Automated School Management System – Recipe for Viable Educational System in Developing Countries

摘要

Automated School Management System is an information system primarily developed to computerise, integrate and control all the activities involved in the collation and processing of student data mostly the academic records. The system not only makes student results collation fast but also easy and error free. It also makes the pool of data possible and information readily available and decision making fast. The system provides solution to the problems encountered in school management. There are numerous challenges and difficulties faced by school managers in making sure they come up with vital decisions and quality services to her valued students and customers. These things cannot be achieved through manual operations. Though, the use of paper works in school administration cannot be completely written off, the Automated School Management System is developed to enhance and boast the general school administration. The System is implemented to specifications using Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 at the front end and Microsoft SQL Server2005 database at the back end. Symmetric data encryption model is used to ensure maximum security, since the validity and integrity of information depends on who had an access to it. Automated School Management System is able to generate academic results, transcripts, timetable, registration of students, matters regarding welfare of students among other things.