Project Background Problem Statement Objectives Research Question Project Scope Project Framework Project Significance Website Comparison of Existing Systems Proposition for Future Improvement Contribution Future Work : Interview data for question 2 : Int

TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER SUBJECT PAGE DECLARATION i DEDICATION ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii ABSTRACT iv ABSTRAK v TABLE OF CONTENT vi LIST OF TABLES x LIST OF FIGURES xi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xiii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Project Background

1.2 Problem Statement

1.2.1 Incomplete information as an

international student pages 1.2.2 Unstructured information design 1.2.3 Problem while accessing the website via multi devices

1.3 Objectives

1.4 Research Question

1.5 Project Scope

1.6 Project Framework

1.7 Project Significance

SUMMARY 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Website

10 12 2.1.1 Minimalist Design in Website 2.1.1.1 The Application of Minimalist Design in a Website 2.1.2 Responsive Design

2.1.3 Information Content 2.2

Current systemtoolsoutput 2.2.1 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia UTM International student page 2.2.2 UNSW of Australia 2.2.3 University of Glasgow 2.2.3 University of Toronto

2.3 Comparison of Existing Systems

SUMMARY 10 16 20 14 15 22 24 25 26 27 28 30 CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Activities 3.1.1 Data GatheringCollection

3.1.2 Analysis of the Data 3.2

Product Development Methodology 3.3 Project Requirement 3.3.1 Hardware Requirement

3.3.2 Software Requirement 3.3.3 Hardware and Software Requirement

Analysis 3.4 Gantt Chart Milestone SUMMARY 31 32 33 36 39 41 41 42 43 47 47 CHAPTER 4 ANALYSIS

4.1 ProjectProduct Analysis

4.1.1 Current Website Analysis 4.1.2 Navigation Structure of the Website

4.1.1 Problem Statements 4.2

Requirement Analysis 4.2.1 Data Requirement 48 49 50 51 52 53 53 4.2.2 Functional Requirement 4.2.2.1 Navigation Structure 4.2.3 Other Requirements 4.2.3.1 Software Requirements

4.2.3.1.1 Operating System 4.2.3.1.2 Programming Language

4.2.3.1.3 Development Tools 4.2.3.1.4 Other Software

4.2.3.2 Hardware Requirements SUMMARY

54 54 55 55 55 55 57 58 59 59 CHAPTER 5 DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION 5.1 Product Design 5.1.1 Product Architecture

5.1.1.1 System Architecture

5.1.1.2 Navigation Structure

5.1.2 Product Development Process 5.1.2.1 Minimalist Design 5.1.2.2 Responsive Design 5.2 Product Implementation 5.2.1 Product Integration Process

5.2.1.1 Sketching the wireframes and the icons concept

5.2.1.2 Building the source code of the website

SUMMARY 60 61 61 61 63 65 65 68 70 70 71 77 86 CHAPTER 6 TESTING AND EVALUATION 6.1 Testing Plan 6.1.1 Unit Testing

6.1.1.1 Hardware

6.1.1.2 Software

6.1.1.3 Unit Test Case

6.1.2 Integration Testing 6.1.2.2 Navigation Structure 87 88 88 88 89 90 91 91

6.1.2.3 Integration Test Case

6.1.4 Acceptance Test AT 6.1.5 Testing Organization

6.1.6 Test Environment 6.1.7 Test Schedule

6.2 Testing Implementation Process

6.2.1 Test Description 6.2.2 Test Data

6.3 Testing Result and Analysis

6.3.1 Analysis of Web Testing Website and User Acceptance Test UAT

6.3.1.1 Web Testing Website 6.3.1.2 User Acceptance Test UAT

6.3.2 Conclusion on UAT SUMMARY

92 93 93 94 94 95 95 97 98 99 99 103 110 110 CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSION

7.1 Observation of Strength and Weakness

7.1.1 Weakness 7.1.2 Strength

7.2 Proposition for Future Improvement

7.3 Contribution

7.4 Future Work

SUMMARY 111 112 112 112 113 114 114 115 REFERENCES 116 BIBLIOGRAPHY 117 APPENDICES 119 LIST OF TABLES TABLE TITLE PAGE 2.1 : Criteria for Evaluating the Usability of Educational Website 12 2.2 : Three fundamentals of the website enhancement approached through the criteria for Evaluating the Usability of Educational Website 14 2.3 : Comparison between 5 websites including UTeM International page 29 3.1 : Interview data for question 1 34

3.2 : Interview data for question 2

34 3.3 : Interview data for question 3 35

3.4 : Interview data for question 4

35 3.5 : Criteria for Evaluating the Usability of Educational Website 36 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE TITLE PAGE

1.1 : Project Framework