Design and Implementation of Web-Based Academic Information System (WEBAIS)

ABSTRACT

A common faced by universities is the effective https://innaija.com.ng/current-projects/design-and-implementation-of-web-based-academic-information-system/management of large amounts of data that are encountered in day-to-day . Access to these data requires various privileges and restrictions to cater to the various user categories.

The traditional paper-based to managing these data, as practiced in many https://innaija.com.ng/current-projects/design-and-implementation-of-web-based-academic-information-system/Nigerian universities, is costly, -prone, and ineffective.

Existing to this problem, where they exist, are ad hoc or not comprehensive. In this thesis, we developed web-based (WeBAIS) capable of managing large bodies of data effectively for https://innaija.com.ng/current-projects/design-and-implementation-of-web-based-academic-information-system/Nigerian universities.

feedback of WeBAIS received from the two pilot universities where it was deployed showed that WeBAIS met its design objectives. We believe WeBAIS will receive further favorable assessment as further https://innaija.com.ng/current-projects/design-and-implementation-of-web-based-academic-information-system/research is conducted to polish its other modules.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION……… iii
CERTIFICATION ……iv
DEDICATION……..v
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ….vi
ABSTRACT…..vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS… viii
LIST OF FIGURES ….. xiii

CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction………1
1.2 Research Motivation and Goals……..2
1.3 Research Question………………2
1.4 Research Objectives………..3
1.5 Methodology ……………3
1.6 Contributions to Knowledge ……..4
1.7 Outline of Thesis…..5

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Introduction………….6
2.2 Related Work …….6
2.3 Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) ……10
2.4 Modern IS Design ……..12
2.4.1 Information System..12
2.4.2 Computer-Supported Cooperative Work ………..13
2.4.3 Usability……..14
2.4.4 Database Design ………15
2.5 Summary ………17

CHAPTER THREE: DESIGN OF WeBAIS

3.1 Introduction…….18
3.2 Students: WeBAIS-graduate and WeBAIS-undergraduate ….20
3.3 WeBAIS-graduate Specific Functionality………..21
3.3.1 Graduate Admissions…….22
3.4 WeBAIS-undergraduate Specific Functionality ….23
3.4.1 Student Admission Module ….23
3.4.2 Student Registration Module ………..23
3.4.3 Student Result Checking Module ……..24
3.4.4 Student Evaluation of Teaching (Questionnaire) (SET)..24
3.5 Faculty (WeBAIS-faculty)…………….24
3.6 Department Programs and Processes: WeBAIS-department …..25
3.7 Staff: WeBAIS – Staff ……..25
3.7.1 Staff Module ……….25
3.7.2 Level Coordinator (Course Advisor) Module……26
3.7.3 Departmental Examination Officer Module ……26
3.7.4 Head of Department Module ………26
3.8 Summary ……27

CHAPTER FOUR: IMPLEMENTATION OF WeBAIS

4.1 Introduction……..28
4.2 System Design…..29
4.3 System Architecture ……….29
4.4 Application Architecture…………31
4.5 System Design (Data Flow Diagram – (DFD))……..36
4.5.1 Difference with Flowcharts ….37
4.6 Web Interface Design……….38
4.7 Database Design……..39
4.7.1 User Role Database Structure …..40
4.7.2 Content Management DB Structure…..41
4.7.3 SET – Database Structure ….42
4.8 Code Design………43
4.8.1 Web Utility Classes ……..43
4.8.2 Authentication Related Classes …..45
4.8.3 Data Object Related Classes….46
4.8.4 Tool Related Classes……46
4.8.5 Summary……47
4.9 System Security……….47
4.9.1 Authentication…..48
4.9.2 Authorization ………50
4.9.3 Encryption and Decryption…51
4.10 Summary ……………..52

CHAPTER FIVE: DEPLOYMENT and APPRAISAL

5.1 Introduction……53
5.2 WeBAIS Implementation Status….53
5.2.1 WeBAIS Deployment Requirements..56
5.3 Deployment……………57
5.3.1 Questionnaire design ……57
5.3.2 Results Presentation and Analysis……….58
5.4 Summary…64

CHAPTER SIX: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

6.1 Summary ……….65
6.2 Conclusion ………..65
6.3 Recommendation……..67
References……….68

INTRODUCTION

A major challenge faced by https://innaija.com.ng/current-projects/design-and-implementation-of-web-based-academic-information-system/university academics is the effective https://innaija.com.ng/current-projects/design-and-implementation-of-web-based-academic-information-system/management of large amounts and various types of data that are encountered in day-to-day operation, ranging from personal data to varied types of documents.

The have various access privileges and restrictions and will be input by a variety of sources, ranging from individuals (e.g., a current student or applicant submits a resume).

From a member of the to a member of the departmental https://innaija.com.ng/current-projects/design-and-implementation-of-web-based-academic-information-system/administration (e.g., Head of Department who manages the affairs of the Department), to automatic uploading of transcripts or test scores for an applicant.

Automatically generated statistics regarding this information will be used by many different https://innaija.com.ng/current-projects/design-and-implementation-of-web-based-academic-information-system/stakeholders, both inside and outside the department. Traditional paper-based operation is not only costly but also ineffective.

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