CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0 Introduction
Over the years allocation of course, their credit units and departmental timetable have been growing
from one stage to another and similarly, the procedures and routine
embarked on every semester coupled with the departmental growth compounded the
problem of manual allocation of courses their units and thereby delays the
registration procedures because some students
paying extra fees as payment that
is demanded in addition to the usual charge for registering their
courses late, as late payment but
computerization or automation of courses,
their credit units allocation and
departmental time table provide the most effective reliable and quickest services required by the
students. Basically, before the
invention of computers, computation were
done manually, but in the case of the departmental course, their
credit units and departmental timetable,
computer has caused accelerated progress
especially the automation of departmental
courses their credit units and
departmental time table. Computer technology has been accepted as an indispensable
innovation in most fields of human endeavour in which departmental courses is
not an exception.
Hence,
the efficiency of an organization or establishment would be achieved if they
embark on computer-based system. However,
using an automated system in place of the manual system, a change that is going on in
departmental course registration procedure. It will make the practical
insinuation of high technology. This will enframe the time needed for processing of departmental courses and attend to other subsequent information
needed by the management system. The importance of this research is so
prominent with the current of processing the departmental courses and suggest a
complete efficient and reliable approach
that will be of immense benefit to most
higher institutions in general especially to Adekunle Ajasin University,
Akungba-Akoko.
Actually,
this would go a long way to improve
their services by exposing and
creating awareness of computer
applications.
1.1 Statement
Of The Problem
Since
established in 1999, Adekunle Ajasin University comprises of
six schools among which is the school of
science (which house the Computer Science Department), the
other schools have problems, One of which was late allocation of courses
and credit units to enable the students
finish their registration process
and have foresight of what the semester would
look like. It was studied and discovered
that automation of departmental courses
and the manual system of
allocation of courses, their credit units usually waste a lot of time and paper even
pen can be reduced on the process of
arranging it and also improve upon removing such problems. Below are some of
the problems in this system.
1.It delays students’ registration process.
2.It results to high cost of data
processing each semester.
3.It wastes much paper and make filling
of form cumbersome.
4.It delays other departmental duties
that are also important.
5.It results to inefficiency of course
allocation.
Because
of these setbacks, computer science department has continued to leave
activities untended to by the head of department because of volume of work left
for him to do alone.
1.3 Significance
Of The Study
Definitely,
the complete implementation of this
work will be introduced as a trend in the present method of
allocating courses their credit units
and departmental time table, the change
would in-doubt make the management and students happier, such changes envisage will
include the following:
i.
The high cost incurred by the management in buying of papers, pens,
pencils, makers, measuring ruler etc the clerical duties involves in course allocation and department time table will be reduced drastically because the hard disk, floppies, tapes
would be used instead of the
above mentioned.
ii.
The time involved in allocating and
re-allocating which normally results to delay will be reduced.
iii.
Students would then utilize their time
efficiently during the registration of
course.
iv.
Automated System would also serve as a reference
file for the students and staff since the course, credit units, time
table and lecturers in charge of all.
v.
The research work is also
significant because it is based on the award of Master Degree in
Information Technology to the researcher however, its significant can
only be envisaged better when it is implemented, evaluated, and maintained
to be running in the computer, such as in computer
Science Department, from where other departments can follow.
1.4 Scope
And Limitation Of The Study
This study is
aimed at finding out how the use of automated system can help in course allocation in the computer science
department of
,
Akungba Akoko.
The
study covered only the department of computer science due to some limitations of the researcher to extend the
research to other departments within the
school of science, let alone other
schools in the Institution, the
constraints are as follows:
vFinance:
Fund for running around for the data required was in short supply and
consequently hindered further research.
vTime Constraints:
Due to the required completion time of this research work, it was not
possible to extend the research to other departments.
vComplexity:
Meanwhile extending the research to all department within the institution would
lead to complexity and complication
resulting to unreliability of research.
1.5
Background
of The Course study
Adekunle
was established by Chief Adebayo Adefarati in 1999 which has a
retrospect effect from 2nd September, 2001. Its location is
the former premises of , Akungba-Akoko, along Akungba – , Akungba-Akoko, .
The degree programme commences in the year 2001 while the Masters and P.hd
programme commenced in the year 2005.
It’s
administration made it possible for it to comprise of six schools, they are
as follows:
1. School
of
2. School
of
3. School
of
4. School
of
and Management Science
5. School
of
6. School
of Environmental Studies
The schools are made up of Departments, which
offers various Degrees, Masters and diplomas programmes respectively. The
department of computer Science, a sub department of school of science offers
various courses leading to Bachelor of Science programme to its students. Hence, the department of computer
science is chosen so that any successful achievement records on this work
(research) can easily be transferred to
their departments within the institutions, the staff of the department comprise of the following.
i.
Dean of school (DOS)
ii.
Head of
Department (HOD)
iii.
Lecturers
iv.
Secretary
v.
Chief Technologist
vi.
Assistant technologist
vii.
Laboratory
Attendants
viii.
Office
Assistance (Messengers)