Abstract:
This study identified an existing challenge in the area of analysis of student
records and the use of reports for decision making process in higher institution. It
thereafter developed a computerized web-based online reporting system that can be
adopted by academic institutions to assess and review academic performance based on
student academic records by identifying the requirements of the system, specifying the
design and implementing the designed system.
In order to meet the outlined objectives, a review of literature was carried out to
understand the existing systems and their limitations after which informal interviews
were conducted with prospective users so as to identify the requirement of the system
which was the designed using appropriate unified modelling language (UML)
diagrams. Finally, the system was implemented with Microsoft’s ASP.NET MVC
framework for the frontend, Microsoft SQL Server for the database and C# as the
scripting language.
This study at the end of its implementation delivered a web-based reporting
system that allows users of three varying roles to access different levels reports of
academic performance of student based on their roles dashboards as well as allow
course lecturers to create and administer online quizzes to student which results will
then be used to generate different new reports on the dashboard.
The study is then concluded with a summary of the result and recommendation of
future actions in relation to this study
