DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC SCORING AND SCREENING SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY AWKA)

CHAPTER ONE

 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

According to Holzman, (2005), for proper development of a society, its educational institutions play a very important role. They provide the society something which may be termed as its backbone, i.e., the educational youth. The proper functioning of these institutions thus directly contributes to the advancement and development of the society. When looked from a system’s point of view, the educational institutions comprise students, faculty, and backup facilities. If the institutions have to work efficiently and for the maximum benefit of the society, all these aspects have to be regularly evaluated (Crobach, 2003).

The researcher has studied some faculty at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka regarding the evaluation of these different aspects. It has included the evaluation of the students, the teachers, the academic programs, and the advising system. This project is another attempt in this direction (Ibe, 2008).

Bork, (2014), In the admission department. First, it analyzes the present Screening and scoring System in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. Realizing the importance which computers have achieved in every field including the educational field, the project then presents a computerized system of screening and scoring. It discusses the salient features of this system and the advantages that the system has over the manual working.

1.2 Statement of Problem

This project is focused on the use of computer in scoring and screening of newly admitted student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. It will coordinate the basic requirement for admission, scoring and screening of each candidate, the specification of department, computing candidate information, and eventually given a report on admission status of each candidate.

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