Design and Development of A Data Ware-House· For School Information System:
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2018-11
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Kampala International University, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Abstract
Data warehousing and business intelligence are key enablers in the drive to harness management
information and improve decision-making. They underpin the recent wave of interest in data mining
and customer relationship management, and create opportunities for performance improvements
based on quantitative analysis at every le-vel in an organization. Data warehousing is a relatively new
field in information technology, and current research centers primarily on data warehousing in
business eri,-ironments. As new as the field is in these environments, only recently have educational
institutions begun to embark on data warehousing projects, and little research has been done
regarding the special considerations and characteristics of School Information System and the
complexity of analyzing such data. Educational institutions measure success very differently from
business-oriented organizations and the analyses that are meaningful in such environments pose
unique and intricate problems in data warehousing. Herit.age International School maintains
database comprising of a number of files of school data. This is international school that has.
links to other international schools in the same category. There is need to design and develop
school database that should accommodate past data as well as capture present data in order to
build data warehouse.
According.to the school administrator, the present school Data Warehouse is not sufficient, well
structured to handle: data, it gives poor quality information, lacks consistency, and above all it is•
not easy to access. This research describes the process of developing a data warehouse for Heritage
Internacional School, focusing on issues specific to School Information system and the general
objective of this study is to examine the factors in the development and design of a Data Warehouse
for a school Information System. Interviews, questionnaires and observations will be used to collect
the required information for the Data Warehouse.
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A graduation project presented to the School of Post Graduate Studies Kampala International University in partial fulfillment of the requirements ·for Degree Master of Science in Software Systems Engineering
Keywords
Data Ware-House·, School Information System, Heritage International School