TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . ii
APPROVAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .iii
DEDICATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x
ABSTRACT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - v
LIST OF FIGURES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x
LIST OF TABLES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . ix
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 1
1.2 BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE COLLEGE - - - - - - .. 1
1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 3
1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY - - - - - - - - - - - . 3
1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
1.6 LIMITATIONS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 4
1.7 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 4
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
2.1 DEFINITION OF HOSTEL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
2.2 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF HOSTEL - - - - - - - - - - . 6
2.3 STUDENT HOUSING IN NIGERIA TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS - - - - - .. 7
2.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 8
2.5 COLLEGE MANAGEMENT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
2.6 STUDENT MANAGEMENT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 11
2.7 CURRENT SYSTEM AT COLLEGE OF AGRIC LAFIA - - - - - - - 12
2.8 OTHER RELATED WORKS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 13
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY - - - - - - - - - - - 16
3.1 THE METHODOLOGY FOR THIS WORK - - - - - - - - - - - . 16
3.1.2 ADVANTAGES OF OBJECT ORIENTED METHODOLOGY - - - - .. 16
3.2 SYSTEM ANALYSIS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17
3.2.1 ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM - - - - - - - - - - . 17
3.2.2 ADVANTAGES OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM - - - - - - - - .. 17
3.2.3 DISADVANTAGES OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM - - - - - - - .. 17
3.2.4 ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED - - - . 18
3.2.5 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROPOSED SYSTEM - - - - - - - .. 18
3.2.6 ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM - - - - - - - - - .. 19
3.2.7 ADVANTAGES OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM - - - - - - - - 19
3.2.8 DISADVANTAGES OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM - - - - - - - 19
3.3 DATA COLLECTION METHOD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
3.3.1 PRIMARY SOURCE OF DATA - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
3.3.2 SECONDARY SOURCE OF DATA - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
3.4 SYSTEM DESIGN AND SPECIFICATION - - - - - - - - - - - . 20
3.4.1 DATAFLOW DIAGRAM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 21
3.4.2 ENTITY RELATIONSHIP MODEL - - - - - - - - - - - - 24
3.4.3 USE CASE MODEL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 26
3.5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 27
3.5.1 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 28
3.5.2 INPUT REQUIREMENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 28
3.5.3 OUTPUT REQUIREMENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28
3.5.4 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS - - - - - - - .. 28
3.6 TABLE SPECIFICATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 29
3.7 DESIGN TOOLS FOR THE PROJECT - - - - - - - - - - - - 32
CHAPTER FOUR: ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF RESULTS - - - - - - - . 35
4.1 ANALYSIS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 35
4.2 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 35
4.2.1 THE HOME PAGE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 36
4.2.2 THE USER’S LOGIN PAGE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37
4.2.3 THE STUDENTS MODULE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38
4.2.4 APPLICATION MODULE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39
4.2.5 VIEW APPLICATION MODULE - - - - - - - - - - - - . 40
4.2.6 STUDENT’S PROFILE MODULE - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 41
4.2.7 CHANGE PASSWORD MODULE - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 42
4.2.8 THE ADMIN MODULE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 43
4.2.9 HOSTEL APPLICATION/ APPROVAL PAGE - - - - - - - - - 44
4.2.10 HOSTEL MODULE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 45
4.2.11 VIEW HOSTEL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 46
4.2.12 ADD ROOMS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 47
4.2.13 VIEW ROOMS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48
4.2.14 VIEW STUDENTS PAGE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 49
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION - - - - - - - - - - - 50
5.1 SUMMARY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 50
5.2 REVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 51
5.3 AREAS OF APPLICATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 51
5.4 CONTRIBUTION TO THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE - - - - - - - - . 51
5.5 SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER STUDIES - - - - - - - - - - - .. 51
5.6 CONCLUSION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 52
5.7 RECOMMENDATION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 52
REFERENCES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 53
APPENDIX - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 54
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