CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0
Introduction
This chapter presents the introduction
to counseling management system. It covers the introduction, theoretical
background, aim and objectives of the study, significance of the study, scope
of the study, organization of the research and definition of terms.
1.1 Theoretical
Background
Counseling is a form of education,
which the students receive from their counselors. The essence of incorporating
guidance and counseling into the school system was to eliminate overwhelming
ignorance of many young people on their choices of career prospects and
personality maladjustment among school children. The role of ICT in guidance
can be seen in three ways: as a tool, as an alternative, or as an agent of
change. The growth of websites and help lines as forms of technically mediated
service delivery means that the potential of ICT as a change agent is now
greater than ever before. The telephone, websites and e-mail, alongside
face-to-face facilities, could be alternative services; or they could be
portals into a wide, flexible and well-harmonized network of services. The
essence of incorporating guidance and counseling into the school system was to
eliminate overwhelming ignorance of many young people on their choices of
career prospects and personality maladjustment among school children. Based on
these and more, career officers and counselors were appointed to take the
responsibilities in sensitizing students on the needs for effective career
choice. However, it is important to develop a system that can be used in
the absence of human experts and this has given rise to the adoption of
artificial intelligence in guidance and counseling.
1.2
Statement of the Problem
The following problems were identified
in the counseling system of Ritman College:
- There
is no automated system for guidance and counseling
- It is
time consuming and cumbersome to manage counseling records.
- It is
difficult to manually determine if a student is fit for a science or arts
career.
1.3 Aim and
Objectives of the Study
The aim of the study is to develop
a counseling management system for secondary school. The following are the
specific objectives of the study
- To
design and implement an automated career guidance and counseling .
- To
capture the O level courses grades of students in order to determine if
they are fit for a science or arts career.
- To
design a system that will maintain a database of counseling records.
1.4
Significance of the Study
The significance of the study is that
it will provide an automated system for guidance and counseling. It will help
in determining of a student is fit for a science career or not. The research
study will also be significant to other scholars seeking for information
pertaining the subject.
1.5 Scope of
the Study
This study covers Counseling
management system for secondary school (A case study of Ritman College,
Ikot Ekpene). It is limited to counseling based on choice of career (Science or
Arts) using O level grades as a criteria for evaluation.
1.6
Organization of the Research
This research work is organized into
five chapters. Chapter one is concerned with the introduction of the research
study and it presents the preliminaries, theoretical background, statement of
the problem, aim and objectives of the study, significance of the study, scope
of the study, organization of the research and definition of terms.
Chapter two focuses on the literature
review, the contributions of other scholars on the subject matter is discussed.
Chapter three is concerned with the
system analysis and design. It analyzes the present system to identify the
problems and provides information on the advantages and disadvantages of the
proposed system. The system design is also presented in this chapter.
Chapter four presents the system
implementation and documentation. The choice of programming language, analysis
of modules, choice of programming language and system requirements for
implementation.
Chapter five focuses on the summary,
conclusion and recommendations are provided in this chapter based on the study
carried out.
1.7
Definition of Terms
Artificial
Intelligence : A
branch of computer science that develops programs to allow machines to perform
functions normally requiring human intelligence
Career
– A job or
occupation regarded as a long-term or lifelong activity. The general path or
progress taken by somebody or something
Counseling
– Help with personal
or psychological matters usually given by a professional
Expert
System– A computer
program that applies artificial-intelligence methods to problem-solving
Guidance
– Advice or
counseling, especially counseling given to students on academic matters.
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNSELLING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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