DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSIGNMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

(A CASE STUDY OF THE COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT,

THE POLYTECHNIC, IBADAN)

BY

YOUR NAME

MATRIC NO

BEING A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, FACULTY OF SCIENCE

THE POLYTECHNIC, IBADAN

OYO STATE

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

OCTOBER 2018
 CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that the project was carried out by YOUR NAME with matric number XXXX
under the thorough and constructive supervision of MR EGBEDOKUN of the Computer Science,
The Polytechnic, Ibadan.

__________________________ __________________

MR. G.G.O EGBEDOKUN DATE

Project Supervisor

___________________________ __________________

MR. G.G.O EGBEDOKUN DATE

Head of Department
 DEDICATION

This research work is dedicated to the glory of ALMIGHTY GOD, the author and finisher of my

faith, and to my mother XXXXXX, for her immeasurable support.

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

All glory, honor, adoration, praise be unto the ALMIGHTY GOD, the Author and Finisher of my
faith. The all sufficient and ever faithful father who made it possible for this project to be a success,
without HIM I would have been a failure.

Special thanks to my supervisor Mrs. Oni O.A who overwhelmed me with her knowledge and
guidance through all the parts in this research.

My immense gratitude goes to ALHAJA OMOWUMI ADEBAYO for her support financially
and morally, care, encouragement, words of advice, prayers. Indeed you are a rare gem, your
motherly love is incomparable. Also to my elder sisters MRS AHMED SHERIFAT, ALHAJA
AYO H. ODUNGWERU, I say a very big thank you for your support and prayers. I can't forget
the effort of my niece and nephew always praying for my academic success.

I am grateful to my supervisor, MRS. ONI O.A for her patience and perseverance towards the
successful completion of this project, may God continue to bless you and reward your good deeds.
Also, to the Head of department MR. EGBEDOKUN and other lectures of the department MR.
FADIORA, MR. ADEGBOLA, MRS. ORIOKE, MRS. IBITOWA, MRS. GANIYU, DR.
AKINBODE, MRS. ADELODUN, and DR. BABALOLA they have all impacted me with
knowledge that will always help me through the journey of life, May God bless you and your
family abundantly.

I am indebted to my academic plights in the person SODIQ ADEGOKE, ABIODUN

MONSURU, MUHEEZ ABIOYE, LADIPO AMINAT, OLADOSU DAYO, ADEBAYO
PETER, thanks for your support and time and attention, you make yourself available when I
needed someone, Knowing you all brought light into my life and I couldn’t imagine how life on
campus would have been without you all . May God in his infinite mercy continue to guide our
path to success, we shall meet at the top. From the depth of my heart I say a very big thank you,
love you all
 ABSTRACT

A good system is needed to manage the submission of student assignment/project at the university.
The manual system needs to be replaced with the computerized system to give more convenience
to the student and the lecturer. When students hand over their assignment/project the operator will
keep the records of the submission details.. The same goes for the marked and collected
assignment/project. In addition, the lecturer will be informed to check the submission records of
the students. By doing this, the assignment/project is always kept in safe condition after the
submission. The proposed system also helps lecturer to keep track of their student submission. The
lecturer can check the time of submission and enable the student to collect their assignment/project
after being marked. This system will improve the management of student assignment/project at
the computer science department of the polytechnic Ibadan.
 TABLE CONTENT

CERTIFICATION ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

ABSTRACT v

TABLE OF CONTENT vi

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGRIUND OF THE STUDY 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 1

1.3 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY 2

1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 2

1.5 SCOPE OF THE STIUDY 3

1.6 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 3

1.7 METHODOLOGY 3

1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS 4

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 5

2.1 BACKGROUND THEORY OF THE CASE STUDY 5

2.2 RELATED WORKS 8

2.2.1 Information System 8

2.2.1.1 Elements of Information System 8
2.2.3 Types of Information System 9
2.2.3.1 Manual Information system 9
2.2.3 Types of Information System 10
2.2.3.1 Manual Information system 10
2.2.4 Computer-Based Information System 11
2.2.4.1 Importance of Computer Based Information System 13
2.2.5 The World Wide Web 14
2.2.6 WWW-based Information Systems 14
2.2.7 More on Web-Based Information System 14
2.2.8 Key features of web-based Information System: 14
2.3 CURRENT METHOD IN USE 14
2.4 APPROACH TO BE USED IN THE STUDY 14

CHAPTER THREE
SYSTEM INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS
3.0 INTRODUCTION
3.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE CASE STUDY 18
3.3 ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS 19
3.2 OPERATION OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM 19
3.3 ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS 20
3.3.1 Output of the System 20
3.3.1 Output of the System 20
3.3.2 Inputs to The System 20
3.3.3 PROCESSING ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE SYSTEM 20
3.4 Problem of the Existing System 21
3.5 The Proposed Solution 21

CHAPTER FOUR
SYSTEM DESIGN
4.0 INTRODUCTION 23
4.1 Output Design 23
4.1.1 Report to be Generated 23
4.1.2 Assignment List Report 24
4.1.3 Registered Student Report 24
4.1.4 Assignment Scores Report 25
4.1.5 Course List Report 25
4.1.6 Administrators Report 26
4.2 INPUT DESIGN AND SPECIFICATION 26
4.2.1 Student Registration form 26
4.2.2 Contact Drop box 26
4.2.3 Student Login 26
4.3 PROCESS DESIGN 27
4.3.1 Programming Activities Necessary 27
4.3.2 Program Modules To Be Developed 27
4.4 DESIGN SUMMARY 28
4.4.1 Program Flowchart 29
4.4.2 Hierarchy Input-Process Output (HIPO) Chart 33

CHAPTER FIVE
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
5.0 INTRODUCTION 34
5.1 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY 34
5.1.1 Programming Language Used 34
5.1.2 ENVIRONMENT USED FOR DEVELOPMENT 34
5.1.3 Source Code 34
5.2 PROGRAM TESTING 34
5.2.1 Coding Problems Encountered 34
5.2.2 Use of Sample Data 35
5.3 SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION 35
5.3.1 System Requirements 35
5.3.2 Program Installation 36
5.4 Staff Training 37
CHAPTER SIX
SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION
6.0 INTRODUCTION 40
6.2 USER MANUAL 40
6.2.1 Students Section 41
6.2.2 Administrative Section 43

CHAPTER SEVEN
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
7.1 SUMMARY 47
7.2 CONCLUSION 47
7.3 RECOMMENDATION 47
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
a. Program Flowchart
b. Source Code Listing
c. Sample Data
d. Output Report
e. Source Code