7.6 Custom eLearning programmer – Junior

Alternate mandatory criteria

The proposed resource must have:

• as a minimum, earned a secondary school diploma
• acquired at least 3 years’ experience in programming web applications using Java, C language or script language, and secondary programs (file structure) and/or databases as of the closing date and time of the resulting request for proposal
• developed and integrated at least 1 automated training or web-based training course over the past 3 years as of the closing date and time of the resulting request for proposal
• optimized the performance of multimedia resources, including audio, video and still images for at least 1 eLearning product as of the closing date and time of the resulting request for proposal
• if SCORM® is required as part of the requirement, developed SCORM®-compliant content (any version as specified by the client, including content packages and metadata files) for at least 1 course in accordance with SCORM®, in the last 3 years, as of the closing date and time of the resulting request for proposal.

The required services/tasks may include, but are not limited to the following:

• conduct reviews and analysis and make recommendations on programming issues in project documentation, such as:
  • coding standard chosen
  • assessment of client needs
  • infrastructure topology
• develop state-of-the-art components for the project, including:
  • user interface according to the style guide of the requirement
  • pseudocode and metadata models
  • advanced JavaScript course elements
  • all course elements and related resources
  • shared content elements and item metadata documents
  • Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM®) compliance and user-friendliness testing
  • quality assurance testing
  • maintenance guide that provides relevant information for modifying and maintaining the final products
• perform the coding or programming of eLearning product elements in accordance with course design documents, including:
  • accessibility format requirements, as required
  • multimedia elements
  • interactive elements
  • course content elements
  • shared content elements
  • evaluation tools
  • means of assessment
• design and develop a data structure, including:
  • design database structures and reports
  • document the implementation of the database including connection information
• provide technical guidance, including:
  • recommend best practices
  • make recommendations on the development of eLearning products
  • develop and recommend solutions to identified coding problems
  • review test documentation
  • document solutions or alternatives to identified problems
  • provide:
    • user interfaces
    • prototype shared content items to be tested with SCORM® test logs
    • models based on Extensible Markup Language (XML), Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) and Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML), alpha, beta and final versions of eLearning products
    • SCORM®-compliant course with SCORM® test log
    • maintenance guides that provide detailed guidance on maintenance and modification of eLearning products
    • interactive multimedia elements