Proposal with sdlc
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1) The document proposes developing a web-based course enrollment system using PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. 2) It will allow students to enroll in courses online and provide reports to staff. 3) The system will be tested at the database level and interface level before full implementation. Maintenance of the system will be conducted regularly to ensure functionality.
Proposal with sdlc
- 1. Name : MITHANGA KAMAU REG NUMBER: CS382-D1-3370/2015 COURSE: ICS 3209 ASSIGNMENT: Project Proposal For A course enrolment system 16th October, 2015
- 2. A course enrolment system Table of Contents Preliminary analysis...................................................................................................................2 Abstract ..................................................................................................................................2 Objectives...............................................................................................................................2 Project justification ................................................................................................................2 General scope and application of the project .........................................................................2 System analysis, requirements definition ..................................................................................3 Resources ...............................................................................................................................3 Hardware ............................................................................................................................3 Software..............................................................................................................................3 Budget ....................................................................................................................................3 Schedule .................................................................................................................................4 System design ............................................................................................................................4 Code generation .........................................................................................................................4 Testing and integration ..............................................................................................................5 Database testing......................................................................................................................5 Front end application module testing.....................................................................................5 System implementation..............................................................................................................5 Maintenance...............................................................................................................................5 References..................................................................................................................................6
- 3. A course enrolment system Preliminary analysis Abstract With the advancements in technology and the current high rate in which the fields is growing, then there is increasing need for not only a powerful but also flexible data management systems in all fields such as business, engineering and even in personal entrepreneurs. The success of any organization today is highly dependent on its ability to acquire both timely and accurate data about its real-time data; managing these data effectively, using it to analyse its activities and even predicting trends. In this course I will be developing a course enrolment system. This system will be a web- based system and will be developed by appropriate and effective application of internet programming techniques. Objectives The purpose and primary objective of a course enrolment system is to provide real-time and efficient registration for anyone who wants to join the course while at the same time providing useful reports to the staff. Project justification Course or programme enrolment has always been a problem especially in tertiary institutions. It is so discouraging that for a person to enrol in a certain course they have to physically be present in learning centre. The course enrolment system will help both the staff and the members joining various programmes. The staff can access data and info in efficient way while members only need to have an internet connection and use the browser to access the course enrolment system. General scope and application of the project The project is intended to cover the registration of courses in small learning institutions. These are institutions that cannot be able to purchase expensive ERPs and Softwares to manage their operations.
- 4. A course enrolment system System analysis, requirements definition Resources The following are the minimum hardware and software configurations that my system will require. Hardware CPU Pentium iv RAM 512MB Storage 40GB Network connection 56 Mb Ethernet Software Operating system Windows 7 Database MySQL Softwares Apache Firefox browser PHP (latest version) Budget I will be using my personal computer to carry out this project. All the required Softwares are open source thus easily available.
- 5. A course enrolment system Schedule The following Gantt chart shows the schedule that I will stick to while developing the system. System design A design for both the database and the registration module will be done. From the requirements gathered, an ER diagram will be developed and I will come up with the database. Reference from Database systems by (Connolly & Begg, 2005), will be helpful. The interfaces will be designed in an appealing and easier to use for all users. The system will registering is required to check whether the course one wants to join is available, whether there is a vacancy for new members and if the new member meets the requirements to enrol in that course. I will adopt the waterfall development model for my system. This model suggests a systematic, sequential and linear approach to developing a system. Code generation Here the system code is written following the previously stated design and requirements for the system. I.e. translating the design into machine readable form. PHP, JavaScript, HTML and CSS will be applied in developing the system together with the knowledge of MySQL database.
- 6. A course enrolment system Testing and integration Testing will be done to both the database and the application itself. Database testing Stress tests will be applied onto the database for stability and performance tuning. I will feed the database with various data to check on its performance. Also I will make several types of queries to check the consistency of the database and any other hidden problems. Front end application module testing This is the module that will be used in registering/enrolling for courses. To test these modules, i will test some boundary cases such as time conflict courses and invalid input. Moreover, we will use a dead link checker to test our web page to determine whether there exist some mistyped addresses or dead links. In addition, I will test the system on different versions of different browsers. System implementation Both of these modules will be implemented by using PHP, which is an object programming, server-side, cross-platform, and HTML embedded scripting language. This programming language can reduce the complexity of the server side system greatly. It is very complicated to combine modules together that are written in different programming languages since code reuse and management session will be involved. Moreover, JavaScript and DHTML will be chosen to make page decoration and error checking in the client side The MySQL database server is the world's most widely used open source database. Its ingenious software architecture makes it extremely fast and easy to customize. Extensive reuse of code within the software and a minimalist approach to produce functionally rich features has resulted in a database management system unmatched in speed, compactness, stability and ease of deployment. MySQL is available for free under the GNU General Public License (GPL) Maintenance An information system admin from the institution will be mandated with the task of ensuring that the system is well maintained. Troubleshooting the system regularly, regular checks and Reviews will be conducted and reports of the state of the system presented to the institution management. Also a continuous evaluation of the system to determine its performance and efficiency will be carried out after every 14 days.
- 7. A course enrolment system References Connolly, T. M., & Begg, C. E. (2005). Database systems: a practical approach to design, implementation, and management (4th ed). Harlow, Essex, England ; New York: Addison-Wesley.