Planning the portfolio

Thomas George

https://thomasgeorgeportfolio.weebly.com
Purpose and intended audience for the
portfolio
The purpose of the portfolio to give information about myself and my
abilities to impress employers and gain a job in the IT industry

The intended audience is employers from kennekted and other IT firms

 Timeline – Gantt Chart
WC 21st WC 28th WC 4th EASTER WC 25th WC 2nd WC 9th WC 16th WC 23rd
March March April April May May May May
Deadline
25th May

Planning
Portfolio

Creating
portfolio

Testing
portfolio

Reviewing
portfolio
 Mind Map Font and font
size for headings Game and sway
and paragraphs info about each
Britannic bold unit
 Graphics work

background Text
colour dark grey What assets are
Menu colour needed?
software images
white

Font colour What colour scheme

white will it have? Programming images

Assignment
Unit 1 Online World documents
Unit 2 Technology Systems Word
Unit 6 Digital Graphics PowerPoint
Unit 12 Software Development Band website PDF
Unit 14 Installing and Maintaining What pages it should 
Hardware have?
Unit 15 Installing and Maintaining
Software Weebly
Unit 17 Multimedia Product Development
About What software will you
Home use to create it?

Top nav bar Type of menu? Photoshop

portfolio nav chart
Home

About Graphics multimedia Program Exam

software ming units

Currency
assign assign assign converter
ment ment ment game sway
1 2 3
Portfolio Storyboard
work
Steve’s

Ben’s
work Don
’s /An
dre
w’s
wor
k

The page will be white with grey bars and menu buttons
the font will be Britannic bold in black.

The sway will be a link on the multimedia page and the

game will be downloadable, and links to the currency
converter.
On the 1st page it will be a brief summary of the collage year and will contain no assets at the top
of the page there will be a menu bar leading to the different lectures work.

On each lectures page will contain sub page to the individual units.

On ben’s page it will contain info on what I did links to the game and sway and a sub page for all
of the graphics work.

On Steve’s page it will contain screenshots of all the programming work and a link to the currency
converter and all design data.

On don’s/Andrew’s page it will contain all online world and technology systems work with photos
of hardware and software construction and installation.

On the about page it will contain some details about me and some past achievements and
awards.
 Asset reference list and descriptions
Asset and image link How the asset will be used on the
portfolio 

Band Logo https://wiltshireac-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/g/personal/2152420_st

udent_wiltshire_ac_uk/Ef2WqFr4aTZFl8z4RKPgUmgBCGnPOEXZO On the graphics page
eOkN_83CReF6g?e=jnb7RJ

Band poster https://wiltshireac-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/g/personal/2152420

_student_wiltshire_ac_uk/EXYZ6rRzpc1JopRwePZ7ODMB4jKL0 On the graphics page
cfCNrlP-MY61xApMg?e=OZsS6W

Maze game https://wiltshireac-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/2152420_st

udent_wiltshire_ac_uk/EsQl7QMvIo5NvyTF_8troowBzeO2o7ThqH On the multimedia page
6K5IzPX0jQFQ?e=PcRfKb

Sway https://sway.office.com/7fWZX2BhGxnP5ltf?ref=Link On the multimedia page

Images of the hardware built My image On hardware page

Currency converter program one drive link On programming page

PowerPoints My files On all pages

 Test Plan
No. Test Description Expected Outcome Test User 1 Test User 2
1 Check the menu links work The menu links all work and
link every page
2  Are there content on the pages There should be images, links
and text on all pages
3 Does it load properly  Every page works in all web
browsers
4  Is it all spelt properly There were no spelling or
grammatical errors
5 Do images work All images load on every page

6 Does the game link work All audio should play.

7 Does the currency converter All videos should play.

link work

8 Does it work on different Works on all devices and

devices adapts for mobile

9 Has each unit have a summary All pages should have a

of the unit summary of the unit

10 Does the home page have your The home page should have
name on it the owners name
 Test user feedback form
Navigation and ease of use Layout and content Meeting its purpose and
audience

Test user 1

Test user 2
Alternative ideas for website
• Explain at least 2 alternative ideas
• Discuss why you WILL NOT be taking these forward
• Explain why your main idea is better than your alternatives 
Justify your portfolio designs
• How have you met the brief requirements?
• Do your plans meet the purpose of the portfolio?
• How have you met the audience needs?
• How will each asset enhance the user experience?
Creating the portfolio
Example
Ben Macloughlin
Folder structure
• Set up a organised file structure for the website. This should contain a
folder for web files (.html), images (.jpg, .png) and documents (Word,
PowerPoint and PDF).
Write up the content for the pages
Write up the content for each page in a word document to ensure spelling and grammar is correct.
What text do you need for each page?

• Unit 1 Online World

• Unit 2 Technology Systems
• Unit 6 Digital Graphics
• Unit 12 Software Development
• Unit 14 Installing and Maintaining Hardware
• Unit 15 Installing and Maintaining Software
• Unit 17 Multimedia Product Development
• Home page – info about you with image
• About Page – info about your qualifications, CV, Duke of Edinburgh etc
Documenting progress of the portfolio
 Complete feedback testing
Navigation and ease of use Layout and content Meeting its purpose and
audience

Test user 1 Its easy and simple to view The layout is simple and not yes
the different units annoying

Test user 2 Fill this in Fill this in Fill this in

 Tests
No. Test Description Expected Outcome
1 Check the menu links work The menu links all work and
link every page
2  Are there content on the pages There should be images, links
and text on all pages
3 Does it load properly  Every page works in all web
browsers
4  Is it all spelt properly There were no spelling or
grammatical errors
Test User 1 Test User 2
The home page does link to all All the menu links work
pages
There is content on all pages Every page has content including
sway
Yes the website properly loads It all loads fine
Some sliders need to be spell Its alright
checked

5 Do images work All images load on every page All of the images load All images load on all the pages

6 Does the game link work All audio should play. The game link works The game works

7 Does the currency converter All videos should play. Currency converter link is not on Its not even there imagine being this
link work there bad lmao

8 Does it work on different Works on all devices and sure

devices adapts for mobile

9 Has each unit have a summary All pages should have a Does not have summary on some Software dev doesn’t have summary
of the unit summary of the unit pages

10 Does the home page have your The home page should have It has the owners name on it It has your name and a small
name on it the owners name summary
improvements
In response to feedback I added my cv as a pdf.
Then embedded my sway into the portfolio.
Evaluate the finished portfolio
• Gather final feedback on the finished and improved portfolio.
the final feedback was that it was simple and easy to navigate, but was enjoyable for the user but the users gave additional feedback
wating me to add a summary to software development and embed my currency converter to the portfolio.
• Does your portfolio meet the purpose? - to promote you and your IT skills
The portfolio meets the purpose of presenting my skills in it with images, descriptions and documents with all of my work being shown off
in order to impress employers and potentially gain employment/jobs.
• What features did you include on the portfolio to demonstrate your IT skills
I included my sway/game and other medias to show my skill in IT.
• How have you met the audience needs? - potential employers
The employers needs is to see that I am a competent employee which I have met.
• Compare and evaluate the final portfolio against your plans.
I maintained the same plan throughout the process because I really liked the plan.
• Justify any changes you made from your original design.

I decided to ditch the glowing inlays as I though it did not look good with the portfolio design.

• Consider the results of your testing and the user feedback you received and how this helped improve the portfolio.
All feedback heavily influenced the changes made to the portfolio, such as adding certain items to improve it.
• Evaluate whether there are any further improvements you think would make your portfolio better and meet it’s purpose for accurately
and meet the audience needs.
A couple more items to add and then add a bit more detail to the design.