DECLARATION

I, AMEDU EROMOSELE EMMANUEL hereby declare that this This is to certify that this

project work, “Design and Implementation of a Computerized e-Learning and e-Education Web

Portal”, Has been performed by me under the supervision of MRS G.O. IYAWE. No part of this

report was presented for another degree or diploma elsewhere at any institution to the best of my

knowledge. All information utilized and their source have been acknowledged by means of

references.

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AMEDU EROMOSELE EMMANUEL DATE

SCN/CSC/180286
 CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that the Project Work was submitted by AMEDU EROMOSELE

EMMANUEL with Matriculation Number SCN/CSC/180286 to the department of computer

science, Benson Idahosa okha, Benin City, Edo State, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for

the award of Bachelor of Science (B. Sc) Degree in Computer Science

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Mrs. G. O. Iyawe Date

(Project Supervisor)

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Dr. (Mrs) Divine O. Ojuh Date

(Head of Department)
 DEDICATION

This Seminar report is dedicated to God Almighty for being my source of strength, protection

and wisdom right from the beginning to this very point.

With a deep sense of appreciation and respect, I want to say a big thank you to Almighty God for

the strength and guidance he gave me to undertake this report.

My gratitude goes to my Seminar supervisor, Mrs. Grace Iyawe for dedicating her time and

tolerance in guiding & coaching me throughout my Seminar program. My sincere appreciation

goes to the Head of Department Dr. (Mrs.) Divine O. Ojuh, for her support toward the success of

the department. I will not fail to acknowledge the entire lecturers in the physical science

department. Who continuously impact knowledge in me and are helping me prepare for the

future that lies ahead. They are as follows; Prof. Kingsley Obahiagbon, Prof. Mabel Ehigiator,

Dr. Osatohanmwen Enagbonma, Dr. Maxwell Scale Osagie, Dr. (Mrs.) Philomena N.

Okanigbuan, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Uzoekwe, Mrs. Juliana U. Obadoni, Mr. Samuel O. Obadan, Mrs.

Ogbomo l. F., Mrs. Iriagbonse A. Inyang, Mr. Prince-Collins P. Igbinigie, Mr. Ben Nkem Ibude,

Mr Innocent Boyle Eraikhuemen, and my course adviser ,DR. Omo Eguasa.

My profound indebtedness goes to my parents, Mr. and Mrs. AMEDU for their relentless,

moral, spiritual, and financial support towards me throughout the beginning of my academic

journey till now.

Preliminary Pages

Title page

Approval page

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Table of Contents

Abstract

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Background of Study

1.3 Statement of the Problem

1.4 Aim and Objectives of Study

1.5 Significance of Study

1.6 Scope of Study

1.7 Definition of Terms

CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Conceptual Review

2.3 Theoretical Framework for Electronic Learning

2.3.1 Audio-visual Theory

2.3.2 Constructivist Learning theory

2.3.3 Humanistic Learning Theory

2.3.4 Cooperative Learning Theory

2.3.5 Internet

2.3.6 TCP/IP

2.3.7 UDP

2.3.8 VoIP

2.3.9 Virtual reality

2.4 Overview of Constructivist Learning and Electronic Learning

2.5 Trends in the Use of Computers in Education

2.6 Overview of Electronic Education (E-Education)

2.6.1 Mobile Learning (M-Learning)

2.6.2 Personalized E-Education Systems

CHAPTER THREE

SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

3.1 Methodology Adopted

3.1.1 Problem Identification Using SSADM

3.2 Analysis of the Existing System

3.2.1 Dataflow of the Existing System

3.3.2 Disadvantages Of The Existing System

3.2.3 Weakness of the existing System

3.3 Analysis of the Proposed System

3.3.1 Data Flow Diagram of the Proposed System

3.3.2 Advantages of the Proposed System

3.3.3 Justification of the Proposed System

3.4 Functional Requirements

3.4.1 Use Case Diagram Of The Admin / User Privileges

3.5 Data Requirements

3.6 High Level Model of the Proposed System

CHAPTER FOUR
SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION

4.1 Objectives of the Design

4.2 Cohesion and Decomposition High level Model

4.3 Control Center / Overall Dataflow Diagram

4.3.1 Proposed System Operation Flowchart

4.4 System Specification and Design

4.4.1 Input and Output Specification

4.4.2 Database Specification and Design

4.4.3 Data Dictionary

4.5 Choice and Justification of Programming Language

4.6 Program Documentation

4.7 Implementation Techniques

4.8 Programming Module Specification

4.8.1 Installation

4.9 Computer Hardware Minimum Requirement

4.10 Software Requirement

4.11 Personnel / User Training

CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Summary

5.3 Conclusion

5.4 Recommendation

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A - “SOURCE CODE”

APPENDIX B - “OBJECT PROGRAM”

E-education is the process of Learning online. Whether you’re a high school student or a Tertiary
institution student, a person looking to expand technical skills or a retiree who simply wants to
learn more, Internet learning provides a boundary-free way to broaden your horizons. The aim of
the study is to develop a computerized e-Learning and e-Education Web Portal using Computer
Science Department in Benson Idahosa University as a case study. In achieving this aim, the
following specific objectives were laid out as follows to design an application that will, provide
alternative way of attaining education, facilitate the development of information technology,
enhance examination and certification of students thereby improving the standard of education,
reveal the use and technology of wireless network to the user, proffer solution to students whom
because of nearness to institute and are unable to acquire knowledge that they need, and provide
students easier way to acquire any of the Benson idahosa university certificates without been in
the institute or with less difficulty. The methodology adopte in This sud Is the object oriented
analysis and design methodology (OOADM) which is a technical approach for analyzing and
designing an application or system by applying object throughout the software development
process. The programming language used is HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHP, SQL and
JQUERY. The reason why web programming languages was used is because, it is platform
independent and it is a web based application. This project will be of benefit to: organizations
and students, and lecturers. This study will be of immense benefit to researchers who intend to
know more on this study and can also be used by non-researchers to build more on their research
work. This study contributes to knowledge and could serve as a guide for other study. The
expected result is An Electronic Learning System that will bridge the communication barrier
between students learning and lecturer teaching in a University Environment.
 CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Electronic Learning is a system designed to help students gain access and acquire knowledge in

any university of their choice. It can include: Enhance face –to- face instruction (on campus, in

class use of computer and the World Wide Web (WWW), enhanced distance education (on or off

campus) individuals and group learning with both print and computer-based materials instruction

entirely on- line (individual and group learning) because of this mix Electronic Learning and text

based e- learning knowledge is moving towards every student being an e- learner at last for part

of their study, whether through learning materials, e-mail for contacting teachers/ tutors or any

one of their myriad other e-learning applications. Electronic Learning results to learning and

other supportive resources that are available through a computer and it includes computer based

training, computer based instruction and technology.

As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this

study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the Aim and Objectives of

the study. Others are Significance of the study, Scope of work, Limitation of the study and

Definition of technical terms.

E-education is the process of learning online. Whether you’re a high school student or a graduate

college student, a person looking to expand technical skills or a retiree who simply wants to learn

more, electronic learning provides a boundary-free way to broaden your horizons that allows the

teacher to be able to communicate with its students across the web either through receiving

lectures or assessment (electronic tutoring and electronic assessment) and also delivering any

other information that is necessary for the student’s progress .This application is developed on

the web which comprises of three tiers which are the client, the server and the database, the

server and the database are the part of the system that would be used by the teacher to hold the

resources to be displayed as well as editing of such resources .The server and the database can be

said to work hand in hand and used by the same person, while the client tier is used by the

student to view the resources as well as interacting with the lecture. These three tiers can be

interacting with one another to create an online and real time application. These tiers can all

work hand in hand to create an effective communication between the teacher and the student.

These have been an increased interest in the area of computer technology in Nigeria through the

introduction of the internet. This has aided communication between two distant parties in the

country, there by enlarging the interest of electronic learning in Nigeria. The e-learning system

comprises of two main section, the electronics tutoring (e-learning) and the electronics

assessment (e-assessment) .The e-tutoring aspect is concerned with the learning part where

student come on line to receive lectures, take review questions and also view summary and the

note key of lecture received. The e-assessment section is just where the student take tests,

exercise, quiz to know how far they have learnt since the commencement of the lectures.
An Electronic Learning framework carries education nearer to the individuals and evacuates the

pressure and imperatives, which characterize the conventional classroom learning system. The

hallmarks of Electronic Learning are the separation of teacher and learner in space and/or time,

the control of learning by the student rather than the distant instructor, and non-adjacent

communication between student and teacher, mediated by print or other forms of technology. At

its most essential level, distance education is a procedure where number of teachings is

conducted by remotely located lecturers. Two categories of Electronic Learning systems exist;

namely On-line and Off-line Electronic Learning. On-line Electronic Learning, also known as

virtual classroom is a type of learning system in which students work on their own at home or at

the office and communicate with personnel and different studies by means of email, electronic

discussions, videoconferencing and different types of PC based correspondence.. Off-line

Electronic Learning on its own is a multi-campus system where a University or Polytechnic

establishes many campuses and each of these campuses may be centrally controlled or

decentralized.
1.2 Statement of the Problem

Investigation revealed that the problems students find and experiences, it has never been easy for

students to acquire basic and necessary education in any institution one wishes irrespective of the

fact that the resources are there. This poses a lot of problems sometimes they will embrace not

going to school at all. The problems that this application will try to solve are:

1. Inadequate learning resources such as lecture note and virtual classrooms for viewing

lectures.

2. Shortage of experience lectures.

3. Boredom associated with long lecture hours.

1.3 Aim and Objectives of Study

The aim of the study is to develop a computerized e-Learning and e-Education Web Portal using

Computer Science Department in Benson Idahosa University as a case study. In achieving this

aim, the following specific objectives were laid out as follows to design an application that will:

1. Provide course material on time and with different media types (audio, text and video).

2. Provide chat room, online exams, upcoming events and grade report.

3. Provide students easier way to acquire any of the NOUN certificates without been in the

institute or with less difficulty.

4. Proffer solution to students whom because of nearness to institute and are unable to

acquire knowledge that they need.

The scope of the research is focused on designing and implementing a web based system for

Electronic Learning using innovative technology as a significance tool to drive quality of

education using National Open University of Nigeria (BIU), Nigeria.

1.5 Significance of Study

Electronic Learning can provide benefits for the organizations and individuals involved.

Improved performance : it is interactive to the students thereby improving their productivity.

1. Improves Standard of Education: it eliminates examination inadequacies like

examination malpractices.

2. Increased Access: It enables people from any part of the world to be educated.

3. Convenience and Flexibility to Learners: learning process is structured in units; this

makes the learner study at his own convenience without getting too bored with lectures.

4. Reduced cost: it reduces the cost of learning, examination and result processing

institutions.

This study will be of immense benefit to researchers who intend to know more on this study and

can also be used by non-researchers to build more on their research work. This study contributes

to knowledge and could serve as a guide for other study.

During the course of this study, many things militated against its completion, some of which are:

1. Time Constraint: The time frame given to accomplish this project was very short due to

school academic calendar and it was carried out under pressure which made the

researcher not to implement some necessary features.

2. Establishment Policies: Establishment policies posed a serious limitation as most staffs

are not ready to release information needed for this project work. There were lots of

information needed from the staffs of this institution to enhance the study which took

them time to release or they did not release at all for security purposes, hence the scope

was reduced.

3. Research material: availability of research material is a major setback to the scope of

the study.

4. Frequent power failure: This made the researcher append more money on fuel to ensure

sustainable power.

5. Financial Constraint: Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher

in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the process of data

collection (internet).
1.7 Definition of Terms

Computer: an electronic device that is capable of accepting data, processing data automatically,

store it, produces the result where needed.

Electronic Learning : is an act of using IT tools to distribute or share knowledge between

groups of learners. It is not going to be physically but the use of electronics.

E–Learning: it is an acronym of electronic learning it is an aspect of Electronic Learning that is

concerned with sharing of knowledge electronically by use of text video, web or any other IT

tools.

File: This is a collection of related records.

VEL: This is the acronym of virtual electronic learning

Program: a set of logical instructions combined together to perform a specific task to a given

problem and providing solution to it.

IT Tools: is any machines techniques etc. used in information technology.

Output: result of the processed data by the computer.

Input: data supplied to the computer for processing.

IT (Information Technology): It is combination of computing and telecommunication facility.

Data: raw materials used by the computer.

Information: processed data capable of solving a problem

E-mail: electronic mail, which is an alternative of HIPOST. This is the use of on - line computer

to send messages across the net.

Storage Devices: a device for storing data in the computer

they share data or information inform of text, audio, messages or mail.