Designing And Implementing A Management Information System For A Bookshop - Case Study: St Paul Bookshop

ABSTRACT

The research was aimed at developing a Management Information System for a Book Shop Like most of the bookshops in Uganda, St Paul’s Book Shop uses the old type of record keeping by writing on papers the daily transactions that are carried out in the bookshop. However this type of system has a lot of challenges which include searching of book or a member in the bookshop. So this lead to the development of a management information system for that was aimed at reducing or eliminating the problems or challenges faced by the bookshop. The researcher used questionnaires, interviews, observations and documentation methods to collect the relevant data that was needed in developing the system. The researcher used document sampling to verify data collected using the above methods. Data flow diagrams were used to analyze the collected data so as to come up with the functional and non-functional requirements for the new system. Waterfall model was the type paradigm that was in developing a management information system. The developed system was tested in two way or parts the first part include unit testing where each form was tested differently from other form, then system testing was that included testing the entire system at once to ensure it was working as required. In conclusion the developed successfully catered for all the needs or requirements of the users and had addition capabilities like playing audio music and videos The researcher recommends that in future other database management system can be used and security at higher level should be enforced. In addition the researcher recommends that the system should be networked such that people far way can make order and purchase goods online. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION APPROVAL

iii ACKNOWLEGEMENT

iv ABBREVIATIONS

v TABLE OF CONTENTS

vi List of figures

viii List of Tables

ix ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTiON 1

1.0 Background of the study 1

1 .1 Problem statement 2

1.2 Main Objectives 2

1.2.2 Specific Objectives 2

1.3 Scope

1.3.1 System scope

1.3.2 Geographic Scope

1.4 Significance of the study

1.5 Conceptual framework

Figure 1 .1: Conceptual Framework the project

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0 introduction

2.1 Scope of Literature review

2.2 Database

2.3 Information systems

2.3.1 Capabilities of information systems

2.4 Management information system

2.5 Database management system (DBMS)

2.6 PONT OF SALE

2.6.1 Advantages of point of sale

CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY 

3.0 Introduction

3.1 Study design

3.2 Study population

3.3 Sample size

3.4 Research instruments

3.4.1 Interviews

3.4.2 Questionnaires

3.4.3 Observation

3.5 Analysis

3.5.1 Functional requirements

3.5.2 Non functional requirement

3.6 Design 

3.6.1 Conceptual design

3.6.2 Logical design

3.6.3 Interface design

3.7 Testing

3.7.1 Unit Testing

3.7.2 System Testing

3.8 Implementation

CHAPTER 4 SYSTEM DESIGN

4.0 Introduction

4.1 Context Model Diagram

4.2 Entity Relationship Diagram of the new system

4.3 Conceptual Design

4.3.1 Use case diagram for the old system

Figure 4.5 shows a use case diagram for the old system

4.3.2 Use case diagram for the new system

4.4 Logical design

4.5 Physical design

CHAPTERS 30 SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION

5.0 Introduction

5.1 Project implementation

5.1.1 System implementation

5.2 System Specification

5.2.1 Software Specification

5.2.2 Hardware Specifications

5.3 Conclusion

CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

6.0 Introduction 

6.1 Conclusion

6.1.1 Prolect limitations

6.2 Recommendations

APPENDIX: A Questionnaires

APPENDIX: B Project Plan

APPENDIX:C Budget

APPENDIX: D MAP

APPENDIX: E SOURCE CODE