This project, Design and Implementation of web-base transcript system, embarks on designing online application for transcript through the use of client computers that are connected to the internet. This on-line for applying for a transcript is against the already existing manual system of applying for a transcript which poses stress to the applicants and as well contributes to the delay of processing the transcript. This on-line transcript system will go a long way to ease the stress encountered by the applicants and the staff of the Exams and Record of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua. On-line transcript system will be benefit by cutting down the expenses of the applicants. This design and implementation of web-base transcript system will be assured through an established protocols between the client computers and the host. This design and implementation of web-base transcript system has been considered to be more fast, accurate, secure, reliable and efficient.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction 1-2
1.1 Background of the study 2-3
1.2 Statement of the problem 3-4
1.3 Objective of the study 4-5
1.4 Scope of the study 5
1.5 Limitation of the study 6
1.6 Importance of the study 6-7
1.7 Definition of terms 7-8
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Review of Related Literature 9-16
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 System Investigation and Analysis 17
3.1 Applied method of investigation 18-19
3.2 Facts identified 19-20
3.3 Functions of the Personnel’s in Exams and Records 20-22
3.4 Input to the Current System 22
3.5 Output of the Current System 23
3.6 Problems associated with the current system 23-24
3.7 Proposal of a new system 24-25
3.8 Objective of the new system 25
3.9 Approaches to the new system 25-26
3.10 Recommendation 26-27
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 System Design 28
4.1 Objective of the Design 28-29
4.2 Systems Block Diagram 29-31
4.3 Input Design 32-33
4.4 Output Design 34-36
4.5 Program Design 36-37
4.6 Data Base 38
4.7 Program Flowchart 39-40
4.8 ND and HND Application form module 40-41
4.9 Data Dictionary 42
4.10 Method of Accessing Files 42-44
4.11 File Security 44
4.12 Method of Validation data 44-45
4.13 Implication of the New System 45-46
4.14 Choice of Programming Language 46
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Systems Documentation and Implementation 47
5.1 Systems Documentation 47
5.2.1 Hardware requirement 47-48
5.2.2 Software requirement 48
5.3 How to install the software 48-49
5.4 Training of Operation and Application Details 49
5.5 System Implementation 50
5.5.1 File Conversion 50-51
5.5.2 Change – over method 51-52
5.6 Recommended Change –over 52
5.7 Systems Review and Maintenance 52-53
CHAPTER SIX
6.0 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation 54
6.1 Summary 54
6.2 Conclusion 54-56
6.3 Recommendation 56
References 57
Appendix I Print – out
Appendix II Source Code
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Transcript can be defined as the statement or record of academic performance of a student within the period of study in an institution. An academic transcript is used to inform an institution or organization the general performance of the student.
The manual system of applying for the transcript has not been efficient. Hence there have been enormous cost incurred as well as delay in submitting application for the processing of transcript. Owing to these problems the researcher looked at designing an efficient design and implementation of web-based transcript system.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has come a long way with a giant strides geared towards achieving an information society where stored data can be relinquished instantly with virtually less or no human intervention. The hallmark of the information and communication technology is that the world has been shrunk into a global village. Hence from a given remote terminal, one can get information from different sources. This is not an easy thing to do, it will be achieved by designing a universal networking protocols (TCP/IP) for this inroads to be made which begot the internet.
The web is one of the internet services that contain information normally divided into web pages which are joined together with the help of hyperlinks.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic in a tertiary institution in Osurua, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. It was founded in 1991. The Polytechnic has schools of apply Science, Communication Art, Preliminary Studies, Business and Management ,Engineering, Environmental Study and Legal Study. The polytechnic in owned by Akwa Ibom State Government. In 2010, the state allocated, about one billion Naira to enhances the polytechnic educational system. And has Professor Sylvester Akpan as its Rector. The National Diploma program was introduced in the 1995/1996 academic section. In addition, there are eight (8) non academic divisions namely: Rector, Registry, Bursary works services, medical services, and student affairs division, centre for consultancy services and centre for evening programs. However the day to day administration of the polytechnic is run by the management committee which is made up of the Rector and all the Heads of Division. Presently, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic has the above listed schools that needs the attention of the exams and records department as regards to conducting exams, keeping the academic performance record of students they are used mostly in processing of result and transcripts.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The problems encountered in using the already existing manual system for applying for a transcript are:
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
What prompted this research work, is to design online method of applying for a transcript, is due to the stress the applicants undergo in applying for a transcript. Other objectives are
1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The scope of this project work in centered on the examination and records departments of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State.
1.5 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
i. Insufficient Time: Time limit for the completion of the study is too short that the researcher found it difficult to cover a wide area.
ii. Date Collection: Through some staff complied to give out relevant information, some documents are been derived access due to some security reasons.
1.6 IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY
Proper implementation of this research work will solve the problems encountered presently in Exams and Records department.
It will also enhance processing of transcript and efficient delivery through the use of available database record. It allows for updating by authorized personnel and sorting as well. This research work may as well serve as a reference materials to anyone who any want to carryout further research on this work.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
TRANSCRIPT: It is the statement of academic performance of a student within the period of stay in the institution.
WED: The web, sometimes referred to as worldwide web, in an enormous worldwide network of hypermedia documents that contains information in the form of text, pictures, video, clips and sound.
COMPUTER: It is an electro-mechanical equipment or device that collects data, processes the data in a pre-defined way using some set of instruments and produces some results hat are sent to the user through its output display.
WEBSITE: This is a collection of related hypertext files i.e web pages.
HYPERLINK: HYPERLINK is a clickable object (i.e an image or text) that enables the user to navigate to a different location in either the same page or a different page within the same website or a different website.
HTML: It is an acronym for Hypertext markup language, a formatting language used to present a web document.
BROWSER: This is client software that allows the user to display and interact with a web document.
GRADE POINT: This is a numerical value, an equivalence of point obtained by a student in a particular subject.
GRADE POINT AVERAGE: This is obtained by multiplying the grade point score of the candidate in each course with the number of course credit assigned to that course.
ADDRESS: It is the identification for a register location in storage or other data source or destination the identification may be a name, label or numbers.
POINT SCORE: This is the production of score unit and rating.
INTERNET: It is global network of many different types of computers and the computer network that are linked together for the purpose of communication and information sharing
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