/separation in HTML

documents must be well-explained with comments.

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Code should be well-structured.

o

Presence of all the elements of a basic HTML document.

The guidelines for the

Documentation

part are given below:

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Components should include a cover page, table of contents, figures and

tables, and footer.

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The report must have an

Introduction

section introducing the different

aspects of the project. The goals and objectives of the project should be

included as well.

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The report should present the design, specifications, and implementation of

the website. The wireframes and screenshots of the website should also be

included.

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The report must have a

Testing

section; with suitable testing type and test

cases. (minimum 5 test cases required)

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Also, the report must include a

Conclusion

section where they need to

reflect on the work done.

NOTE:

The technicality of the website will be judged during the presentation/VIVA of

the website and marked accordingly. If the student is not able to justify his/her

coursework, then the coursework will be subject to further inquiry.