DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WEB - BASED ACADEMIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (WEBAIS) FOR NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

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ABSTRACT

A common challenge faced by universities is effective management of large amounts of data that are encountered in day-to-day operations. Access to these data requires various privileges and restrictions to cater for the various user categories. Traditional paper-based approach to managing these data, as practiced in many Nigerian universities, is costly, error-prone and ineffective. Existing solutions to this problem, where they exist, are ad hoc

or not comprehensive. In this thesis, we developed a web-based information (WeBAIS) capable of managing large bodies of data effectively for Nigerian universities. Evaluation 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 research is conducted to polish its other modules.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 DECLARATION - iii

CERTIFICATION .iv

DEDICATIONv

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - ..vi

ABSTRACT. vii

TABLE OF CONTENTS - . viii

LIST OF FIGURES - . xiii

CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION.1

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.6

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 WeBAIS18

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 - ..28

4.1 Introduction - .28

4.2 System Design29

4.3 System Architecture - .29

4.4 Application Architecture31

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 Structure41

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 - 53

5.1 Introduction - 53

5.2 WeBAIS Implementation Status.53

5.2.1 WeBAIS Deployment Requirements56

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.65

6.1 Summary 65

6.2 Conclusion - ..65

6.3 Recommendation - .67

References - ..68

Appendix A: Data Flow Diagram of WeBAIS - ..72

Appendix B: WeBAIS E – R Diagram and Tables - .94

Appendix C: WeBAIS Questionnaire - ..96

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