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Build a Simple URL Shortener Web App

Discipline: Programming & Software Level: Foundation Industry: Software & IT Function: Engineering Team: up to 3 Assessment: 5 milestones (100 marks)

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About this project

What you'll build: Create a beginner-friendly web app that lets users turn long website links into short, easy-to-share URLs. When someone visits the short link, they get redirected to the original website.

Why it's a good starter: This project is small, practical, and helps you see how real-world web apps work. You'll practice building both the front and back parts of a web application, using tools that are standard in the industry.

What you'll learn: You'll learn how to collect user input, save and retrieve data, handle web requests, and link everything together to make a working app you can show off to friends or future employers.

Milestones

1. Setup & Plan

10 marks 5d

Submit a short plan (1 paragraph) outlining your approach, plus proof your development environment is set up (screenshot of "Hello World" in browser). This shows you can run code locally.

2. Core Build 1: Short Link Creation

30 marks 10d

Submit code and screenshot showing a web page where a user enters a long URL and gets back a unique short code/link. The mapping is saved (in a file or database).

3. Core Build 2: Redirect Feature

30 marks 10d

Submit updated code and a demo where visiting a short URL correctly redirects to the original long URL. Demonstrate with at least two links.

4. Testing & Polish

15 marks 7d

Submit a checklist and short notes on how you tested your app, plus fix any bugs and tidy up the interface for easy use.

5. Demo & Short Report

15 marks 7d

Submit a 2-minute video demo showing your app in action and a brief (half-page) summary of what you learned and any challenges.

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Skills you'll learn

Programming & SoftwareBuilding simple web pages with HTML formsWriting basic server-side code (e.g.Python Flask or Node.js Express)Storing and retrieving data with a file or simple databaseHandling user input and web requestsTesting and debugging a small web app

Tools used

Python (with Flask) or Node.js (with Express)Any code editor (e.g.VS CodeSublime Text)Web browser (e.g.Chrome or Firefox)Git (optionalfor version control)

Prerequisites

Basic programming (any language)Very basic web browsing and using a text editor

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