Recognise the importance of content and instructional design – Software Engineering

Recognise the importance of content and instructional design – Software Engineering

You are required to produce a report outlining the planning and design of a website on one of the following topics:

Let’s Cook Together – a cooking school for corporate team building events

Please note: the chosen topic must also be used for Assessment 1 and 3.

The following requirements assessment item must be met.

• Following the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) you are required to plan and scope your project and provide a detailed report of your plan – see Topic 2 and associated readings.

• You should discuss the objectives of the site, intended audience and user requirements.

• Your plan must include the following multimedia elements – images, animation, video and audio.

• A storyboard sequence is required for your site.

• You will need to discuss content, layouts, colour schemes, font selections and the use and purpose of multimedia content (i.e. images, animation, video and audio) within your design.

You will need to ensure that your site plan addresses usability and accessibility criteria.

Rationale

This assessment task covers Topics 4 and 5 and has been designed to ensure that you are engaging with the subject content on a regular basis. More specifically it seeks to assess your ability to:

• recognise the importance of content and instructional design;
• demonstrate an awareness of multimedia design and documentation;
distinguish between online multimedia development/prototyping, evaluation methodology and procedure.