Date of Award

Spring 4-1-2011

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS)

First Advisor

Stephen Krebsbach

Second Advisor

Ronghua Shan

Third Advisor

Mark Moran

Abstract

This project will be focused on the design and implementation of a Class Final Grading System. The project will be undertaken at Daytona State College as a reimplementation and upgrade of a decade-old Class Final Grading System. The goal will be to implement a large assortment of requested features, in addition to upgrading the code to more modern standards and design. The original Class Final Grading System was written approximately ten years ago to allow Faculty to input grades for students via a web form. These grades were then stored within Daytona State's ERP database. Unfortunately, once the System was written and all initial bugs were fixed, any further upgrades were abandoned in favor of other projects. This resulted in a system that, while still usable, did not keep up with newer web standards or the ERP's continued upgrade and expansion. Additionally, state and federal regulations regarding grading and grade auditing were not properly dealt with, which resulted in several audit criticisms by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Since the issue has expanded beyond simple web standards and now directly relates to the accreditation of the College, the Class Final Grading System will be upgraded and expanded to meet all modern standards as well as implement features that have been requested over the past several years. For instance, one requested feature would be the support of a Shared Grade. This would "copy" the grade for a lecture course to the lab course the student is required to be registered in, since the labs and lectures typically operate as a single course, but do not necessarily have the same instructor. Another requested feature would be the implementation of last attendance date tracking. This would track a student's last date of attendance if they receive an F for non-attendance. These features, along with appropriate error checking, form validation, and a more modem look and functionality will be deployed in a two-step process. The first step will involve the design and implementation of the system for College Credit students. This constituent group comprises approximately seventy percent of Daytona State's enrollment. Once the system has been deployed into a production environment and all potential bugs have been resolved, the system may be expanded to include the Adult Education program and other systems that utilize a similar codebase. The initial design and planning of the system will be during the Summer 2010 semester. The goal will be to have the scope definition and planning done prior to the start of the Fall 2010 semester. During the Fall 2010 semester, the system will be developed and implemented for the College Credit students during the first subsession, or half, of the semester. Once potential bugs are identified and resolved, the full implementation will take place so that the entire system in completely in place by the end of the Fall 2010 semester.

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