Final All Chapters
Final All Chapters
Forgery has long crept into our educational system and counterfeit certificate(s) and
document(s) have upper hand in various certificate and degrees awarding institution. Invalid
studentship has become greater than valid studentship. The need for student verification
system has become necessary to check mate and expunge invalid studentship, invalid
document and invalid certificate yielding for the authenticity of certificate and documents.
This project titled “Web Based Graduates Credentials Verification System for Debre
Tabor University”. The proposed model is concerned with verifying certificates (graduate,
postgraduate) issued from DTU and processing several academic requests from the graduated
students in the future. Web Based Graduates Credentials Verification System for Debre
Tabor University provides a comfortable communication among DTU and outside
organization(s) as nation’s source for accurate degree data. Moreover, it will be a web based
system where the users will be provided with comfortable interfaces to interact with DTU for
their immediate requirements in a trustworthy manner from anywhere. The system will have
a great significance on the DTU as well as Ministry of Education in the future. This is an
attempt from Ethiopians for the Ethiopians to obliterate the counterfeit from the educational
systems.
First of all we would like to give a great thanks to the Almighty God who helped us to
success well. We take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to our Advisor Mr
Lingerew for the best guidance and support through his suggestions and ideas throughout our
project and correcting various documents error of project team with attention and care.
Finally, we have special thanks to the workers of Debre Tabor University registrar office who
helped us in providing the necessary information and material such as working manuals for
preparing this document and, for our classmate students for their great help and keeping us
some suggestions based on the projects and others.
LIST OF ACRONYMS
CD Compact Disc
EC Ethiopian Calendar
GB Giga Bytes
ID Identification Number
IE Internet Explorer
IP Internet Protocol
MS Microsoft
UC Use Case
UI User Interface
1.4 Objectives
1.4.1 General Objectives
The primary aim of the GCVSDTU initiative is to develop a system for real-time online
verification of university diplomas and postgraduate certificates, ensuring quick, secure, and
cost-effective credential verification.
Activities Tools
Training Papers
Writing Something Pen
Writing Soft copy of Documentation Part Computer (Desktop or Laptop)
Printing Purpose Printer
Storing File CD
File Transferring Flash 16 GB
Writing Something Pencil
Project Manager
Supervise the full project life cycle: From project initiation to conclusion,
guaranteeing timely achievement of all objectives within the allocated budget.
Manage team collaboration: Foster effective communication between
developers, designers, and key stakeholders.
Implement risk assessment: Recognize possible risks and establish
contingency plans to minimize their impact.
System Architect
Developers
Develop and manage the database structure for storing credential information.
Implement security measures to safeguard sensitive student data.
Enhance database performance and ensure efficient data retrieval through
performance tuning
Security Specialist
Enforce security measures: Guarantee that the system follows industry standards for
safeguarding data and verifying user identities.
Create comprehensive test plans by outlining detailed scenarios for testing purposes.
Execute a variety of tests, including functional, performance, and security tests, to
detect and document any issues.
Keep thorough records of test results and encountered problems to ensure proper
documentation.
Data Analyst
Conduct data analysis to examine data patterns and produce reports for stakeholders.
Enhance operational effectiveness by pinpointing opportunities for enhancement in
the verification procedure using data-driven insights.
2.1 Introduction
The education sector has undergone significant changes in the digital age due to digital
transformation. An important area within the educational system is the validation of
graduates' qualifications. The conventional methods of verifying credentials, which typically
require manual procedures and physical paperwork, are not only time-consuming but also
vulnerable to fraud and mistakes. The demand for a more effective, trustworthy, and secure
system has resulted in the creation and implementation of online graduates' credentials
verification systems. The main objective of this research is to investigate and assess the web-
based platforms currently in place for validating the qualifications of graduates. Through a
thorough examination of these platforms, the research aims to pinpoint their advantages,
drawbacks, and overall efficiency. This examination will offer valuable insights that can be
utilized to improve current platforms or create innovative solutions to bridge any existing
deficiencies.
Nowadays, there is a growing need for an efficient verification and validation system for
educational credentials and certificates. However, many organizations and companies still
rely on manual verification processes provided by educational institutions and universities to
Designer
2 Bayisa Guta EISR/0670/05 0919370911 Project Leader,
Programmer
3 Geleta Mosisa EISR/0682/05 0917639375 System Tester
4 Sosina Yared EISR/0700/05 0961025804 System Analyst
The technical team of this project comprises 4 Information Systems B.Sc. undergraduate
students with experience of doing different mini projects. The ultimate objective of the team
members is to develop a reliable and proficient verification and service system for graduated
students.
1.9.3.1 Risk
1.9.3.2 Mitigation
Data loss happens, so the team uses different back up techniques through our daily
activity in the project.
The project is not completed on schedule so the other group members cover those
parts.
1.9.3.3 Monitoring
This office oversees the entire credential verification process and ensures compliance with
university policies and external regulations.
2. Verification Departments
Manager
o Coordinates verification of academic records.
o Manages team members and resources.
Manager
o Oversees employment history verification.
o Ensures alignment with legal requirements.
Verification Officers
o Contact previous employers.
o Validate employment records.
Manager
o Manages verification of professional certifications.
o Ensures adherence to industry standards.
Verification Officers
o Validate professional certifications.
o Maintain up-to-date verification methods.
3. Support Units
IT Manager
o Oversees technology infrastructure.
o Ensures data security and integrity.
IT Support Staff
o Maintain verification systems.
o Provide technical support.
QA Manager
o Ensures compliance with standards.
o Conducts audits and reviews.
QA Officers
o Monitor verification processes.
o Implement quality improvement measures.
4. Administrative Support
Administrative Coordinator
o Manages office logistics.
o Coordinates schedules and meetings.
Administrative Assistants
o Provide clerical support.
o Assist with documentation and record-keeping.
Workflow
Application Submission
o Graduates submit verification requests through an online portal.
Initial Review
o Verification officers conduct an initial review to ensure all required documents
are submitted.
Verification Process
o Departments conduct specific verifications (academic, employment,
professional).
o IT and QA units ensure data accuracy and compliance.
Follow-up
o Customer Service Unit handles follow-up inquiries.
o Continuous improvement based on feedback and audits.
2.5 Users
3.1. Introduction
Table 3:11 Use case descriptions for insert, update search, and delete graduates
information
Table 3:13 Use case description for approve verification service request
Figure 3:7 Sequence diagram for approving services (for credentials from
graduates)
Figure 3:9 Sequence diagram for searching graduates information from the
database
No Shapes Representation
Join symbol, represent when two con-current
1 activities combined
Figure 3:16 Activity diagram for search, update, delete and insert (manage graduate
information)
This chapter covers the functional aspect of analysis that is functional modelling. The set of
functional requirements that have to be analysed is done in an object-oriented way. UML
(Unified Modelling Language) an object-oriented, graphic language, is unified for all the
aspects of the requirement analysis. The functional model consists of use case modelling to
show the system functionality from user point of view, use case description, activity diagram
to describe the details of internal system functioning and sequence diagram, collaboration
diagram and state chart diagram.
System design is the transformation of analysis models of the problem space into design
models (based on the solution space) (11).
In this chapter we are going to describe the detailed description which focused on System
design and system containing class diagram, deployments diagram, components diagram and
user interface prototype. Object oriented system development methodology is used in this
project. It incorporates two principle phases.
Improve the use case model to reflect the implementation environment.
Model objects interactions and behaviours that support the use case scenario or
discretion.
The following section provides the Class diagram, Deployments diagram, and Components
diagram and User interface prototype. This will help us to design the system and describe
how its interface looks like.
Examples
Web server.
Application server.
Database server.
Deployment modeling used to show the hardware of the system, the software that is installed
in the hardware and also the middleware that is used to connect the disparate machines to one
and other. It also shows how the software and the hardware components work together.
With all the accumulated effort invested, there are reasons to believe that at the end of the
project “Graduated Credential Verification System for Debre Tabor University” find’s itself
in a better shape. We summarize the progress with respect to the main objectives of the
project. Our team members can conclude the following perception views as we have done the
project throughout this year. As we know, the value of every degree is the reputation of the
institution and the students produced, the greatest obstacle to any academic institution is
dishonesty and forgery which has to be balanced with verification and authentication systems
and processes. In the aspect of credentials verification system there is a vast scope and is
seemed to be a must. More or less keeping track of what our verification system (manual) is,
what are the different possibilities in the field of monitoring, verifying certificates (graduate)
issued from DTU and processing several academic requests from the companies in the future
and especially different possibilities for controlling forgery related to documents, certificate
and studentship are there with GCVS for DTU and we have tried our level best to reach the
expectation level from graduate studies. GCVS for DTU is flexible, accurate and attractive
with easy GUI approach. Finally the team expects that the developed system will change the
general manual system of the DTU and it makes more reliable and efficient than the previous
manual system. We could accomplish the some of the key issues. But now there is a clear and
base idea how the system can be developed and integrated. This project can be seen as an
initiation for students who are doing project on the same field for nationalization or
generalization of certificate verification system for Ethiopia.
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