ABSTRACT
The
study examines the design and implementation of a website for a computer
school. The system solves the problem of inconveniencing students and members
of the public who may not be computer illiterate or may not be physically present to register and read
information about the computer school and register immediately on the website.
The system was achieved using the HTML and CSS technologies for web
applications.
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
People are surfing the web and relying on web sites more than ever
to research companies, compare offerings and form opinions about brands and
companies. Living in the digital world, a website is
now a necessity for a business, big or small. If you have
a business and don’t have a website, you are probably losing a number
of great opportunities for your business. A website itself can be
used to accomplish many different marketing strategies to help your business
grow. The web has a far wider reach than any other form of advertising.
Increasing visibility is one major factor that makes having a website
important. Even if people have heard about your company, they may want to carry
out research online first, before entertaining the idea of leaving the comfort
of their own home. Websites usually provide a map and directions to company`s
shops or offices, for visitors to less likely have trouble finding your
location. Another important reason why having a website to represent your
business is to give you credibility. A website will not only give you
credibility but it will also help to give the impression that your company is
bigger and more successful than it may actually be.
Websites are also available and
accessible 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Because of this, your
customers and potential customers can visit your site for support or
information about new and upcoming products and services whenever it is
convenient for them. Your website will act as an invaluable and
always-available resource for information which would otherwise only be
accessible during your company`s business hours.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE
PROBLEM
Most computer school currently operates
a manual way of issuing out information about their services. This system is
usually cumbersome for a prestigious company with a large customer base.
Customers sometimes queue in lines to make enquiries and make findings about
the services rendered, thereby wasting precious and productive time for both
the computer school and the customer.
1.3 OBJECTIVES
OF THE STUDY
The objective of this study is to develop a Website for a computer school
to increase -
1.
Visibility- Increasing
visibility is one major factor that makes having a website important. Even if
people have heard about your company, they may want to carry out research
online first, before leaving the house. Provide a map and directions to your
company's shops or offices on your website so that visitors are less likely to
have trouble finding the place.
2.
Accessibility- A
website is online and accessible 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Because
of this, your customers and potential customers can visit your site for support
or information about new and upcoming products and services whenever it is
convenient for them. Your website will act as an invaluable and
always-available resource for information which would otherwise only be
accessible during your company's business hours.
3.
Sales- Your
website can sell products at any time. Potential customers are not restricted
to business hours. Instead, they can go online and purchase products whenever
they want. A website with an online shop can provide a dramatic boost in sales.
1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
Designing and implementing a website is a broad study, however, all the
areas cannot be covered at once, and this work is therefore limited in the
automation of the process of computer enthusiasts checking the services and
availability of services about a computer school.
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
STUDY
A website for any business is a
significant tool, it will enable people from any point, to search and read
about your computer school and get their data easily without any prior
experience queuing at the counter.
Below is some of the significance of this research work:
1. Customers can check availability of all the services
offered by this company, call to make enquiries online.
2. To ease off stress of
queuing at the counter.
3. Easily locate the business
with the aid of Google map integrated on the website.
1.6 LIMITATIONS OF
THE STUDY
Many factors have limited this study, some of these factors are:
TIME – The time allocated to research work for this
study was greatly constrained due to intense academic activities involving the researcher.
FINANCE – The major constraints for this study
occurred in the form of inadequate funds. The present high cost of
material, access to a personal computer unit for running and debugging of the website,
transportation expenses to and fro the site of a computer school etc. militated
against the smooth and easy advancement of the work.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
During the course of writing this
research work, some words that need explanation are as follows:
- Computer School - refers to resources, companies
and services dedicated to helping educate users on computer-related topics.
- Websites - A website is a
collection of related web pages, including multimedia content, typically
identified with a common domain name, and published on at least one web
server.
- HTML - Hypertext
Markup Language is the standard markup language for creating web pages and
web applications.
- CSS- Cascading Style
Sheets is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a
document written in a markup language.
- CUSTOMER
- a person who buys goods or services from a shop or
business.
- ONLINE - controlled by or connected to a computer. (Of an activity or service) available on or performed using
the Internet or other computer network.