Design And Implementation Of An Online Application System Case Of Kampala International University

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLWDGEMENT iii

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 BACKGROUND 1

1.2 Problem statement 3

1.3 Objectives 3

1.3.1 Purpose 3

1.4 Scope 4

1.5 Significance 4

1.7 Conceptual Framework 5

2.0 Introduction 7

2.1 Information Technology 7

2.2 Information System 9

2 .2.1 Components of an Information System 9

2.2.2 Transaction processing systems (TPS) 10

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2.3 Static Websites 11

2.4 Dynamic Websites 11

2.4.1 An example of Dynamic website 12

2.5 WEB-BASED APPLICATION SYSTEM 13

2.5.1 Recent Development 13

2.6 Information Security 16

2.7 Database Systems 17

2.8 HOW PHP AND SQL WORK 19

3.1 Research procedures 20

3.2 Data Collection 21

3.3 Target population 22

3.4 Sample Selection 22

3.5 Data collection Instruments 23

3.6 Design and Development of the Prototype 23

3.7 Development Methodology and Tools 25

4.1 Systems Analysis 26

4.3 weaknesses of the old system 27

4.4 system specification 28

4.4.1 Functional requirements for the system 28

4.4.2 Non functional requirements 29

4.5 System resources required 29

4.6 Feasibility study 29

4.7 System design 30

4.8 Context Diagram 32

4.10 Database design 35

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4.11 Relation schema .37

4.12 SYTEM IMPLEMENTATION 37

4.12.1 Systems sample web pages 40

4.13 System testing 41

4.14 System conversion 41

5.0 Introduction 42

5.1 Recommendation 42

5.2 Conclusion 43

References 44

Appendix A 45

Appendix B 46

Appendix C 47

Appendix D 48

Appendix E 50

Appendix F 51

Appendix G 52

Appendix H 53