Developing an Online School Fees Payment System Based On Cloud Computing With Authentication Scheme:
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2022-09
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Kampala International University
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This study is a case study in developing a School Fees Payment System Based on Cloud Computing with an Authentication Scheme for Nobo College of Pharmacy in Tanzania. The main objective of the study was to develop an effective online fees payment system that is secure and reliable which can advance the quality of service and disseminate results of student’s payments and information as well as provide data storage in the cloud based on the size and capacity needed. The study describes the workflow, requirements and methods that the researcher adopted. For the purpose of this study, a descriptive cross sectional research design was adopted. The research instruments used were questionnaires and interviews and data collected were analyzed using SPSS version 20 and the waterfall process model was used to guide system development. Findings have indicated that the main method of fee payment at Nobo College was through the bank and 72 (83.7%) of respondents agreed that they use banks to pay school fees and only 14 (16.3%) of respondents disagreed. The study also found out that one of the major challenges of fees payment at Nobo College was payers experiencing long queues in the banks which caused stress and this was represented by a high overall mean score of 3.7907 and standard deviation of 1.42347; and other challenges include forgery and fraud on payment of fees to the bank and this was reflected by a high overall mean score of 3.6047 and standard deviation of 1.28593. Also, the study found that there was a challenge of too much paperwork as a result of bank deposits which promotes bureaucracy both in the banks and at the college and this was represented by a high overall mean score of 3.6279 and standard deviation of 1.35513. Objective three of the study concluded that the development of a system was possible because according to the test of the developed system it was found that it was effective and can only be accessed by authorized people this implies that there is a high level of security in the system. The findings have indicated that the online system of the payment of school fees was efficient and simplified tasks of school fees payment due to its ability of time saving, availability and ease to use. The study recommends Nobo College adopt the system because it is efficient, easy to use, convenient, secure, and keeps all the transactions safely to minimize forgery.
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A Dissertation Submitted to the Directorate of Postgraduate Studies and Research Kampala International University in Uganda In Partial Fulfillment for the Requirement of the Award of Master Degree in Information System
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Online School Fees, Payment System, Cloud Computing, Authentication Scheme, Nobo College of Pharmacy, Tanzania