ABSTRACT
In the higher institution, it is the duty of the management to provide the students with conducive environment for learning. In a country like Nigeria, the number of students in higher institutions is quite massive. In a situation like this, the management of the some of these higher institutions may be tempted to admit more students than can manage. This may put the welfare of the students of risk.
Over the years, the students’ welfare/affairs departments of most schools in Nigeria have been conducting or carrying out their operations manually. It is my opinion that automating the system will make it possible for the management of higher institutions handle the welfare of the students efficiently, not minding their number. This will make it easier to tackle problems like security, students accommodation problems etc effectively. As a result of these, computerized WEB BASED HALL allocation system is designed to assist in the WEB BASED HALL allocation process.
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
This present era has been termed to be an information age. An age where the demand for information dramatically increased. The computer has been the most useful thing for getting or accessing information nowadays.
The unending global and social change that we find ourselves in as a result of rapid transformation from the industrial age to an information age brought about the introduction of computer into the information industry. This introduction (the use of computers) has rapidly affected all areas of life ranging from homes, industries and of course the educational system.
According to a U.S General (Powell, 1995) who stated that “lack of information breeds analysis paralyses”. This goes a long way to point out that without adequate information on any subject matter, it would be difficult to handle. The computer is not just used for getting or accessing information but also for allocating and arranging ideas and information. This has led to the development of several software and applications.
However, with the economic development and advancement in science and technology, adding to the rapid increase in the population of the country (Nigeria), education becomes the dream of every parent for her child, leaving behind the initial philosophy against education. This lead to massive increase of students in schools and there have been a silent cry for an efficient system that will manage students and department numerous files in different universities.
Presently in the university, due to the increasing number of students, hall allocation for both lecturer and examination has become a bone in the neck in the university
However, this created a lot of problems associated with hall allocation and there are no rigid guidelines as to which method should be used. This research work “design and implementation of examination hall allocation system” will consider the allocation of halls only for examination. An efficient utilization of hall allocation for examination requires the combination of timing and capacity of the halls.
