WEB BASED COURSEWARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
A PROJECT REPORT
Submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of Master of Computer Applications of Karunya University Submitted by
Manjula.V (Reg.No: 08CA014)
Under the Guidance of
Mrs. C. Beulah Christalin Latha Associate Professor (S.G) Department of Computer Applications
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS KARUNYA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES
(Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences)
(Declared as Deemed to be University under Sec.3 of the UGC Act, 1956)
Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore - 641 114
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April 2011
DECLARATION
I, Manjula.V, hereby declare that the project titled “ Web Based Courseware Management System” submitted to the Karunya University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the Master of Computer Applications is a record of original work done by me during November 2010 - April 2011 under the supervision and guidance of Mrs. C Beulah Christalin Latha, Assistant Professor[S.G], Department of Computer Applications, Karunya School of Science and Humanities, Karunya University, Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore-641 114, and I assure that, it has not formed the basis of any other degree/ diploma/ associate fellowship / or other similar title to any other candidate of the university.
( Mrs.
C Beulah Christalin Latha)
(Manjula.v) 08CA014
Internal Guide
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DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS KARUNYA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES
(Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences)
1956) ( Declared as Deemed to be University under Sec.3 of the UGC Act,
Karunya Nagar, Coimbatore - 641 114
BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Certified t h a t t h i s project r e p o r t e n t i t l e d “Web Based Courseware Management System” is t h e bonafide work of “Manjula.V (Reg No: 08CA014)” in the VI semester of the MCA course, during the academic year 2010-2011.
INTERNAL GUIDE
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT
Submitted for the Viva-voce examination held on ………………..
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Internal Examiner
External Examiner
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all those who helped me throughout this project work. First of all, I wish to offer my sincere prayers and thanks to the almighty for his unfailing grace and miraculous blessing towards me throughout this project work. It is my pleasure to express my grateful thanks to our Chancellor, Dr. Paul Dhinakaran for his valuable prayers and blessings for completing this project successfully. With deep gratitude, I profoundly thank Dr. Paul P Appasamy, Vice-Chancellor, Karunya University, for acknowledging my request and permitting me to undertake this work I convey my heartfelt thanks to Dr. (Mrs.) Anne Mary Fernandez, Registrar, Karunya University, for her valuable suggestions and help throughout the course. I have great pleasure in acknowledging my thanks to Mrs. V. Vani, our HOD, for her encouragement and help throughout the course. I thank her for her endless support and encouragement towards the work. I express my sincere thanks to Mrs. C. Beulah Christalin Latha, Internal guide for her constant encouragement and motivation throughout the project. I profoundly thank Mrs. B. Anuja Beatrice, Industrial Placement Coordinator, Mrs. C.
Beulah Christalin Latha, Dr. P Ranjith Jeba Thangaiah, Project Coordinator(s), for their inspiring
motivation and precious support to bring out this work. Finally, I pay thanks whole-heartedly to my family, all my friends, and all those who helped me directly and indirectly for the successful completion of my project. (Manjula.V)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Declaration Certificate of examiners Acknowledgement List of tables List of figures Executive summary Ii Iii V Xi Xiii Xiv
OVERALL DESCRIPTION
Product Perspective Product Features User Classes Operating Environment Design and Implementation Constraints User Documentation Assumption and Dependencies
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Chapter 3:
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
SYSTEM FEATURES
User Profile Conversion of Courseware to Web-based Document Logging User Actions Online Quiz
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Chapter 4:
4.1
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION
External Interface Requirements 4.1.1 User Interfaces 4.1.2 Hardware Interfaces 4.1.3 Software Interfaces 4.1.4 Communication Interfaces
VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION PLAN
Component Test Plan and Procedures 6.1.1 Login 6.1.2 Registration 6.1.3 Admin Role 6.1.4 Trainer Role 6.1.5 Student Role
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6.2
Component Intro Page
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6.3
System Test Plan and procedures 6.3.1 System Test Strategy Overview
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6.3.2 Linking Integration 6.3.3 Coherence and Accuracy of Information
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6.4
Acceptance Test and preparation for Delivery
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6.4.1 Procedure for Acceptance Testing
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6.4.2 Specific acceptance criteria 6.4.3 Scenario by which product will be installed
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Chapter 7:
7.1
CONCLUSION
Broad Conclusions
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APPENDICES
Appendix A: Al. Data Flow Diagram A2. Use case Diagram
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A3. Activity Diagram A4. Class Diagram A5. ER Diagram
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Appendix B: User Interface Screen Shots Bibliography
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LIST OF TABLES
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S.NO
Table Name
Page No
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User Details
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Subject Reg
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Exams
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Schedule Exam
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Exam Result
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Exam Request
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Exam Question
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Exam Details
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Exam Type
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Login Details
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Subject Allocation
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LIST OF FIGURES
Serial No
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Figure Name
DFD Diagrams Use case Diagram Activity Diagram Class Diagram
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ER Diagram Screen Shots
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Executive Summary
Web based courseware management system is intended to manage learning process online. The goal is to provide the functionality that improves the overall learning experience of students and helps professors or trainers to make students aware of new ways of presenting material. It aims at making the learning process an effective one for each learner. The project has been planned to be having the view of distributed architecture, with centralized storage. Using the constructs of MS-SQL Server and all the user interfaces has been designed using the ASP.Net technologies. The database connectivity is implemented using the
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“SQL Connection” methodology. The standards of security and data protective mechanism have been given a big choice for proper usage. The application takes care of different modules and their associated reports, which are produced as per the applicable strategies and standards that are put forward by the administrative staff. The entire project has been developed keeping in view of the distributed client server computing technology, in mind. The specification has been normalized to eliminate all the anomalies that may arise due to the database transaction that are executed by the general users and the organizational administration. The user interfaces are browser specific to give distributed accessibility for the overall system. The internal database has been selected as MS-SQL server 2005. The basic constructs of tablespaces, clusters and indexes have been exploited to provide higher consistency and reliability for the data storage. The MS-SQL server 2005 was a choice as it provides the constructs of high-level reliability and security. The total front end was dominated using the ASP.Net technologies. At all proper levels high care was taken to check that the system manages the data consistency with proper business rules or validations. The database connectivity was implemented using the latest “SQL Connection” technology provided by Microsoft Corporation. The authentication and authorization was crosschecked at all the relevant stages. The user level accessibility has been restricted into two zones namely.