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A: Design Implementation
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What does competence look like in this area?
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- design principles – apply design principles and patterns for creating visually appealing, creative, and accessible interfaces
- contextual awareness – understand cognitive, social, cultural, accessible, technological, and economic contexts in design
- graphic formats – use appropriate graphic formats for implementing designs effectively
- target markets – tailor design elements to satisfy different target markets
- corporate identity – follow protocols for maintaining corporate identity, brand and style guides
- technical standards – adhere to W3C standards for HTML, CSS, and WCAG, ensuring usability, cross-browser, and multi-device compatibility
- SEO and optimisation – implement SEO, performance optimization, and integrate animations, audio, and video as needed
- accessibility – ensure accessibility for users with additional learning needs.
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What does excellence look like in this area?
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- visual communication – develop visual responses to communication problems, focusing on hierarchy, typography, aesthetics, and composition
- image optimisation – create, manipulate, and optimise images for the internet
- target market concepts – identify target markets and design concepts tailored to them
- responsive design – implement responsive designs that work on multiple screen resolutions and devices
- user experience design – create wireframes, interactive prototypes, and user interfaces considering user experience, including colour and typography choices
- standards compliance – write code that conforms to W3C standards and accessibility guidelines
- web accessibility – develop accessible and usable web interfaces for various devices and screen resolutions
- CSS usage – use CSS and pre/post-processors to modify web interfaces, create animations, and improve user experience and search engine performance.
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B: Frontend Development
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What does competence look like in this area
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- JavaScript – good understanding of ECMAScript (JavaScript)
- integration – integrate libraries, frameworks, and other systems or features with JavaScript
- workflow optimisation – use JavaScript pre/post processors and task running workflows
- coding best practices – apply best practices, including troubleshooting, unit testing, and test-driven development
- deployment – follow best practices for application deployment
- Linux CLI – utilize the basic Linux command line interface effectively.
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What does excellence look like in this area?
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- website animations – create animations and functionalities to enhance context explanations and visual appeal
- JavaScript enhancement – develop and update JavaScript code to improve website functionality, usability, and aesthetics
- data and media manipulation – use JavaScript to manipulate data and custom media
- modular code – create modular and reusable JavaScript code
- documentation – write comprehensive documentation, including comments in code
- libraries utilisation – use open-source JavaScript libraries
- element manipulation – manipulate graphical and content elements using JavaScript
- automated testing – write test cases and perform automated testing for JavaScript implementations
- error handling – handle errors, debug code, and fix bugs
- Linux CLI for deployment – use the Linux CLI to interact with remote servers and deploy applications
- deployment documentation – document deployment steps for applications as required.
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C: Backend Development
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What does competence look like in this area?
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- object-oriented programming – good understanding of object-oriented programming principles
- server-side scripting – skilled in PHP and/or NodeJS
- libraries and frameworks – utilise open-source server-side libraries and frameworks
- server connectivity – connect to servers through SSH, including SFTP
- file system management – manage file system permissions and ownership
- database design – design and implement databases
- data exchange – manage data exchange between server and client systems
- software design patterns – apply software design patterns, including MVC (Model View Controller)
- web security – implement web application security practices
- coding best practices – follow best practices in coding, troubleshooting, unit tests, and test-driven development
- application deployment – adhere to best practices for application deployment
- Linux CLI – proficient in using the Linux command line interface.
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What does excellence look like in this area?
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- data manipulation – use programming skills to manipulate data effectively
- security – protect against security exploits
- API Integration – integrate with existing code using APIs, libraries, and frameworks
- database management – create and maintain database tables, ensuring data normalisation, key constraints, and correct data types
- modular code – develop modular and reusable code
- documentation – write comprehensive documentation and code comments
- automated testing – write test cases and execute automated testing for back-end implementations
- debugging – handle errors, debug code, and fix bugs
- Linux CLI for deployment – use the Linux CLI to interact with remote servers and deploy applications
- deployment documentation – document application deployment steps as required
- webserver configuration – configure the webserver for given applications.
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