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By : Fatma Khalid Balala- 073632
Superviser : Ismail Ateya Lukandu D. Sc.
Date: 29/7/2014
Students’ Time and Record Management System in Higher Education
Case Study: Strathmore University
Higher learning institutions are building blocks to national
economy – success of the student magnifies to national
success. Strathmore University used a case study
Target audience are students in higher education learning.
Despite growth and maturation of students in colleges there are a number of lingering alarms that remain baffling (Gaston, 2007)
Introduction
Challenges
Conflicting
Schedules !!!
Assignment and research work load !!!
No Lecturer Contacts!!!
Fees Arrears!!! No Aid
Will there be class this afternoon ???
Effects of College challenges(Baloyi, 2004)
-Poor Time management -Lack of communication-Financial strains
Disappointment and Procrastination
Unmanageable stress levels
Lack of sleep/poor diet/Drug trap
Risk of dropping out
Importance of Adopting an E-learning Solution
Mobile Solutio
n
Optimized Education
al Experienc
ed Minimized Stress levels
Better Academic performan
ce
Swift Information Transfer
Fully connection
with academic Schedules
Research Problem
There is a lack of an integrated way to obtain
academic information and integrate time
schedules from one central hub and manage it
appropriately. This calls for an innovative
solution that will solve the problem and
facilitate student’s college life
System Architecture
Web Server
Database Server
Firewall
Students
Lecturers
SystemAdministratorLecturers
Firewall
Mobile Operator(s)
AcademicOffice
router
Android Supported Devices Desktop / Laptops supporting browser and JavaScript
Internet
Used as a bridge between
external users and the main
Database.
Context diagram
Planner Module
Viewer that allows students to view most recent events and assignments uploaded.
Planner Module-Assignment
Assignment sub module allows the student to keep track of his academic assignments which will prompt an alarm on due date and time.
Planner Module- Events
The event sub module captures the students private events that allows them to be synced within the daily schedule. A reminder pops up in due date and time.
Communication Module
The communication module has 3 sub modules.The first sub module displays the lecturers list of contacts .
Communication module offers a list of links that aid students to readily get info about financial support.
A student can view his messages sent and received.
Timetable ModuleThe module displays the most up to date exam, class and study table.
Timetable-personal
A list view of a study timetable input by the student.
• Adopting the proposed system by the institution enhances academic experience(Customer satisfaction Student satisfaction )
• Noticeable improvement in academic performance, Student motivation ,better time management skills which translates to real life work skills and eventually results into well shaped responsible citizens.
Analysis and Discussion
• The student time and record management application provides: – improves students performance – reduce stress levels– Provides communication channel between lecturers and
students– Real time updates on timetable, assignments and event
notification.– Provides a synchronized time planner and reminder system
on assignments, events and timetables.• Application developed and passed all testing
– Expected to be adopted readily by the higher learning institutions
Conclusion
• Limitation due to time constraints is the lack of a
mobile application for lectures hence system needs to be
enhanced with lecturers mobile application
• Future Works - to add discussion forums per class as a chat.
• Further research on effectiveness of system should be
conducted.(Compare the scenario before and after the
system was implemented.)
Recommendations
Thank You
Q & A