Information Website Kampala International University Accommodation Service Providers

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