Design and Implementation of University Management Information System

Design and Implementation of University Management Information System

CHAPTER ONE: Highlights the native aims and objectives of the project, the general work to be done, what it will achieve and benefits derivable therefrom.

CHAPTER TWO: Reviews some literature on related subject matter by earlier authors.

CHAPTER THREE: Describes and analyses the existing system, states its mode of operation and identifies the problem, providing possible solutions.

CHAPTER FOUR: Treats the design of the new system. Things in the present system and the new structure and design elements needed to implement the new system properly are also described.

CHAPTER FIVE: Deals with the implementations phase, comprising program design, coding and testing.

CHAPTER SIX: Presents the documentation of the new system, describing the functionality of various parts of the program. It also provides a risers guide to using the system.

CHAPTER SEVEN: Gives some concluding remarks as well as recommends possible areas of further research and improvement.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

In common with other public sector institutions, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are seeking to maintain the three Es’ of efficiency, effectiveness and economy by adopting private sector managerial techniques. Business Process Re-Engineering is currently used as a change management strategy in several UK Higher Education Institutions. A number of interrelated pressures have created the need for change in polytechnics: expansion of higher education; changing student profile; pressures from the industry; increased competition; information technology (IT) capability.

The need for an effective and efficient automated management information system at Caritas University cannot be overemphasized. This is because it is a private University whose major source of funding is fee payment from the students; receipts are then issued to the students as evidence of payments which they must present before; taking exams, getting accommodation on campus, submission of course forms, lab test and treatment, accessing school library, getting ID cards etc. Over the past few years, enrolment of students into the university has steadily increased, with its attendant demanding more on the school doctor, who personally and manually goes through students’ receipts before attending to students. Even in emergency cases, the clearance officer is not an exemption as he personally and manually goes through all the students‟ receipts and certifies them by issuing clearance cards before examinations; in the library, either Identity or clearance card must be presented before being allowed to enter the library. The school registrar’s case is the worst as final year data are been examined critically before final clearance as he personally accesses all student’s data before their final clearance; this manual processing system has caused loss of receipts, clearance cards, and ID cards and time delay during the clearance period, treatment and even in accessing the library. In order to speed up this process and simplify this manual record processing system, the development of an electronic database system is thus being proposed in this project work.

This computer-based management information system has a promising prospect for educational institutions in order to enhance the entire management system. The proposed system would store, route, display and issue receipts electronically. This system enhances the university‟s document management and allows decisions to be made faster, more effectively, and efficiently.

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