DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ONLINE STUDENTS RESOURCE PORTAL

Abstract

This project is about the design and implementation of the online student resources portal. It aims to overcome the study challenges that first and second year Business Information System (BIS) students are currently facing. Overall, this system is going to ensure that students have complete access to very important study resources or aids like online quizzes, past exam papers and discussion forums. This system when correctly implemented will be of immense importance in as far as the success of students in their final exams is concerned.

 Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction. 6

1.1 Background of study. 6

1.2 Statement of the problem.. 7

1.3 Aims and objectives. 7

1.4 Justification. 8

1.5 Delimitation. 8

1.6 Project constraints. 8

Chapter 2: Literature Review.. 9

2.1 Existing System Review.. 9

Chapter 3: System Analysis and Design. 18

3.1 Gathering of User Requirements. 18

3.2 Software Development Method.19

3.3 Requirements Specification. 19

3.4 System design. 21

3.4.1 Use case analysis. 21

3.4.2 Activity diagram.. 22

3.4.3 User Interface Design. 23

3.4.4 Database Design. 23

3.4.5 Hardware and software requirements. 24

Chapter 4: Implementation. 25

Chapter 5: Testing. 27

5.0 Types of testing. 27

5.1 Output screens. 28

Chapter 6: Conclusion and Future work. 33

7. References. 34

8. Appendices. 35