Student Portal at the Northern University of Sri Lanka

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DECLARATION

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ABSTRACT

The paper discusses the problems with the student portal at the Northern University of Sri Lanka and the changes that the university has made. The implementation of the NUSIS plus was a decision that had to be weighed against the benefits and hurdles. The design strategy and negative attitude of students and staff towards the student portal usage are factors that can become issue in the university's ability to accrue expected benefits from the system change. Against this the Northern University has the quality to implement the new system. the research uses a qualitative approach and unstructured data for this purpose.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATIONi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTii

ABSTRACTiii

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION1

Background of the study1

Aims and objectives2

Conceptual Framework2

Research questions3

Significance of research3

CHAPTER 2 - LITERATURE REVIEW4

Quality motivation for implementation of intranet4

Issues in the implementation of intranet5

Sharing lectures on the internet8

CHAPTER 3 - METHODOLOGY9

Research method9

Research approach10

Literature search11

CHAPTER 4 - DATA ANALYSIS13

CHAPTER 5 - SOLUTION14

CHAPTER 6 - CONCLUSION15

REFERENCES16

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

Background of the study

The Northern University of Sri Lanka is located in Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in Sri Lanka. AT present, the university has over 15,000 students enrolled in the academic year. The university offers many programs such as Art, Management, Medicine, and Engineering. The university has deployed an information technology system which is accessible only by students of the university. This system is intranet based in that students can access it only within the university premises. The university student portal consists of student database where the information on students is saved for the record of the university.

Although, the portal is being used effectively for students, there are certain areas that need improvement. The student portal of the university does not have a lecture interface where the students can get their lecture notes and ...