An Enhanced Online Result Processing System for Information Management Technology Department
An Enhanced Online Result Processing System for Information Management Technology Department
ABSTRACT
The end-of-course grades assigned by lecturers are intended to convey the level of achievement of each student in the class. These grades are used to make a multitude of decisions. Unless a sufficiently accurate and efficient method is used for the grading, the grades are apt to convey misinformation and lead the decision-maker astray.
In itself, the processing of results is found to be rather tedious, especially when carried out manually, and when the number of students is large. It is time-consuming and error-prone. The process, however, becomes a lot easier and much more accurate when carried out with a computer running a suitable software application.
To find a sufficiently fast and accurate method of carrying out this processing is a problem that is both challenging and interesting. In this work, a computer software application was developed to facilitate the automated processing of the results.
The software was developed in Java programming language in the form of a database, employing PostgreSQL Relational Database Management System.
The developed software performed well and produced expected results on completion. With it, it was possible to compute Grade Point Average and Cumulative Grade Point Average for each student based on examination scores entered being the core idea behind the design.
INTRODUCTION
The errors associated with the existing manual method of processing of students’ results in most universities in Nigeria, including the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, make it not only desirable but imperative that a computerized approach be used to the full in measuring students’ academic progress.
The manual methods being employed suffer a number of set-back. They make the process to be time-consuming and prone to errors even as they lead to the late publication of examination results. Worst still, sometimes wrong grades are being entered and students’ grade point averages are computed wrongly.
Consequently, the cumulative errors being generated are ultimately linked to awarding of erroneous class of degree. Some students could end up with undeserved good classes of degree, while others could be unfairly victimized, bringing about frustration.
In this case, the image of the department(s) concerned and the whole University alike could become tarnished.
The problem, therefore, that arises is to find a method of processing examination results that would be sufficiently accurate and reasonably timely.
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