THE INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE COURT CASE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.
ABSTRACT
This research work focused on the development of an online court case management information system using Magistrate court, Ikot Ekpene as a case study. An online court case scheduling system is a web based system that facilitates registration of scheduled cases details to an online database for future reference. The research work was necessary because of the problems of the existing system such as conflicts in court case scheduling leading to continuous postponement, lack of reliable court case scheduling system, the prolonged delay of cases generally and there is high level of delay in administration of justice. In view of these problems, the objectives of the study are to implement a system for registering scheduled court cases to online database, to create a system that can be used to update court case scheduling information and to implement a web based system that can be queried to present reports of scheduled court cases saved to a database. The research work will benefit court management as needed court case schedule information can be easily verified and updated. The software development methodology used is object oriented and analysis model while the programming language used is hypertext pre-processor (pHp) and the database used is MySql.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover Page
Title Page – – – – – – – – i
Certification – – – – – – – – – ii
Approval Page – – – – – – – – iii
Dedication – – – – – – – – iv
Acknowledgments – – – – – – – v
Abstract – – – – – – – – vi
Table of Contents – – – – – – – – vii-ix
List of Figures – – – – – – – – x
List of Tables – – – – – – – – xi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.0 Introduction – – – – – – – 1
1.1 Background of the Study – – – – – – 1-2
1.2 Statement of Problem – – – – – 3
1.3 Aim and Objectives of the Study – – – 3
1.4 Significance of the Study – – – – – – 3-4
1.5 Scope of the Study – – – – – – – 4
1.6 Organization of the Research – – – – – 4-5
1.7 Definition of Terms – – – – – – 5
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction – – – – – – – – 5
2.1 Theoretical Background – – – – – – 5
2.2 The Concept of Courts – – – – – – 7
2.4 Conventional Method of Justice Delivery in Nigerian Courts 7-9
2.5 Case Management Information Systems (CMIS) – – 9-10
2.5.1 CMIS Core Functions to Promote Efficiency – – – 10-12
2.6 Overview of Online System for Court Case Management – 12-13
2.6.1 Components of Online Court Case System – – 13-14
- Benefits of Online System for Courts – – – 14-15
2.8 Constraints of Online System for Courts – – 15-17
CHAPTER THREE: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
3.0 Introduction – – – – – – – – 18
3.1 Research Methodology – – – – – 18
3.2 Analysis of the Existing System – – – – 18-19
3.2.1 Disadvantages of the Existing System- — – – 19
3.3 Analysis of the Proposed System – – – – 19-20
3.3.1 Advantages of the Proposed System — – – 20
3.4 System Design – – – – – – – 20
3.4.1 Input Layout – – – – – – – 21-22
3.4.2 Output Layout – – – – – – – 23
3.4.3 Algorithm – – – – – – – – 24
3.4.4 Flowchart – – – – – – – – 25-29
3.4.5 Database Design – – – – – – – 30
3.4.6 System Architecture – – – – – – 31
3.4.7 Use Case/Class Diagram – – – – – – 31-33
CHAPTER FOUR: IMPLEMENTATION AND DOCUMENTATION
4.0 Introduction – – – – – – – 34
4.1 System Design Diagram – – – – – – 34
4.2 Choice of Programming Language – – – 35
4.3 Analysis of Modules – – – – – 35-36
4.4 Programming Environment – – – – – 36
4.4.1 Hardware Requirements – – – – – – 36
4.4.2 Software Requirements – – – – – – 36
4.5 System Implementation – – – – – 37-38
4.6 Software Testing – – – – – – – 38
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
5.0 Introduction – – – – – – – – 39
5.1 Constraints of the Study – – – – – – 39
5.2 Summary – – – – – – 39-40
5.3 Conclusion – – – – – – 40
5.4 Recommendations – – – – – – 40
References – – – – – – 41-42
Appendix A- Source Code Listing- – – – – 43-57
Appendix B – Sample Output – – – – – 58-62
LIST OF TABLES
Page Number
Table 3.1: Case Registration Output layout – – – 23
Table 3.3: Database Design – – – – – 30
LIST OF FIGURES
Fig. 3.1: Case Registration Input Layout – – – 21
Fig. 3.2: Case Registration Update Input Layout – – 22
Fig. 3.3: Login Flowchart – – – – – 25
Fig. 3.4: Main Menu Flowchart – – – – – 26
Fig. 3.5: Case Registration Flowchart – – – – 27
Fig. 3.6: Case Update/Verification – – – – 28
Fig. 3.7: Database Records – – – – – 29
Fig. 3.8: System Architecture – – – – – 31
Fig. 3.9: Use case Diagram – – – – – 32
Fig. 3.10: Class Diagram – – – — – – 33
Fig. 4.1: System Design Diagram – – – – 34
