DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WEB BASED REGISTRATION PORTAL
ABSTRACT
The design and implementation of a web based registration portal for Cadets of NDA is a process of nation building and should not be undermined. In view of this, there is a need to bring the numerous application received under control to
avoid a total collapse of the process. Nevertheless, it has become vital for both the proposed cadets and the Nigeria
Defense Academy (NDA) users to team up and make use of the system. Information concerning this work will be
obtained through questionnaire, oral interview and observation. Based on this information, the researcher will be able
to identify what kinds of design and implementation techniques used for the registration of cadets online for the
National Defense Academy of Nigeria. It is expected that at the end all students will appreciate the online registration,
the records it provides for the development of Nigeria Defense Academy. To successfully carry out this study, the
write-up is divided into five chapters. First chapter is the introductory chapter which discuss among others, the background of study, statement of research problems, significance of the study, scope of the study and definition of
terms. However, it is hoped that this research work will contribute in no small way towards solving the design and implementation of an online portal registration in Nigeria Defense Academy (NDA), Kaduna, Nigeria.
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The term portal is known as links page which presents information from diverse sources in a unified way. It may
contain services that provide standard search engine feature, e-mail, news, information, databases and
entertainment. Portals provide a way for enterprises to provide a consistent look and feel with access control and
procedures for multiple applications and databases, which otherwise would have been different entities altogether.
Electronic registration or e-registration, web based registration or even online registration is a secure website that
cadets can enter to apply to join the Nigeria Defense Academy. Cadets can access the e-registration site from
anywhere with an internet connection. Mostly these sites are portals.
Pena-Lopez (2007) describes a web portal as a site that functions as a point of access to information on the World
Wide Web and portals present information from diverse sources.
The Google directory describes the term portal as where users control the content. There are several terms in library
and information science and indeed IT that have their origins borrowed from other disciplines and a portal is one of
such (Brakel, 2003). It must be borne in mind that the Web, a resource of the Internet, and a tool to browse the
Internet is the first ever innovation that allows anyone to publish to a vast number of users via the Internet. The portal
in this context, is more than a gateway, it is a hub from which users can locate all the Web content commonly needed
(Nielsen, 1999). The portal is a platform for organizations – universities, colleges, companies to leverage and for
efficient communication and other in-house operations. Put more simply a portal collates ― a variety of useful information into a single, one-stopweb-page, helping the user to avoid being overwhelmed by infoglut
or feeling lost on the web (Looney and Lyman 2000 33). However, the Internet (Internet gateways or libraries) are not focused on internal enterprise functions. Reasons why organizations have a portal according to (source) include: Information customization: Information personalization: Efficiency in accessing information (work flow): Link integrity software issues that link
work: Enhancements and features such as calendars, to do lists, schedules, hours of operation, discussion groups and chat, announcements and alerts, job openings, career opportunities, reports and documents, search, emails, course schedules, grades, CPGAs (Cumulative Point Grade Average), transcripts, campus and world news, links to reference materials, bookmarks, etc. (Brakel, 2003). The roles that a portal supports includes those of proposed cadets, different faculties in the NDA, provosts, academic departments, IT facilities, scholars, researchers, prospective students, alumni, visitors, friends and vendors.(Katz, 2002).
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WEB BASED REGISTRATION PORTAL