Developed Personal Record Software.
R. E. Okonigene, Emmanuel Ogbeifun · 2008
All educational institutions in Nigeria, such as the national Universities, still operate on the manual method of record keeping and computation of students’ grade point averages (GPA). This paper examines the inadequacies involved in the manual method and proposes a solution by developing a software system using Microsoft (MS) Visual Basic® (VB) 6.0. This software was developed and tested with respect to the peculiar situations and problems associated with our educational system. The results were satisfactory and this new system has some qualities such as reduction in the cost of processing of information, reduction in time spent in computing GPA and generating transcripts, increase in accuracy and efficiency, and elimination of duplication of effort which makes it superior to the manual system of student record keeping. This new system is flexible and can be modified to suit any kind of record keeping and data processing. Thus, the use of computers in information processing will have a positive impact on the University administration within Nigeria.