Master of Science in Computer Science

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A web-based system for providing HIV information in Uganda
(Kampala International University ,College of computer and information technology, 2006-02) Henry, Ssebunya
Information and technology are ever-changing characteristics of the world in which we live. This study set out to produce an information system to give a single point of access through a web interface for HIV information. The system development and implementation sought to achieve the following objectives, to develop a web-based Information system to provide comprehensive HIV information, to assess the role of Open Source Software in developing HIV Information System, Provision for downloadable hypermedia information in audio format (podcast) and video format (webcast), To develop a web portal that enhances interactivity between stakeholders of HIV/AIDS Information System. and affordability is another objective for this project, where, some one will just pay a small fee in the café, in order to get some HIV information. The questions that guided the study were as follows; Is there any existing webbased information systems providing HIV information? How easy can H/V information be obtained or accessed? The study covered HIV non-government organizations (NGOs), schools and the general public in Uganda. Since HIV/AIDS is independent of age, this project focused on age brackets of 13 years+, given the fact that, at that age, people knew how to read, and could use the computer. The study utilized website usability evaluation methods to determine if their websites are useful and usable. And if they were not, how to make them as such? How to improve their usability? To assess website usability, HIV NGO’s refer to various evaluation methods that help in assessing it. There are several evaluation methods to estimate website usability, from simple questionnaires to user testing. In the findings of the study, the study achieved the objective of developing a web-based Information System to provide comprehensive HIV information. It also achieved the objective of accessing the impact of Open Source Software on the prevalence of HIV in developing countries —case study is Uganda. The study further achieved the objective of Affordability is another objective for this project, where, someone will just pay a small fee in the café, in order to get some HIV information. The study recommends that to add high database functionalities and that to add more content.
A semiotic comperative analysis of Object Role Modeling (ORM) and Dynamic Essential Modeling for Organization (DEMO) in modeling dynamic behaviour of information.
(Kampala International University, School of Computing and Information Technology, 2006-10) Lubega, John Bosco
This research has looked at a semiotic comperative analysis study of Object - Role Modeling (ORM) and Dynamic Essential Modeling for Organization/ Dynamic Engineering Methodology for Organization (DEMO) in modeling the dynamic behaviour of information systems.
Information, communication and technology (ICT) usage for District service delivery enhancement case study: local district administration (Kampala District- Uganda)
(Kampala International University, School of Computing and Information Technology, 2006-10) Nalubega, Concepta; Maria
New information and communication technologies can make a significant contribution to the achievement of good governance goals. This re-governance’ can make governance more efficient and more effective, and bring other benefits too. This paper aims to construct theoretical framework for ICT usage in service delivery for local district administration. It outlines the three main contributions of c-governance: improving government processes (c-administration); greater and more active citizen participation (c-democracy); and connecting citizens (e citizens and c-services). It also investigates the level of ICT usage in local district administration and the challenges of ICT usage faced by local district administration
Database -driven and web-based information systems: Harnessing the Maturity of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in the Design and Implementation of Information System: case study: school of computer studies-KIU
(Kampala International University, School of Computing and Information Technology, 2006-10) Kimani, J.; Njoroge
Many organizations fail to connect business requirements with Information System development and acquisition. This disconnect is especially troublesome for database driven and web-based Information Systems because they are pervasive and critical to the operation of an organization. The resulting Information systems are slow, buggy, hard to maintain, and awkward to evolve. This disconnect is compounded further by the complexity of the platform on which the application is developed and on which it is implemented — a phenomenon that brings about the distinction between proprietary software and Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Proprietary software has dominated the largest percentage of the world market. It is not possible to change the source code or even get access to it. Once it is developed, there is very limited customization that can be done on the original product. To acquire and use it, in most cases, one needs to purchase a licence. It is this drawback that has changed the trend and has forced many software developers and designers to embrace the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). This, however, begs the question: Have Free and Open Source Software(FOSS) matured to a level of developing effective and efficient Information Systems? Our research has tried to answer the above question by looking at how an Information System can be developed using FOSS tools: MySQL, PHP and APACHE. To model the system at the conceptual level, we have used Object Oriented Modeling Methodology (ORM). ORM helps us to examine the information in terms of simple elementary facts. By examining the model in terms of natural concepts, like objects and roles, ORM provides a conceptual approach to modeling unlike Entity-Relationship(ER) diagrams, which do not use natural language in its mode and cannot be populated with fact instances.The research reveals that the developed Information System has the three attributes of an effective and efficient Information System: namely, reliability, stability and scalability. Therefore, given a chance, non-proprietary software performs equally well and in some cases better than the proprietary software
Query Optimization and Database Tuning in Free and Open Source Software Database and Proprietary Databases:
(Kampala International University, School of Computing and Information Technology, 2006-10) Suleiman, Kedir Nebi
There are many factors that affect the performance of databases and database throughput. However, more often than not these factors are not critically analyzed and assessed by the Database Administrator or by any person charged with the responsibility to overseeing the day-to-day running of the database. Critical and complex Queries are needed frequently to be executed. Most of the times these queries are not tuned effectively to get maximum out put, so it is needed to tune them according to the environment in which they are used. There is therefore a need to determine the performance indicators for the database when it comes to query optimization and database tuning. These indicators are also influenced by the platform on which the database is to be run- proprietary or open source. This research therefore tries to carry out a comparative study and analysis of the query optimization and database tuning on the two platforms windows and Linux. The major findings of this research Is that MySQL Unux database runs faster than MySQL windows and Oracle windows when creating tables whereas the execution time is faster in oracle on windows when a query contains a join. This is found to be based on the Cost-base Optimization (CBO) execution plan and path taken by the query optimizer which is found to be more complex in Oracle than in other databases.
The adoption information and communication technologies (ICTS) in small and medium enterprises in Uganda: case study small and medium enterprises in Kampala
(Kampala International University; School of Computing and Information Technology, 2006-10) Musonge, Message
There have been innumerable studies of the benefits and problems associated with the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Unfortunately, few studies have focused on the Small and Medium business Enterprises (SMEs), for whom the adoption rate of ICTs is far slower than for their larger counterparts. This study assessed how the adoption of ICTs in SMEs can facilitate operations and enhance business strategies for the development and enhancement of the economy of Uganda as a whole. From the research carried out in selected business enterprises within Kampala City, Uganda's capital, it argues that the SMEs, being the dominant sector of the economy, like in other developing countries, could be transformed through the adoption of ICTs. The study looked into those factors influencing ICT adoption for companies and how the government has facilitated its use. It also pointed out those needs that were identified and how to address them. Questionnaire survey was conducted to study the adoption of ICTs for SMEs in Uganda. Discussed are the adoption constraints for SMEs' and focus on the requirements gathering process relating to the development and implementation of a Web Portal initiative. The ICT needs were identified and a suggested training design guide was laid out for the entrepreneurs to show them how digital technologies are instruments for developing business skills, getting more productive information to conduct and expose businesses locally and globally
Mobile Recruitment System in The Nigerian Civil Service Commission (A Case Study of Ogun State Civil Service Commission)
(Kampala International University, School of Computing and Information Technology, 2018-01) Atoloye, Oluwatobi Afeez
Traditional recruitment procedures are replaced so as to overcome most of its attendant challenges such as time-consuming and tiresome nature of recruiting a larger number of applicants into Civil Service from different parts of Nigeria considering multifaceted nature of the nation. This research obliterates favoritism, nepotism and other corrupt means that were the usual practice in shortlisting prospective candidate for job, electronic recruitment system is enhanced with the availability of mobile platform that improve accessibility with emerging computing paradigm over the internet. Quarters system rules was used to determine numbers of candidate to be selected in a particular region in the Ogun State. The mobile recruitment application was implemented using online control panel platform where different application coding was integrated to interact with online PhpMyAdmin database. Its performance was tested using Ogun State as a pilot in the Federation and User Satisfaction were evaluated.
A framework for e-learning system utilization analysis (case study of Kampala International University)
(Kampala international international : School of computing and Information technology, 2018-02) Murtala, Abdulsalam
The advancement in Information Technology has led to changes in teaching and learning processes of many educational institutions across the globe, which provides reliable, convenient and easily accessible environment which is conducive for learning. Considering the fact that, the Kampala International University E-Learning System is in its infant stage, it is necessary to come up with a robust strategy or framework that can be deployed to monitor user activities on the E-learning platform, for the purpose of continue improvement of the E-learning System, in order to enhanced user experience on the platform. It can also provide up to date information which can be useful to the University Management to make an effective and efficient decision which can transform teaching and learning processes positively in the University. In this study, the researcher used qualitative research design to study the flaws in the existing E-learning System utilization analysis in Kampala International University and descriptive design to determine the requirement or indicators needed for collected from a sample size of 80 respondents, in which only 60 respondents returned the questionnaire, which was considered for data analysis. 4-point Likert scale was used to determine the perception of the respondents about the requirement for the utilization analysis of the university e learning system. The data collected was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS 6.0). Furthermore, the findings from this study revealed that all the requirement are very important because it will provide the university management with basis to measure performance and ~‘ eakness of the e-learning systems, in order to improve the system where necessary and explore the full potentiality of c-learning system. In addition, a framework for c-learning system utilization analysis was developed, which was guided by the findings from the analysis of the requirement and face to face interview conducted as well as literatures reviewed. A prototype was developed to test the basic functionalities of the framework, using PHP, Mysql, CSS and HTML as tools and run on window 8
A web-based medical records management system for Nigeria : a case study of pilgrims welfare agency
(Kampala International University, 2018-09) Usman, Nuradeen Umar
The state of service delivery in Nigeria's health sector has come under persistent criticisms due to the poor quality of services rendered to its citizens. The daily newspapers reveal that Nigeria loses more than $1bn annually to medical tourism due to loss of confidence in the nation’s health care system. Therefore, this research is a contribution to the body of knowledge in support of Universal Health coverage for effective and efficient healthcare service delivery in Nigeria. Hence, a secured web-based platform for proper management of medical records amongst the healthcare providers was developed. Authentication and Authorization techniques were also considered for security and privacy of the patients’ medical records. After requirement analysis, system architecture was defined, followed by design, implementation, and testing. In addition, the web-based platform was implemented using WAMP SERVER 3.0.6 as developing tool, in which HTML & CSS served as technologies for the designed at the front-end, whereas MySQL served at the back-end. The result obtained from the implementation evaluation conducted at the hospital conference hall with the participants of the survey demonstrates that majority of the users are satisfied with the security and privacy features in cooperated into the System. Moreover, they show their readiness to move to the Web-based platform as soon as it is implemented. Therefore, the study concluded that Nigerian public sectors need to fully utilize Web-based platforms to make services widely available and accessible which will prompt to better quality delivery in an efficient and effective manner. Some recommendations were proffered such as: a law mandating the use of the web based platforms be promulgated across all healthcare providers in Nigeria, to ensure optimum security of the Web-based platform, the State Ministry of Health should have the overall administrative privilege on users’ accessibility of the system. Similarly, for meaningful and successful implementation of the Web-based platform, all computer rooms in healthcare providers should be upgraded to a full fledge ICT center
A tracking system for file management using Radio Frequency Identification
(Kampala International University, 2019-01) Usman, Mohammed Bala
Locating files is one of the greatest problems in universities nowadays and large volumes of data are usually generated in most institutions of learning. Time is wasted in searching files, energy is misused in looking for misplaced files, deadlines are missed and sometimes files are lost. This study proposed the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology as a method of tracking and managing movement of files from one location to another within an organization.
A tracking system for file management using radio frequency identification
(School of Computing & Information Technology, 2019-04) Mohammed, Bala Usman
Locating files is one of the greatest problems in universities nowadays and large volumes of data are usually generated in most institutions of learning. Time is wasted in searching files, energy is misused in looking for misplaced files, deadlines are missed and sometimes files are lost. This study proposed the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology as a method of tracking and managing movement of files from one location to another within an organization, special emphasis is on files of all members of staff of Yobe State University. The RFID Tracking System will track the location of file within the Registry Department and Near the Field Communication (NFC) tags are placed in the file of staff which has unique identification number, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) NFC reader will send response to each tag that are within the reading range of the USB NFC reader. The control units are responsible for receiving the information (Ull)) from the RFI1) unit and tracking staffs and tagging from where necessary. The system consists of terminal units which include Raspberry pi, monitor, Universal Serial Bus (USB) Near the Field Communication (NFC) Reader, NFC Tags for each staff and wireless keyboard. The Radio Frequency Tracking System provides the functionalities of the overall system such as displaying unique’ identifier of the staff, registering Unique Identifier of the staff, deleting Unique Identifier of the staff~ generating location history of the staff files and other minor related matters. The RFID tracking System was validated using Information System Success Model (ISSM) to measure the effectiveness of the system developed using the survey questionnaire. This research work has discussed the application and implementation of Radio Frequency File Tracking System for file management. The file tracking system using raspberry pi and NFC reader is automated and monitored without any wastage of time. RFID will aid tagging, tracking and management of individual file of all member of staff of Yobe State University.
Modelling of key performance indicators for staff advancement in higher institutions of learning using fuzzy logic technique
(Kampala International University, School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT), 2019-04) Peter, Ese Ruth
Performance appraisal is a formal management system that provide for the evaluation of the qualities o1 an individual’s performance in an organization. One of the viable means of motivating staff in higher institutions of learning is to ensure that staff are rewarded with promotion and other benefits as at when due in practice, this is not automatic as staff advancement is usually based on a number of criteria or indicators that should be aggregated to achieve a fair and transparent judgment. However, the judgment is subjective and not transparent in many higher institutions of learning. The objective of this study, therefore, is to model some key performance indices required to achieve staff advancement in a typical higher institution of learning using a transparent approach. The concept of fuzzy logic techniques being a knowledge representation approach is used in this study, and in the process, the required attributes are identified, transformed and modeled. Specifically, the method follows the following procedures: fuzzifications, application of the fuzzy operators, rule generation, aggregation of the rule output and defuzzification. The implementation is carried out in Matlab software environment and in the process a number of rules were generated, The study shows a standard way of representing staffs achievements to pave way for advancement by following procedures that is free of subjectivity, This study further illustrates graphically the surface view of the relationship that exists among the indicators and the output (decisions); the surface view unveils a resulting output that is directly proportional. By using an interactive interface, it is recommended that the rules generated and other models represented in this study should be developed to a system using any suitable high level language. As an extension of this work, the model developed can achieve a learning capability if the technique of neural network is introduced to the fuzzy logic technique used.
Developing an access control system for students’ identification in higher institutions of learning using biometric technique
(Kampala International University, School of Computing and Information Technology, 2019-09) Sunusi, Auwalu
Biometric technology is a technique that is capable of uniquely identifying a person through his/her characteristics features. The use of this approach is gaining ground in recent times, particularly in higher institution of learning where impersonation is currently at alarming rate. The technology offers a reliable solution for solving recognition problem through features such as: fingerprint, faces, iris, palm print etc. The main objective of this study is to implement a system that uses fingerprint to identify registered students of Kano State Polytechnic and further track their attendance during lectures and examinations. This study developed a system, configure the system and ensure proper synchronization with a biometric device. The system was developed using dot net framework. Specifically, visual basic.net is used for coding all the interactive interfaces, while SQL server 2008 was used as the back-end. In order to establish the efficiency of the developed system in terms of usability, its usability was determined using the approach of System Usability Scale (SUS). A total of 60 students participated in the study by navigating through the system and based on their interactions, they responded to the structured questionnaire designed to test the system’s usability. The result of evaluating the usability of the system based on the SUS approach gave 82.7%. Hence, the system was found to be very accurate, reliable and secured for keeping students bio data and it restricts access to intruders that is unregistered person. Thus, it was concluded that, this system is an indispensable tool for curtailing impersonation by students and for keeping authentic records of students. Hence, the relevance and academic importance of this system cannot be over emphasizing. Thus, in order to bring an end to the rampant cases of impersonations during lectures and examinations in the institutions of higher learning. Kano State Polytechnic in particular can adopt the system developed in this study for total eradication of such menace.

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