TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS PAGES...................................................................................
Declaration................................................................................
Dedication............................................................................
Approval......................................................................... H
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
List of Tables..................................................................................... ix
List of Figures........................................................ X
List of Abbreviations.........................................................xi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1. Background of the study.................................................
1.2. Problem Statement.............................................................. 4
1.3. Objectives of the study............................................................. 4
1.3.1. General objectives............................................................. 4
1.3.2. Specific Objectives............................................................... 5
1.4. Scope ......................................................................................5
1.5. Significance of the study.............................................................. 5
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW ~
2.1. Introduction................................................
2.2. Threats to MIS and their control............................................ 11
2.3.Adatabase.................................................................................. 14
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY 17
3.1. General introduction ................................................................17
3.2. Data collection and analysis................................................... 17
3.2.1. Interview ................................................................................18
3.2.1.1. Advantages....................................................................... 18
3.2.1.2. Disadvantages ..................................................................18
3.2.2. Observation ................................................................................19
3.2.2.1. Advantages ..........................................................................19
3.2.2.2. Disadvantages...................................................................... 19
3.2.3. The Questionnaire ...........................................................19
3.2.3.1. Reasons for choosing questionnaire method ............20
3.2.3.1. Limitations.............................................................................. 20
3,3. The Design phase ................................................................21
3.4. The Implementation phase...................................................... 22
3.5. The testing and validation................................................... 23
3.6. Data modification..................................................................... 24
CHAPTER FOUR: SYSTEM DESIGN ..............................................24
4.1 Introduction............................................................................... 24
4.1,1 Files/tables database design................................................. 25
4.2 Operation Interface......................................................... 26
4.3 Tasks to be done ...................................................................27
4.4 Procedures/processes and information flow 37
CHAPTER FIVE: SYSTEM IMPLEMENAT10N AND TESTING 33
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 System change-over
5.2 File creation and conversions......................................... 34
5.3 Program testing...........................................................................35
5.3.1 Unit testing.................................................36
5.3.2. System testing....................................................................... 36
5.3.3. Acceptance testing ..........................................................36
5.3.4. configuration review.............................................................. 36
5.3.5 Performance testing................................................................ 36
5.4. Hardware requirement.......................................................... 36
5.5. Software requirement............................................ 36
5.6 World food program information system....................... 37
5.7 System evaluation...................................................................... 45
CHAPTER SIX: DISCUSSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND
CONCLUSION.............................................................................. 46
6.1 Discussions............................................................................... 46
6.2. Recommendations ..............................................................46
6.3. Conclusions ............................................................................46
6.4. Areas of Further Research .........................................................47
Bibliography........................................................................ 48
Appendix I: Questionnaire .....................................................49
Appendix II: Sample code ....................................................54
