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RESEARCH PROPOSAL FOR AN ONLINE GRADE INQUIRY

AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM VIA SMS TECHNOLOGY

SUBMITTED BY:

MURIMI NICHOLAS KAGIRI

TU01-IC211-0088/2012

KALUKU IRENE KASYOKA

TU01-IC211-0539/2012

OTIENO DANIEL ODHIAMBO

TU01-IC211-0116/2012

OSORO EMMANUEL OMOTE

TU01-IC211-0114/2012

MAKAU JAMES MAUNDU

TU01-IC211-0079/2012

SUBMITTED TO:

MR OCHIENG

BSC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TAITA TAVETA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

A research proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the

award of “Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology”.

Table of Contents

ABSTRACT:……………………………………………………………………………………………….3

CHAPTER1…………….…………………………………………………………………………………4

1.1

1.2

Introduction…………………………………….………………………………………………….4

Problem Statement...........................................................................................................................4

1.3

Main Objectives…………………………………………………………………………..4

1.4

1.5

Specificobjectives………………………………...............................................................4

Research questions………………………………………………………………………5

CHAPTER 2.................................................................................................................................................6

2.1

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………6

2.2

Foreign……………………………………………………………………………………………6

2.3

Existing Systems Overview…….………………………………………………………………..7

2.4

Proposed System Overview.…………………………………………………………………….9

2.5

Issues Weaknesses Concerning SMS-based Systems…………..……………………………..10

2.6

Conclusions……………………………………………………………………………………....11

CHAPTER 3………………………………………………………………………………………….…..11

3.1

Research Methodology…………………………….……………………………………….…..12

3.2

Data collection methods…………………………………………………………………………12

3.3

Software Development Life Cycle……………………………………………………………..12

3.4

Hardware and software Requirements……………………………………………………......13

CHAPTER 4……………………………………………………………………………………………..13

4.1

Conclusions, Recommendations and...