Work Based Experience Report: Web Design and Development

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Work based experience

Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................1
Task 1.........................................................................................................................................2
1.1 research and evaluate suitable organisations that could provide industry experience.....2
1.2 negotiate with work and academic supervisors a proposal for the work experience.......4
1.3 recognise the business constraints on the work experience offered.................................6
Task 2.........................................................................................................................................9
2.1 agree and prioritise the tasks and responsibilities involved in the work experience........9
2.2 produce a plan for the work experience.........................................................................10
2.3 analyse the benefits of the proposed activities to the business and the learner..............14
Task 3.......................................................................................................................................16
3.1 fulfil specified requirements of placement conforming to all related codes of practice 16
3.2 produce systematic records of work undertaken............................................................18
3.3 revise the initial plan as required....................................................................................23
3.4 make suggestions for improvement and review these with appropriate supervisor.......28
Task 4.......................................................................................................................................29
4.1 monitor progress against original proposal....................................................................29
4.2 evaluate the quality of own performance.......................................................................36
4.3 analyse the learning which has taken place during the work experience using suitable
reflections.............................................................................................................................42
4.4 make recommendations on how the experience could have been enhanced..................43
References................................................................................................................................44

Introduction
Work based learning is required to improve the skills and determine professional career path.
The report will detail the some of the organizations where I want to work. It will also detail
the constraints and selection for the organizations. Later, the report will cover my practices,
goals, objectives and planning for the specific goal achievement. It will also cover how I
have managed the activities and projects within acquired skill set and what are the potential
benefits and scope for me to learn the practices.
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Task 1
1.1 research and evaluate suitable organisations that could provide industry experience
Following are some of the major organizations those are providing me industrial experience
for the work. Here is the detailed analysis of the four hotels those can provide an effective
start in the professional career and experience gathering. All the locations travel and
qualifications are considered in the context of the London where the present location within
London is assumed as Gatwick Airport.
Criteria CIS Finoit
Technologies
IntellectSoft Cubix Local
companies
Travel 4.2 mile 8.5 miles 24 miles 4.5 miles in 4 mile
Salary $25 - $49/hr < $25/hr $50 - $99/hr $25 - $49/hr Up to $30
Flexible Yes Yes Yes No Little
Type of job Permanent Permanent Permanent Permanent/
freelancer
Permanent/
freelancer
Technical
skills
expected
Qualification
in Web
designing or
at least
graduate in
information
technology
Strong
programming
Work on
database
Work
pressure
Qualification
Adequate
experience >2
years
Web designing
knowledge
Qualification
Experience
more than 4
years
Technically
sound in
programming
Strong in
database
design
Knowledge of
latest
Qualification
Adequate
experience
>2 years
Web
designing
knowledge
Qualification
or certification
Reference to
join
Learning
capabilities
Knowledge of
programming
for web design
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managing
personality
technologies
in web
designing
Soft skills
expected
Good time
management
Good problem
solving skills
Communication
Problem
solving
Independent
working
Problem
solving
Leadership
skills
Team
working
Independent
working
Problem
solving
Good time
management
Team
working
Learning
capabilities
Independent
working
Benefits
Rating of the company Reasons Rating
CIS Good salary
Flexible workplace
Career opportunities
5
Finoit Technologies Flexible workplace
Adequate salary
Issue of deadlines
3
IntellectSoft Good salary
Flexible workplace
Career opportunities
4
Cubix Issue of deadlines 2
3

No support for learning
No career progression
1.2 negotiate with work and academic supervisors a proposal for the work experience
As a student of the computer and system design course, I wants to move toward the
organization which can effective use and foster my skills. I have negotiated with work for the
following two major work experience proposals.
Name IntellectSoft
Job Title Web design
Duties Design layout and code for the website
Write and edit the content
Determine technical requirements
Update and back up website
Design innovative and creative content
Solving coding problems
Soft skills Effective time management
Fluent communication skills
Business or client management
Search engine optimization or digital marketing
Technical skills Strong knowledge and understanding with web page scripting.
Capabilities to program the requirements and prepare database of the
applications.
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Aware with digital imaging and multimedia designing.
Strong capabilities to develop the web application over the complexities and
problems.
Brief introduction
to your self
I am curious from the beginning of the course to understand how a website is
designed or developed. The coding and the visual presentations of the
website have attracted me to choose the job profile. Also, I have effective
knowledge and skills to acquire the job along with academic qualification.
Reason for the
work experience
I have pre-required knowledge and understanding with the website or their
coding. The basic knowledge on the programming languages and their usage
are motivating for the work. Also, I have determined, the work is learnable
and interesting for me.
Future plan I want to create and manage the website or web based applications. Once, I
will get the required knowledge and experience, I want to become the
professional leader within five years to lead a team of skilled resources.
Supervisors: roles
and responsibilities
of academic and
industrial mentors
Name CIS
Job Title Database developer
Duties Design and modify the database to achieve the client requirements
Manage and work with database systems and applications
Design and develop database architectures
Monitor and report the database or fetch the required information for clients
Soft skills Proactive learner
Good problem-solving skills
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Self motivated
Dead-line oriented
Good communicator and team worker
Documentation and organizational skills
Technical skills -Professional qualification in the computer science/ information technology
or database related courses or training programs
- Experience with MYSQL or other database solutions
-Understanding with big data analysis
Brief introduction
to your self
During web designing, I got an opportunity to create the database solution. I
realized that it is the core of the website to manage the posts, user comments
and other details. I am interested to explore the database subject to edge the
skills.
Reason for the
work experience
The experience was quite good as it helped me to understand the
fundamentals of the database management and designing. I got opportunities
to be practical hand on the website or mobile application back end
designing.
Future plan I want to become the database administrator with effective experience to
train and lead the team of the database designers, developers and operators.
Supervisors: roles
and responsibilities
of academic and
industrial mentors
1.3 recognise the business constraints on the work experience offered
Business
constraints
Explanations (Citations and reference
required)
How I will manage?
Need to be
fully trained
The organization has need of the trained
staff with professional requirements. The
I am not completely trained but I
will manage through continuous
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minimum criteria in skills, qualification
and knowledge are essential.
learning at workplace and with own
practices. Every day, I will dedicate
a fix slot on the learning practices.
Adherence to
quality
systems
The quality systems for the website
designing and implementation are
essential to use. The lack of the quality or
use of the non-standard tools can impact
the quality.
I have good understanding with
quality systems. I will also focus on
the business requirements, tools and
practices to manage the quality.
Health and
safety
consideration
s
Sometime, the employee might be forced
to work besides of working hours. Also, it
is possible that the candidate can manage
system and connectivity for smooth
operations.
I will make proper use of the
security policies and procedures. I
will use standard tools and
techniques to ensure safety at
workplace. I will manage health with
work load through the weekends and
tours.
Supervision
time
The organization has less availability of
the supervision time so that individual has
to manage own work with liabilities.
I will ensure enough time
management so that I can review and
rate my work for continuous
improvements.
Workload The deadlines are mandatory to meet. The
delayed outcome might impact the
usability of the application.
I will manage and report my work
regularly to ensure it is delivered
within time. Also, I will support
business in a team to achieve
outcomes over workload.
Customer
satisfaction
It is required to manage calm,
communicative and supportive behaviour
with clients to achieve their satisfaction.
I will make sure to impress the
clients with communication clarity
and transparency. The personality
influence can be used to retain
clients.
Limited
staffing
There are limited staff but individual is
effective to manage work.
I will work in a team so that I also
act as a team to improve the quality
and support the others for execution.
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Cost of
materials
The costly tools and techniques might be
required but not availed at workplace. The
existing materials and their value must be
managed.
I will ensure distributed and parallel
use of the materials to optimize the
cost.
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Task 2
2.1 agree and prioritise the tasks and responsibilities involved in the work experience
Following are some of the major tasks and responsibilities those are agreed to execute in the
work experience. MosCow method is used to determine the priority of the tasks and
responsibilities.
Task and responsibilities MoSCow element Reasons
Regular exposure to the
business stakeholders to
apply technical skills to many
technical problems.
Must have It is the core task in the web designer and
developer job. It is required to solve the
technical problems in website and applications.
Strong understanding and
designing of the user interface
and experience.
Must have The customer engagement is the core task of
the website to meet the demands of clients. The
user interface and experience should be robust
to provide outstanding website.
Check cross browser
compatibility
Must have It is required to ensure that website is
accessible and effectively presented on most of
the browsers including small screen devices.
General web functions and
standards
Must have It is essential to complete the web designing
with high quality and performance with
minimum support.
Constant communication Should have It is essential to integrate the requirements and
progress statics effectively in upcoming
activities and deliver desired outcome.
Extensive use of the software
platforms
Must have It helps to ensure performance and quality
execution of the web designing.
Deep understanding with
programming language and
web applications.
Must have The problem solving and coding practices are
based on the capabilities and skills in
programming and web application utilization.
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Knowledge of web services
including REST, SOAP etc.
Could have It can help to achieve faster designing with
modern technology. It can help to design the
website with more attractive features and
functions.
Understanding for security
principles
Would have It can be used to secure the website and
ecommerce application
Strive to create visual
appealing website.
Should have It is good to have the skills for image
processing and audio-video processing.
I have agreed the listed duties to undertake as a part of my work experience for fulfil the
requirement of the Work Base Experience module.
Sign by the student Sign by the manager sign by the academic supervisor
2.2 produce a plan for the work experience
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