EXAMINATION RESULT PROCESSING SYSTEM ( a Case Study of Kano University of Science and Technology)

ABSTRACT

This project is aimed at automating the process involved in generating students examination result that would ensure speedy processing and release of the student’s results, eliminate error due to manual processing, prohibit doctoring of results and prevent lost of examination results.

The software system was developed within the Microsoft Visual Studio environment. ASP.NET is used to create the pages. The database is generated and managed using MySQL. The codes were scripted using C#. The software application is made web enabled to encourage remote processing and access by staff and students alike.

The software application was successfully developed, tested, and found to be working as expected. It has some good qualities which include reduction in processing cost, reduction in processing time, and elimination of results duplication as well as restriction on result mutilation. The software is easy to use. It is reasonably secured, and enforces data integrity.

With this software, the processing of students’ examination results is automated to a large extent, thereby increasing accuracyand efficiency.

Because the software is web enabled, the system should be inculcated with advanced security measures like biometric authentication, firewall and intrusion detection system (IDS).

Keywords: Automating, Examination result, Speedy processing, Manual processing, Software system, Web enabled, Remote processing, Result mutilation, Result duplication, Software application, Software, Data integrity.

  TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page                                                                                      

Approval Page                                                                              

Dedication                                                                                     

Acknowledgement                                                                       

Abstract                                                                                         

List of Tables                                                                                 

List of Figures                                                                              

CHAPTER ONE

1.0     Introduction                                                                         

1.1     Background of the Study                                                          

1.2     Statement of Problem                                                         

1.3     Motivation                                                                            

1.4     Objective of the Study                                                               

1.5     Purpose of the Study                                                           

1.6     Significance of the Study                                                     

1.7     Scope of the Study                                                               

1.8     Constraints                                                                            

1.9     Organization of the Work                                                    

1.10   Definition of Terms                                                               

CHAPTER TWO  

2.0     Literature Review                                                                  

2.1     Previous Works                                                                     

CHAPTER THREE

3.0     Research Methodology                                                        

3.1     Data Collection on the Existing System                              

3.2     Analysis of the Existing System                                           

3.3     Design Consideration                                                           

3.4     Design Architecture                                                              

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0     Implementation and Evaluation                                          

4.1     System Hardware Requirements                                             

4.2     System Software Requirements                                          

4.3     Data Source                                                                            

4.4     Implementation Procedure                                                   

4.5     The Program Algorithm/Pseudo-code                                

4.6     Sample Implementation Input Snapshot                            

4.7     Sample Implementation Output Snapshot                         

4.8     Evaluation Results and Discussion of Results                     

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0     Discussion and Conclusion                                                   

5.1     Summary of Results                                                              

5.2     Conclusion                                                                              

5.3     Recommendations/Suggestions    

REFERENCE                                                                                    

APPENDIX I (Source Code)                                                              

APPENDIX II (Data Collected on the Existing System)