1.1 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
In situation where resources are limited and wants are unlimited, there must be a way of rationalizing the wants among the available resources. There are so many problems associated with the present system of allocating student's accommodation, such problems include:
- Irregularities: Inferences is vulnerable in the process, illegal space can be awarded to student based on a hidden deal. This does not give all the students equal chance.
- Duplication: Errors are being made in the process, which reduces the efficiency of the system. Such is the duplication of matriculation numbers. Someone who has left the school being given accommodation, somebody getting more than one accommodation just to mention a few.
- Time and energy wasting: A high amount of resources are expended during the operation of this system.
- Lack of proper records: proper records of previous exercises are not always being kept for inference purposes. Accommodation records (booklets) are misplaced or burnt after sometime for this reason, there is need for the development of a new system which will be of great extent in solving these problems.
1.2 AIMS/OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The objective of these study includes:
- To design a database system for the allocation of students into the hall of residence.
- Keeping records of number of students in each hall of residence.
- Keeping record of students that are yet to return materials given to them e.g mattresses .
- Keep he records of disabled student that have been considered.
- Ensure that any registered and eligible students are allocated into the hall of residence.
