Design and implementation of campus online help desk information system
Table Of Contents
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COVER PAGE
LOGO
TITLE PAGE……………………………………………………………………………i
APPROVAL PAGE……………………………………………………………………..ii
CERTIFICATION PAGE ………………………………………………………………iii
DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDEMENT ………………………………………………iv
ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………..v
TABLE OF CONTENT…………………………………………………………………vii
Chapter ONE
INTRODUCTION
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- 1.0INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………….1
- 1.1STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ……………………………………………2
- 1.2PURPOSE OF STUDY………………………………………………………….3
- 1.3SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY:……………………………………………….…..3
- 1.4AIMS AND OBJECTIVES…………………………………………………..…..4
- 1.5SCOPE OF STUDY…………………………………………………………..….5
- 1.6LIMITATION OF STUDY:………………………………………………………5
- 1.7DEFINITION OF TERMS ………………………………………………………5
Chapter TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
- 2.0LITERATURE REVIEW……………………………………………………..….7
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- 2.1CUSTOMER SERVICE………………………………………………………..…7
- 2.3MANAGE YOUR CUSTOMER INFORMATION………………………………12
- 2.4MEASURE YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE LEVEL…………………………….12
- 2.5CUSTOMER FEEBACK AND CUSTOMER PROGRAMMES…………………..15
- 2.6CUSTOMER LOYALTY SCHEMES……………………………………………..15
- 2.7USE CUSTOMER CARE TO INCREASE SALES………………………………..16
- 2.8HOW TO DEAL WITH CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS…………………………..18
Chapter THREE
SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
- 3.0METHODOLOGY AND ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM………………20
- 3.1RESEARCH METHODOLOGY…………………………………………………20
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- 1.1OBJECT-ORIENTED ANALYSIS AND DESIGN ………………………………21
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- 1.2STRUCTURE SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN METHODOLOGY………23
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- 1.3EXTREME PROGRAMMING…………………………………………………….24
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- 1.4COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING …………………………….26
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- 1.5PROTOTYPING …………………………………………………………………..28
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- 1.6METHODOLOGY ADOPTED IN RESEARCH…………………………………30
3.1.
- 6.1FEASIBILITY STUDY STEP: 0…………………………………………………30
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- 6.2REQUIRMENT ANALYSIS STEP 1 AND 2……………………………………..34
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- 6.3REQUREMENT SPECIFICATION STEP 3………………………………………36
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- 6.4LOGICAL SYSTEM SPECIFICATION STEP 4 & 5……………………………37
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- 6.5PHYSICAL DESIGN STEP 6…………………………………………………….39
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- 2.ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM……………………………………….40
- 3.3OBJECTIVES OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM…………………………………….41
- 3.4ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE……………………………………………..42
- 3.5INPUT ANALYSIS……………………………………………………………….43
- 3.6OUTPUT ANALYSIS……………………………………………………………43
- 3.7PROCESS ANALYSIS……………………………………………………………44
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- 8.DATA FLOW DIAGRAM…………………………………………………………44
- 3.9PROBLEMS OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM……………………………………45
- 3.10JUSTIFICATION FOR THE NEW SYSTEM……………………………………..46
Chapter FOUR
SYSTEM TESTING AND EVALUATION
- 4.1DESIGN OF THE NEW SYSTEM……………………………………………47
- 4.2OUTPUT SPECIFICATION AND DESIGN…………………………………..47
- 4.3INPUT SPECIFICATION AND DESIGN………………………………………….47
- 4.4FILE DESIGN……………………………………………………………………..49
- 4.5PROCEDURE CHART……………………………………………………………50
- 4.6SYSTEM FLOW CHART………………………………………………………51
- 4.7SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS………………………………………………………52
- 4.8PROGRAM DESIGN …………………………………………………………….52
- 4.9PROGRAM FLOW CHART………………………………………………………53
- 4.10PSEUDO CODE…………………………………………………………………….54
- 4.11CHIOCE OF PROGRAMME LANGUAGE:……………………………………..59
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- 4.12SOURCE OF PROGRAM LISTING………………………………………………59
- 4.13TEST DATA………………………………………………………………………59
- 4.14SAMPLE REPORT……………………………………………………………….59
- 4.15DOCUMENTATION………………………………………………………………59
- 4.16PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION………………………………………………..60
Chapter FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS…………………………61
- 5.1SUMMARY………………………………………………………………………..61
- 5.2CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………….62
- 5.3RECOMMENDATIONS……………………………………..……………………64
REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………….65
APPENDICES ……………………………………………………………………………66
APPENDIX I: LOGIN…………………………………………………………………….67
APPENDIX II: CREATE AN ACCOUNT……………………………………………….68
APPENDIX III: CONGRATULATION PAGE…………………………………………..69
APPENDIX IV: DOWNLOAD PAGE……………………………………………………70
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Thesis Abstract
The abstract of the project is now the online help desk information system has
eased the general public who wish to make there enquires, log complaints,
make a suggestion. These incidents vary significantly in type and urgency and
require the attention of officials (hereafter referred to as ‘users’) within one or
more Public Sector entities. The Campus online help desk has a Human
Resource System with a single purpose of maintaining sensitive information
that is required for a few key employees outside of HR. The Campus online
help desk is a major change to the way thing is currently done. Using the
Campus online help desk must be a Company Directive otherwise it will never
be fully implemented. In other to achieve the best out of this work, Html,PHp,
javascript was used for the design of the web-based program.
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Thesis Overview
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1.0 INTRODUCTION<br>Background of the Study<br>Customer care is a crucial element of business success. Every time you have<br>contact with your customers you have an opportunity to improve your<br>reputation with them and increase the likelihood of further sales.<br>From your telephone manner to the efficiency of your order-fulfillment<br>systems, almost every aspect of your business affects the way your customers<br>view your business. There are also specific programmes you can put in place<br>to increase your level of customer care.<br>This guide outlines what customer care involves. It explains how you can use<br>customer contact, feedback and loyalty schemes to retain existing customers,<br>increase your sales to them and even win new customers. It also covers how<br>to prepare for receiving a customer complaint.<br>Customer care involves putting systems in place to maximize your customers’<br>satisfaction with your business. It should be a prime consideration for every<br>business – your sales and profitability depends on keeping your customers<br>happy.<br>13<br>Customer care is more directly important in some roles than others. For<br>receptionists, sales staff and other employees in customer-facing roles,<br>customer care should be a core element of their job description and<br>training, and a core criterion when you’re recruiting.<br>But don’t neglect the importance of customer care in other areas of your<br>business. For instance, your warehousing and dispatch departments may have<br>minimal contact with your customers – but their performance when fulfilling<br>orders has a major impact on customers’ satisfaction with your business.<br>A huge range of factors can contribute to customer satisfaction, but your<br>customers – both consumers and other businesses – are likely to take into<br>account:<br>how well your product or service matches customer needs<br>the value for money you offer<br>your efficiency and reliability in fulfilling orders<br>the professionalism, friendliness and expertise of your employees<br>how well you keep your customers informed<br>the after-sales service you provide<br>1.1 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM<br>Owing to:<br>(i) The difficulties people face in transferring information/data.<br>14<br>(ii) Unwillingness attitude of some Caritas University staff when<br>checking their customers’ information.<br>(iii) Fragile nature of customers’ information.<br>(iv) Difficulties people encountered when checking their customers<br>information<br>(v) Time wasted in manual processing of students’ information.<br>(vi) Important nature of students’ information in the business world.<br>The need arise for the development of an online help desk to alleviate these<br>problems.<br>1.2 PURPOSE OF STUDY<br>The main purpose of this study is to put to an end the difficulties people<br>encountered when checking their customers information. This is actualized by<br>designing computerized CAMPUS ONLINE HELP DESK which is user friendly<br>and interactive. By the time this software is designed and implemented, the<br>difficulties encountered with manual method of checking customers’<br>information will be eliminated.<br>1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY<br>With the growth in information technology, the study offers numerous<br>benefits to the Caritas University and to any organization that deals on<br>customers’ information.<br>15<br>Manual method of checking customers’ information will no longer be<br>there again because it will be done by the computer with the help of the<br>computerized CAMPUS ONLINE HELP DESK.<br>Because of the easy to use nature of the CAMPUS ONLINE HELP DESK,<br>any organization can easily buy it to make use of them.<br>1.4 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES<br>The aims and objectives of this project are listed below:<br>To develop software called CAMPUS ONLINE HELP DESK that will<br>replace the manual method.<br>To develop, promote, and provide adequate and efficiently CAMPUS<br>ONLINE HELP DESK.<br>To maintain an efficient system of collection, sorting and delivery of<br>customers information.<br>To demonstrate increased motivation to the Caritas University workers.<br>To eliminate the error involved with the manual method of checking<br>customers’ information.<br>To save the time wasted with manual method of checking customers’<br>information.<br>16<br>1.5 SCOPE OF STUDY<br>This project work is narrowed to Caritas University. It deals with the<br>development of CAMPUS ONLINE HELP DESK to help in the checking of<br>customers’ information.<br>1.6 LIMITATION OF STUDY<br>Owing to the scope of this project work as stated above, this project work is<br>limited to CAMPUS ONLINE HELP DESK.<br>It is important to mention here that time was a major constraint in the<br>course of fact finding. It is also wise to mention here that some information<br>we need to work with was not collected because of the unwillingness of the<br>staff to review such information.<br>1.9 DEFINITION OF TERMS<br>Business: is a legally recognized organization designed to provide goods,<br>services, or both to consumers or tertiary business in exchange for money.<br>Computer: A computer is a programmable machine that receives input, stores<br>and manipulates data, and provides output in a useful format.<br>Customer: A customer (also known as a client, buyer, or purchaser) is usually<br>used to refer to a current or potential buyer or user of the products of an<br>individual or organization, called the supplier, seller, or vendor.<br>17<br>Database: A database is a system intended to organize, store, and retrieve<br>large amounts of data easily.[1] It consists of an organized collection of data for<br>one or more uses, typically in digital form.<br>Report: Reports are often used to display the result of an experiment,<br>investigation, or inquiry.<br>Order: Confirmed request by one party to another to buy, sell, deliver, or<br>receive goods or services under specified terms and conditions.<br>System: whole compounded of several parts or members, system”, literary<br>“composition”.<br>Is a set of interacting or interdependent system components<br>forming an integrated whole.<br>Information: is a processed data.<br>Storage: is a device for recording (storing) information (data)<br>Staff: a set of people, such as the employees or volunteers, within an<br>organization
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