Assignment 2

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Assignment 2
PROTOTYPE & BRIEFING REPORT
Description Marks out of Wtg(%) Due date
ASSIGNMENT 2 100.00 35.00 7th
October 2015
This assignment must be your own work. It is acceptable to discuss course content with
others to improve your understanding and clarify requirements, but solutions to assignment
questions must be done on your own. You must not copy from anyone, including tutors and
fellow students, nor allow others to copy your work. All Assignments will be checked using
collusion monitoring tools to ensure that each assignment is the original work of the
submitting student. Assignments that do not adhere to this requirement will be deemed as
being the result of collusion or plagiarism. This may lead to severe academic penalties as
outlined in USQ Policy Library: Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. It is your own
responsibility to ensure the integrity of your work. Refer to the USQ Policy Library for more
details:
 Academic Integrity Policy
 Academic Integrity Procedure
In completing this assignment, you are expected to use available resources such as the
practical activities in the study modules, the Course Study Desk – especially the Discussion
Forums (click the Study Desk link on UConnect – <http://uconnect.usq.edu.au>), as well as
exploring and experimenting on your own.
Learning objectives and graduate skills tested
This assignment relates to your ability to demonstrate your understanding of the various components
of an online business, aligning them with a business’ strategic requirements and objectives and
communicating them to the client as a tangible product for their consideration and evaluation.

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Assignment Requirements
Your web site proposal and presentation (Assignment 1) was accepted, subject to any feedback you
may have received.
As the second stage of the tender process, your company has been asked to develop and present a
prototype (a minimal viable product) of your suggested website before a final decision is taken
whether to take on your services or not.
TASK 1: PROTOTYPE IMPLEMENTATION (60 marks)
1. Use the assigned URL supplied to you by your Course Leader to develop a preliminary prototype
of your proposed e-commerce website.
a. REMINDER: Ensure that the prototype is directly and obviously related to the business
model/category that was assigned to you. Failure to do so will result in your assignment
being rejected and a zero mark awarded.
2. Configure the site with a menu and navigation links to (at the very minimum) the following
content pages:
a. Home page (including a company banner and logo, and navigation menu)
b. About page
c. Product/information page/s (include descriptions, prices and images)
d. Company Policies page
i. Returns and refunds
ii. Security
iii. Privacy and confidentiality
e. Contacts page
You will not be required to install WordPress on your computer.
Instead you will be provided access to a pre-installed WordPress development environment provided
by cloudaccess.net via a url link assigned to each student.
Instructions to access your cloudaccess.net website will be provided on the StudyDesk.
Task 1 will be assessed for completeness and working functionality based on an inspection of your
website.

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TASK 2: BRIEFING REPORT (essay format) (40 marks)
Prepare and submit a briefing document (about 1000 words) with appropriate numbering, headings
and sub-headings on completion of the development of the prototype. Include the following in your
briefing document:
1. Identify the URL of the website and your assigned business model/category in the first part of
the report.
2. Describe the website structure and the purpose of each element (include snapshots and
diagrams where appropriate).
3. List the WordPress components and features you used in the development of the prototype.
4. Describe the components and features you plan to include in the final product (should your
company be awarded the contract).
5. Explain any changes you have implemented (or plan to implement) that deviates from your
initial proposal and presentation from Assignment 1.
6. List and briefly describe any links and resources that you have used, as well as any that you
are likely to use in the building of the fully functional website.

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Submission Guidelines
Attach the Word file using the naming convention below, to your online assignment submission in
the Assignment 2 area on the CIS5101 StudyDesk before midnight Australian Eastern Standard Time
(AEST) on the day the assignment is due.
[lastname] / [initial] _ [student number] _ [course code] _ assign1.docx
eg. allym_0090011005_cis5101_assign2.docx
Upon completion of the submission process, check your uConnect email account for an automatically
generated confirmation email (if you do not have an email account, print out the Submission
Complete screen before exiting the Submission System). You must check that the file name and file
size are listed correctly - if there is a problem with either, please email the course leader immediately.
Please note that:
 The following is the USQ Assessment – Assignment (Late Submission) and Compassionate
and Compelling Circumstances procedure that relate to Extensions and Late Assignments.
They can be found under the following links:
 Assessment – Assignment (Late Submission) Procedure:
http://policy.usq.edu.au/documents.php?id=14749PL#4.2_Assignments
 Assessment of Compassionate and Compelling Circumstances Procedures:
http://policy.usq.edu.au/documents.php?id=131150PL
 Students seeking extensions for any Assignment work must provide appropriate
documentation to support their request before the due date of the assignment (see points 4.3
and 4.4 in the Assessment of Compassionate and Compelling Circumstances Procedures
above to see what is considered as Compassionate and Compelling reason for an extension
and the level of documentation that will be needed).
 An Assignment submitted after the due date without an approved extension of time will be
penalised. The penalty for late submission is a reduction by five percent (5%) of the
maximum Mark applicable for the Assignment, for each University Business Day or part
Business Day that the Assignment is late. An Assignment submitted more than ten (10)
University Business Days after the due date will have a Mark of zero recorded for that
Assignment.
 The StudyDesk Assignments submission tool will accept late assignments up until
23:55pm on the 10th University Business Day after the due date.

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