Computerized_guest_information_tracking_system

Thesis Overview

<p> </p><p>INTRODUCTION<br>1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY.<br>Information technology is an essential tool to guest tracking. The faster and<br>more effectively it works, the safer our business management is.<br>Information system (IS) refers to a system that comprises of persons, data<br>records and activities that process data and information in an organization, and<br>it includes the organization‟s manual and automated processes. In a narrow<br>sense, the term information system refers to the specific application software<br>that is used to store data records in a computer system and automates some of<br>the information-processing activities of the organization.<br>The term information technology has ballooned to encompass many aspects of<br>computing and technology, and the term has become very recognizable. The<br>information technology umbrella can be quite large, covering many fields. IT<br>professionals perform a variety of duties that range from installing applications<br>to designing complex computer networks and information database.<br>Since the first wave of computerization in the 1970‟s, the implementation of<br>information technology within policing has been questioned and often met with<br>resistance. The development of an information technology strategy must be<br>viewed in the context of increasing expectations and pressure for reform within<br>organizations.<br>2<br>The business environment in which banks operate is changing; increased<br>demands for efficiency has led to information technology being recognized as a<br>valuable and innovative addition to guest tracking system.<br>Over the last decade, computer and telecommunication technologies have<br>developed at an extraordinary rate. Increased computer power, advances in data<br>transmission, attractive and user-friendly graphic interfaces present bank with<br>unprecedented capacity to collect, store, analyze and share data with<br>stakeholders inside and outside of bank.<br>Historically, the innovation of information systems has served as the catalyst for<br>dramatic changes in the organization work and has presented both opportunities<br>and challenges to operators.<br>Some banks have made tremendous efforts in creating databases for guest<br>information system for security purposes.<br>1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM<br>Keeping record of visitors in a bank has been a big task for the management.<br>Often the identity of the guest is forgotten as soon as he/she leaves the bank.<br>This is a big security risk as there is need to maintain an automated record of<br>daily visitors to the bank in case security issues arise.<br>3<br>1.3 PURPOSE OF STUDY<br>The purpose of this study is to design software that will serve as an electronic<br>register to keep record of daily guest to the bank. The software will maintain a<br>centralized database system for the purpose of information sharing.<br>1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY<br>The software developed will be beneficial to the bank management in so many<br>ways:<br>1. Maintain a centralized database for Guest records<br>2. Retrieve previous information on guest from the system easily using<br>serial query language<br>3. Have a good surveillance on the guest information for security<br>purposes<br>4. Know the number of guest they receive on daily basis<br>5. Track the frequency of a guest visitation to the bank<br>1.5 OBJECTIVE OF STUDY<br>The purpose of this research work is to develop a system that should be able to<br>achieve the following:<br>1. To provide an electronic register to keep record of guest visit to the<br>bank<br>2. To produce a system where information and output report will be<br>produced much faster, more accurately and more detailed.<br>4<br>3. Keeping record of total number of guest coming to the bank on daily<br>basis.<br>4. Keep track of old guest in case of any security breach.<br>5. Provide password to prevent unauthorized users from accessing and<br>manipulating information.<br>1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY<br>This research project covers only records on the banks managers guest and<br>some other management staff, as it will be difficult to maintain guest record<br>on every staff of the bank.<br>1.7 CONSTRAINS AND LIMITATION<br>Due to time constraint and limited resources, the use of biometric could not<br>be incorporated into the work for authentic identification of guest.<br>1.8 DEFINTION OF TERMS<br>ARRIVAL FILE: This is master file consisting of the guest name, companies<br>name and address, state, country, nationality, profession etc. which also include<br>the mode of payment to be used by the guest.<br>DATABASE: This is the collection of related data/information<br>GUEST: This guest are used in the contest of the work refers to individual,<br>companies or corporate bodies that visited the bank<br>5<br>SOFTWARE: This is the logically written instruction that control the hardware.</p><div><div></div></div><br> <br><p></p>