ABSTRACT
With the advance in technology more in particular in the field of computer related organization, a lot of things are now automated. As a matter of fact, Information technology has a vital role in the design and implementation of software for examination supervision scheduling for institution of higher learning.
Almost all our
Higher Institution has gone into software for examination supervision
scheduling because of the extraordinary benefit resulting from information
technology. Information technology has enabled software for examination
supervision scheduling system to work successfully.
With this software
for examination supervision scheduling, students’ data/information are well
collected, processed and stored for the management purpose.
ORGANIZATION OF WORK
This project work is primarily
designed to give an insight to software for examination supervision scheduling
for institution of higher learning..
Chapter one talks about introduction to software for
examination supervision scheduling, study of problem and objectives as well as
definition of the scope.
Chapter two comprises the literature review. Chapter
three gives the detailed information about the existing (old) system, while
chapter four and five deals with the design and implantation of new system.
Chapter six document the project work, while chapter
seven summaries, conclusion and
suggestions were made.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Table of contents vii
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background
of the study 1
1.2 State of the
problem 2
1.3 Purpose of
the study 3
1.4 Aims and
objectives 3
1.5 Scope of
study 5
1.6 Limitations
of study 5
1.7 Assumptions 6
1.8 Definition
of terms 7
CHAPTER
TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW 8
CHAPTER
THREE
- Description
and analysis of existing system 15
- Fact
finding method used 17
- Organization
structure 19
- Objectives
of Existing system 21
- Input,
Process and Output Analysis 22
- Information
Flow Diagrams 26
- Problems
of the Existing System 27
- Justification
of the New System 28
CHAPTER
FOUR
- Design
of the New System 30
- Input
Specification and design 30
- Output
specification and design 32
CHAPTER
FIVE
- Implementation 42
- Source
Program: Test Run 59
CHAPTER
SIX
Documentation 60
CHAPTER
SEVEN
Bibliography 65
1.0 CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
As most nations of the world
are becoming information technology inclined, Nigeria is not left behind. Even
as most organizations and companies in the foreign countries have implemented
information technology in their films, likewise most of Nigeria’s organizations
and companies have also enjoyed the benefits of information technology.
Even as most foreign countries like America, China and
India are experiencing information technology boom, Nigeria is yet to come to
such level. With the communication satellite launched recently in our country
will explore the hidden treasure of information technology.
As I consider the design and
implementation of software for examination supervision scheduling for
institution of higher learning, it is necessary to mention here that
information technology have a lot to play in achieving this. Implementing software
for examination supervision scheduling entails having access to strong and
reliable database and well designed program to connect to the database.
All these must be put into consideration and they are
well treated in the subsequent section of this project work.
BACKGROUND
PRIOR TO THE establishment of
the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, there were two institutions
in Enugu – The College of Technology which offered courses in Engineering and
Laboratory Technology, up to the Ordinary Diploma Level and the Institute of
Administration which provided short in-service Training Courses for Civil
Servants of various grades. The college of Technology was part of the Ministry
of Education and was controlled directly by that Ministry. Similarly, the
Institute of Administration was controlled by the Ministry of Establishments.
Both institutions were staffed by Civil Servants who were posted to the two
institutions and could be re-posted to other departments of ministries
according to the needs of the service. They were not specially recruited as
teachers. Thus, the administration and operation of the institutions closely
followed the routine in the Civil Service. Both institutions were separate and
located on different sites.
However, the need for a higher institution of learning to upgrade the training
in technology and management education has begun to be felt for some time. The
academic program of the College of Technology, Enugu, was no longer adequate
for the assessed needs of Nigeria at the threshold of industrial take-off. If
the industrialization of the country was to be achieved and maintained at a
high standard, the technologists, technicians and processionals needed a better
and more functional training. It is clear that successful industrial
development depends as much on the technologists as on the management skills
and expertise available to the country concerned.
Management education of the highest quality was, therefore, a corollary of the
processional and technological education. Management in this context is used in
its broadest sense including both business and personnel administration. The
engineer in the Nigeria of today needs training in management for maximum
effectiveness. He is no longer to be the narrow professional or technical
concerned only with machines and structures. He has to understand fully the
relationships and the social setting of his position as an Engineer, he must be
able to analyse and assess the economic and social consequences of his
decisions; he has to work with people all the time and must therefore be
acquainted with basic personnel and labour matters. He needs management tools
to do all these. If these tools and attitude can be acquired all through the
engineer’s training periods so much the better.
This was the assessment of the Nigerian situation when the idea of an
autonomous Institute of Management and Technology was conceived. In pursuance
of the idea, the Executive Council of the State government decided in October
1971, that the former College of Technology and the Institute of Administration
be merged and the resulting institution upgraded. To give effect to this
decision, both the Institute of Administration and the College of Technology
came under the unified control of the Cabinet Officer on 1st April, 1972. In
October of the same year, a Provisional Council of the proposed new Institute
was appointed by the then East-Central State Government. The Provisional
Council interpreted its assignment as that of determining and recommending to
the Government the appropriate structures of an autonomous institution that
would produce high quality technologists and technicians as well as
professional and managerial manpower in subject areas directed by State and
National needs. Prof. Ukwu I. Ukwu was the first Council Chairman and Prof. M.
O. Chijioke the first Rector.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This has to do with the title of the project, which is
the design, and implementation of software for examination supervision
scheduling to alleviate these problems for Institute of higher learning IMT
Enugu..
Due to the problem encountered with the supervision scheduling, the need arise to develop a software that will assist to solve the problem. The problem caused by the use of manual method of keeping supervision scheduling can only be solved by computerizing the examination supervision scheduling.
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SOFTWARE FOR EXAMINATION SUPERVISION SCHEDULING FOR AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING CASE STUDY OF IMT ENUGU
