DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN NYSC POSTING SYSTEM
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
The National Youth Service Corps
(NYSC) is a scheme organized to have fresh Nigeria graduates passed through a
one year orientation and training programmed. The scheme which was established
in 1973 by the federal government of Nigeria, have “Corp” members posted to
different states far from their city or states of origin. They are expected to
mix with people of other tribes, social and family backgrounds, to learn the
culture of the indigenes in the place they are posted to. This action is aimed
to bring about unity in the country and to help youths appreciate other ethnics
groups. Decision making is at the very centre of education management and
administration, especially as it affects fresh graduate posting. Topping the
list of the problems inherent on the existing system is the influence of
Godfatherism in the posting of graduate. While graduate from rich or
influential homes are rejoicing of been posted to their desired or requested
states of the federation, graduate from poor/non-influential homes are moon of
been posted to undesirable places. The discourse of godfatherism had so much
influenced the socio-economic and political life of the nation especially in
the fourth republic. It has become almost impossible for an individual to hold
political office either by appointment or election without patronizing a
godfather because of their power and influence. However, the insurgence of the
Boko Haram and insecurity problem in the nation has attracted many which before
now do not believe in godfatherism to embrace the gospel of godfatherism to
secure a non-violence place for their wards.
1.2 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Until recently, the posting of
graduate student of higher institution was done manually and that have slow the
process of posting corps member to their primary assignment.
Take for instance, the delay in the
existing system of posting of a corps member was caused by existing system of
postings, data on which routine and time consuming this is because of the
volume of data on which routine task performed is proportional very large. This results in imprecision and slow
processing. The data that is being
operated requires a secure system and intensifies the need to provide a complex
machine that will assist to make a suitable process. The system with its
advanced features in storage processing and retrieval make this processing very
easy with the help of the automated system retrieval and editing of documents
and all problems of the existing system processing will be a thing of the past.
1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The existing system was facing
challenge of posting prospective corps member base on the concession condition
(critical ailment).
1.4 THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES
The objective of this project is to
improve an existing system by adding a concession condition (critical ailment
of prospective corps member) incorporating concessional condition posting into
the existing system.
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The design of information system is
very important in the aspect of national youth service corps because of the
sensitive role it plays in the country. In order to keep the scheme moving and
reliable, the implementation of information system will be very important or
significant in the scheme in achieving her objectives, because without adequate
information the scheme will be useless. This will subsequently benefit the
scheme, the nation and the corps member at large.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This project is mainly centered on the
posting system of “NYSC”. The research will investigate the formal posting
system by looking at is short comings and try to proffer solution to the
existing system by implementing a new computerized posting system to cover a
concession condition of deploying prospective corps member to state level.
1.7
LIMITATIONS OF STUDY
This project work is not cover
securities issues before posting are done. It is important to mention that time
was a major constraint in the course of this project. Due to that this project
is restricted to posting or deployment, then community development service and
camp orientation was not included.
1.8 OPERATIONAL
DEFINITION TERMS
1. Deployment: Deployment is the movement of an individual or entire military unit
to an overseas location to accomplish a task or mission.
2. National
service: is a common name for mandatory government
service programmes
3. NYSC: National Youth
Service corp
4. Databases: A systematically arranged collection of
computer data, structured so that it can be automatically retrieved or
manipulated. It is also called databank.
5. Computer Program: This is a set of
instruction that guides the computer on the action to perform.
6. Flowchart: This is graphical representation of step by
step by which computer can follow pop execute a task.