ABSTRACT This research project was conducted to avail a centralized source of information concerning accommodation services provided by private hostels and other rental buildings for Kampala International University members. Current accommodations services provide by the university are limited. The research involved establishing the information one need to facilitate acquiring of these services by any individual of Kampala international University at any given time any where. This research appreciates the availability of internet services within and outside the university, which provide unlimited access to web information at any given time anywhere. The research involved gathering potential users requirements then designing and availing the web site to the users to evaluate its usability and recommend improvements.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION
SUPERVISOR’S APPROVAL ii
DEDICATION iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
v
ABSTRACT viii
Chapter one
Introduction
Background 1
Problem statement
Objectives
2
Chapter two
4
LITERATURE REVIEW
4
Overview
4
Computer networks
4
The internet
5
The Web
6
Browsing the Web
7
URLs
8
Creating web pages
8
HTML
9
Types of Web Sites
9
Evaluation of web sites 11
Goals of usability testing 11
Importance of web site usability 12
Improving web site usability 12
Chapter three 13
Methodology 13
Research Design 13
User needs and requirements 13
Sampling Procedure 13
Sample 13 V
Data collection Methods and Instruments .14
Interviews 14
Observation 15
Procedure 15
Data Analysis 16
Conclusion 1 6
CHAPTER FOUR 17
RESULTS AND FINDINGS 17
Respondent’s responses 17
CHAPTER FIVE 24
Website Requirements and Design 24
Current source of information 24
Short coming of the current source of information 24
Functional requirements for designing KIU ASP 24
Nonfunctional requirements 25
System requirements 25
LI CPU or processor Pentium III or later versions 25
Web site design 26
Home page 27
Level I- global navigation 28
Level 2-Global navigation 29
Implementing the prototype 30
Testing the prototype 30
Refined prototype 30
BENARD, R (2022). Information Website Kampala International University Accommodation Service Providers. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/information-website-kampala-international-university-accommodation-service-providers
BENARD, ROTICH "Information Website Kampala International University Accommodation Service Providers" Afribary. Afribary, 25 Oct. 2022, https://afribary.com/works/information-website-kampala-international-university-accommodation-service-providers. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
BENARD, ROTICH . "Information Website Kampala International University Accommodation Service Providers". Afribary, Afribary, 25 Oct. 2022. Web. 26 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/information-website-kampala-international-university-accommodation-service-providers >.
BENARD, ROTICH . "Information Website Kampala International University Accommodation Service Providers" Afribary (2022). Accessed December 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/information-website-kampala-international-university-accommodation-service-providers