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Improvement of a Website for Joy Christian Center

Najjanankumbi

By

WhambiEnock

2009/AUG/BIT/1497/DAY

A Project Proposal Submitted to the Department of Computing

and Information Technology in Partial Fulfillment for the Award

of a Bachelors of Information Technology of

NkumbaUniversity

Supervisor

Mr. Galiwango Michael

August, 2013


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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 31.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 31.2 Background ...................................................................................................................... 31.3 Problem Statement ........................................................................................................... 41.4 Objectives of the Study .................................................................................................... 5

1.4.1 General Objective ..................................................................................................... 51.4.2 Specific Objectives ................................................................................................... 5

1.5 Scope of the study ............................................................................................................ 51.6 Justification ...................................................................................................................... 6

Chapter 2 Literature Review...................................................................................................... 72.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 7

2.1.1 Website ..................................................................................................................... 72.1.2 Webpage ................................................................................................................... 72.1.3 The Internet ............................................................................................................... 72.1.4 The World Wide Web ............................................................................................... 7

2.2 Types of Websites ............................................................................................................ 82.2.1 Static Websites .......................................................................................................... 82.2.2 Dynamic Websites .................................................................................................... 8

2.3 Conducted Research ......................................................................................................... 82.4 Role of church Websites .................................................................................................. 82.5 How People use Religious Websites ................................................................................ 92.6 Religious Websites Practices ......................................................................................... 10

2.6.1 The I-church ............................................................................................................ 102.6.2 Church of Fools....................................................................................................... 102.6.3 Cathedral of Second Life ........................................................................................ 112.6.4 Church online .......................................................................................................... 11

2.7 Linking Offline and Online Religion ............................................................................. 122.8 Uses of Church Websites ............................................................................................... 122.9 Key success factors for a Church website ...................................................................... 14

2.9.1 Church websites need to be interactive ................................................................... 142.9.2 Church Websites need to be Welcoming on the door ......................................... 14

2.10 The benefits of owning a Church Website ................................................................. 15Chapter 3 Methodology ........................................................................................................... 16


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3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 163.2 The research design ........................................................................................................ 163.3 Requirements Collection ................................................................................................ 16

3.3.1 Interviews ................................................................................................................ 163.3.2 Questionnaire .......................................................................................................... 173.3.3 Documentary sources .............................................................................................. 173.3.4 Observation ............................................................................................................. 17

3.4 Data analysis .................................................................................................................. 183.5 System Analysis and Design .......................................................................................... 18

3.5.1 Systems Analysis .................................................................................................... 183.5.2 System Design ........................................................................................................ 18

3.6 System Construction ...................................................................................................... 183.7 System Testing ............................................................................................................... 18

3.7.1 Validation ................................................................................................................ 193.8 Anticipated Limitations .................................................................................................. 19

References ..................................................................................................................................... 20Appendices .................................................................................................................................... 24

Work Plan and Schedule ........................................................................................................... 24Proposed Budget ....................................................................................................................... 24


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Chapter 1 Introduction1.1 IntroductionTechnology is affecting the gospel environment (vatican.va, 2003) and it is impacting religious

leaders (Seyyed Hossein Nasr, 2005) and hanging back timidly from fear of technology or for

some other reason is not acceptable (Pope John Pau IIl, 2000). Websites are relevant to many

activities and programs of the Church including traditional missionary work, catechesis and other

kinds of education, news and information, apologetics, governance and administration, and some

forms of pastoral counseling and spiritual direction (Pope John Pau IIl, 2000). Although the

virtual reality of cyberspace cannot substitute for real interpersonal community, the incarnation

reality of the sacraments and the liturgy, or the immediate and direct proclamation of the gospel,

it can complement them, attract people to a fuller experience of the life of faith, and enrich the

religious lives of users (church123.com, 2002). It also provides the Church with a means for

communicating with particular groupsyoung people and young adults, the elderly and home-

bound, persons living in remote areas, the members of other religious bodieswho otherwise

may be difficult to reach (Jennifer Schuchmann, 2007).

The Website I propose will include a registration mechanism and process for collecting user

data, the system will also provide for an electric work flow regulation system and method,

including a storage mechanism for accessing stored information and aback up mechanism for

ensuring the integrity of the users information.

1.2 BackgroundMr. Tomusange William Bifaaki (the founder) claims that in 2002 when he was a store keeper at

Uganda Batteries Limited, God told him to resign from work and start Christian Center after God

revealed himself to the apostle in a dream telling him that his people are crying and are in great

problems; therefore he should go and spread the joy of the Lord to the whole world and in 2003,

Joy Christian Center was started with five members in a hall opposite the former Sax Hotel


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which was rent by the founder and senior Pastor of the Church. The five Members who started

the church are:

1. The founder2.

Miss. Caroline Nyonyiwa

3. Mr. KattaBenrich4. Mrs. Harriet Katta and5. Miss Kisa Christine

The Church was started with the main purpose of preaching the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ

for the salvation of man, helping needy children through feeding programs, taking them back to

school and providing housing (accommodation). The Church was also to help in community

development, e.g. building medical centers and schools, providing clean water in rural areas that

is Kigalama in Mityana Districtand Buyengo in Jinja District, establishing and maintaining

Churches, starting School of Ministry (Schools for Pastors and church leaders), starting up

orphanages and help other vulnerable groups such as the elderly, widows and the disabled.

Currently the church has opened up braches in other parts of the county like in Jinja district

where there Joy Christian center Butagaya, Joy Christian center Wansimba and Joy Christian

Center Buyengo. Onother brach is in Ntungamo called Joy Christian Center Ntungamo, inMbarar there is Joy Christian Center Mbarara, in Masaka there is joy Christian Center- masaka.

All the branches are called daughter churches. Two orphanages have also been started and these

are source of hope childrenscenter and Joy childrens center Masaka. Next year a school called

Joy christaian academy will also start in Masaka district.

1.3 Problem StatementIt is crystal-clear that the current website for joy christen center Najjanankumbi located at

Uniform Resource Locator (URL) joymissionsug.org did not full the requirements specified by

management when commissioning Mr. Kaggwa John the job to develop it. The church

management wanted a website to avail general information about the church, hear and partners

(Sponsors and daughter churches) and departments, support the activities of the church e.g.


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registration of church members, informing the people of upcoming events for example

conferences and making the organizational goal known to the public. The website was also to be

designed in organizational colors i.e. green, blue and red.

All the about requirements were not fulfilled since the website ended up having only one page

(index page) which even failed to be in organizational colors (The simplest requirement) hence a

need to improve on the website.

1.4 Objectives of the Study1.4.1General Objective

To modify the website for Joy Christian Center- Najjanankumbi in order to support on line

registration, attract a larger number of visitors and reduce advertising and communication costs.

1.4.2Specific ObjectivesThe specific objectives of this project were as follows:

1. To collect requirements for a website.2. To design the system from analysis results.3. To develop and test the system4. To implement the system

1.5 Scope of the studyThe system scope will mainly focus on Joy Christian Center- Najjanankumbi. It will involve

pastors, administrators and believers. The system will handle: prayer requests, inquiry of

appointments and registration of members and daughter churches, notifying users about

upcoming events e.g. conferences. However the system will not be able to send any message on

the users mobile phone, allow users to chat online or make uploads.


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1.6 JustificationAs already mentioned the current website does not avail information about the church, church

partners and the activities which the church performs yet the church need publicity (getting

known in the whole world) in order to attract many people to join from both Uganda and

Internationally. This stress the need to improve on it


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Chapter 2 Literature Review2.1 IntroductionThis involves relevant literature and evidence that support the reading of what other people have

written down about the same area (Website for the church)

2.1.1WebsiteThis is a set of related web pages containing content such as text, images, video, audio,

animations etc. (wikipedia.org, 2013). A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible

via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet address

known as a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). All publicly accessible websites collectivelyconstitute the World Wide Web (wikipedia.org, 2013).

2.1.2WebpageThis is a document, typically written in plain text interspersed with formatting instructions of

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML, XHTML). A webpage may incorporate elements from

other websites with suitable markup anchors.

2.1.3The InternetThis is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet

protocol suite (TCP/IP) serving billions of users worldwide (wikipedia.org, 2013).

2.1.4The World Wide WebThis is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. With a web

browser, one can view web pages that may contain text, images, videos, and other multimedia,

and navigate between them via hyperlinks.


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2.2 Types of Websites2.2.1Static Websites

Static websites serve or capture information but do not allow engagement in a dialog with the

audience directly.

2.2.2Dynamic WebsitesDynamic websites contain Web pages that are generated in real-time. These pages include Web

scripting code, such as PHP or Active Server Pages (ASP). When a dynamic page is accessed,

the code within the page is parsed on the Web server and the resulting HTML is sent to the

client's Web browser.

There are many varieties of websites, each specializing in a particular type of content or use, and they

may be arbitrarily classified in any number of ways for example personal websites, government

websites, wares websites, religious websites etc.

2.3 Conducted ResearchDifferent research has been conducted to find out to what extend internet and should be

used to support community building and online participation (T Hutchings, 2010), (Webb M.S,

2012), (Michels D.H, 2009). This research takes different forms and is aimed at

different practices, but ultimately share the same goal as mentioned above. We will now

look deeper into the conducted research and present the major outcomes. We will do this by

examining all research one by one and stating the most important aspects and findings.

2.4 Role of church WebsitesWebsites play an important role in community building and sustaining and giving churches

more acquaintance (Hutchings T, 2011), however they will not replace existing channels of

communication (T Hutchings, 2010). While blogging and posting pictures and texts online

improves communication on a daily basis, personal contact with community members is still


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very important (Webb M.S, 2012). After interviewing 1056 church leaders, finding urgue out

that websites play a big role in attracting and sustaining new members; however websites alone

is not enough (Michels D.H, 2009). After intensively following and interviewing a pastors that

websites and internet can be great tools for preparing churchgoers for sermons and meetings

(Michels D.H, 2009).

2.5 How People use Religious WebsitesIt is important to determine how people are using the internet and why they are using it.

Religious websites to be effective need to become domestic first, like the telephone (Campbell

H, 2005). If that happens, websites can be a perfect religious tool for building and sustaining

active communities by providing a religious network, a place for worshipping, providing

religious identity and serve as a missionary tool to attract potential new community members

(Hutchings T, 2011).

A case study of 35 religious church websites in Charlton-England found out that people see

websites as an opportunity to explore other communities, share believes and religious symbols

with other believers and share their opinion about religious matters with others (Teusner P.E,

2010).

Another research also studied religious websites and revealed relevant results. They studied 200

religious websites and found five themes of those websites mainly use to talk about personal

religion, didactical content, criticism and personal issues related to faith, news and information

and coordination of practices (Cheong P.H, 2008). These findings show that religious websites

provide an opportunity for many different discussions, learning and information sharing. Also

websites have a potential downside. If church website becomes too personal they might

encounter negative response to their viewers, because web posts can be read by a lot of different

people with different cultural backgrounds. These people might interpret them in another way

not as intended (Teusner P.E, 2010).


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It is found out that websites are useful for alarming the masses about disease outbreaks and

earthquakes, because people notice things and post them. Maybe it is possible for churches to do

such a thing as well. They could use websites to find out what problems occur within their

communities (Savage N, 2011).

2.6 Religious Websites PracticesFour different researches conducted claim that the use of websites and internet by churches has

not occurred undetected. Online churches have attracted considerable scholarly and popular

attention over the last two decades, featuring in new media research, journalism and Christian

commentary, but their significance for participants remains largely unexplored. Academic

studies of these churches have so far relied on short-term research and addressed a limited set of

concerns, dealing almost exclusively with ritual forms in virtual worlds (Hutchings T, 2011).

Although large parts remain unexplored there are also a number of practices that have been

explored by research and case studies (Jenkins S, 2008), (Radde-Antweiler K, 2008) (Hutchings

T, 2011). According these researchers, these are the examples of good practices.

2.6.1The I-churchThis is an online environment in which participants can form pastoral groups like in physical

churches. These groups are led by a group leader (Radde-Antweiler K, 2008). Discussions take

place on interactive online forums that are supported by pictures and movies. Recently the

forums have been opened for all interested people and the number of participants is growing fast

(Hutchings T, 2011).

2.6.2Church of FoolsThe second practice is the Church of Fools (Jenkins S, 2008). The project started as The

Ark. Twelve people, some of them were social workers and a priest, were placed in a virtual

world as virtual characters. These people were then allowed to discuss and listen to each other.

Soon, strong emotional interaction developed between the participants and church services were

held spontaneously at Sundays. Then the idea rose, to develop a church on Second Life, in which


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online characters could meet each other and visit services. To attract people the church was built

in a style people resemble from the real world. Soon the online church became a success and the

number of participants increased fast. In 2007 the church went temporary offline, yet it is

available again as St. Pixels.

2.6.3Cathedral of Second LifeThe third practice is the Cathedral of Second Life. This is another church within the virtual

world Second life (Hutchings T, 2011).Virtual worlds allow the creation and exchange of User

Generated Content and are therefore social media [15]. She found out that while people are

religiously active in virtual worlds, they still hold on to offline forms such liturgies and lightning

candles. This virtual church has an organization and a liturgy similar to the ones used in the

offline world. Also the church looks visually like an offline church. As a result, much of the

visitors are people that are used to visiting a similar church in the real world. Although a lot of

people feel attracted to this kind of churches because they feel the same, it is hard to

attract outsiders. In order to attract them a more open and church is needed, that does not directly

resembles an offline church. It is important to specify which goal you want to achieve by

creating an online church. Is it missionary work or attracting people that go to a similar church in

real life?

2.6.4Church onlineThe final example given the literature is the Church online, tha t is also known as

Live.lifchurch.tv. This is an enormous online campus that is supported by different media and is

visit by a large scale of religious followers. The site is linked to Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.

This allows users to invite new people by using other social media. Users have the opportunity to

chat in different chat rooms and forums and can also download movies and music for usage in

their own churches. However this example has the most visitors compared to the other practices,

it is mainly visited by people that already go to churches and need some extra information or

want a good discussion. Thus, this practice is a good initiative to provide religious users with a

source of extra information and worshipping. However it is not very useful for churches that

wish to expand their community by attracting new members. In order to do this a more open

environment is needed.


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2.7 Linking Offline and Online ReligionThere has also been research conducted to determine to what extend online and offline religious

life are linked to each other and how this linkage impacts both offline and online religious life.

Online activities are mainly the consequence of the changing offline life (Campbell H, 2005).

Offline life is becoming more and more networked due to the technological inventions and

improvements. Due to the shift from communities to personal religion, people require a

more and more networked life to keep sharing believes with other religious people. There is a

potential danger in these shifting religious lives. Less people are going to the church to be

together as a community in a physical way (Campbell H, 2005). Others argue that

while online religious life is growing fast, this is no threat to offline religion (Cheong P.H, 2008).

Offline and online religion are closely linked to each other and do not exclude each other

(Stewart A.R, 2001). After studying the online activities of several religious women she found

out that the texts they placed on websites was always linked somehow to their personal church

life (Stewart A.R, 2001). People take the experiences they have from their own offline

church life and use these experiences to inform other online. Online and offline religious

life do not substitute but complement each other (Stewart A.R, 2001).

Strong online relationships can stimulate offline activities. (Ploderer B and Thomas P, 2008)

These offline activities will otherwise never occur, because they are not stimulated in the offlineworld. For example a person who never goes to church nor has religious friends, can be

stimulated to go to church by online religious friends this person has strong relational ties with.

2.8 Uses of Church WebsitesThere has been a steady increase in the number of Protestant churches using Web sites since

2000 (Cooper and Kitty Munson, 2002), States that Churches, as well as many other non-profitentities, need effective websites to portray their intended message and attract members and

visitors to check out more about what they offer. Over the last few years the church web design

industry has picked up significantly with some designers focusing solely on producing high

quality church websites. A research conducted has shown that more and more churches are


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figuring out the importance of having a great church website since the world is becoming a

global village.

Church Web sites are being used for a variety of reasons. A study of church Websites conducted

by the Pew Charitable Trust found the primary uses of church Web sites are to provide

information about location and times of worship, posting mission statements and basic tenets,

and providing links to other religious sites. (church123.com, 2002). Later (Sturgill Amanda,

2004)conducted a content analysis of more than three hundred Baptist Church websites and

determined the primary uses of church Web sites had not changed much. She did note, however,

that the main focus of the majority of the church websites she viewed was providing times for

worship services others see church Web sites as a very effective marketing tool, a way to reach

potential new members(Pope John Pau IIl, 2000)

Along with providing pertinent information about the church itself and being an effective

marketing tool, it is believed that Websites have helped build faith communities for

congregants. Churches with Websites reported that using the Internet helped congregants stay in

touch with each other as well as with the church staff and the surrounding community. Church

leaders see Web sites as one more way to connect with members. Primarily they see theWebsite as another way to transform the lives of their members.

Many church leaders use Websites to reach their congregants. Youth ministers are now using

websites as a means of keeping up with the younger people in their churches. Lara Blackwood,

youth minister at First Christian Church of Fayetteville, Arkansas stated, Theyll get the word

faster if I post it as a message on the website than if I try to call them. Others use the popular

website as a means of watching out for their young charges, making sure they are not posting too

much information about themselves.

Religious leaders are also using websites as a means of communicating and maintaining

relationships with their peers across the country. In addition, Hess asserted that websites has


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helped ministers become more efficient in their worship preparation, leaving more time to devote

to the more personal aspects of their ministry.(vatican.va, 2003)

Many religious institutions are using their websites to stream worship services via audio and/or

video file. Those institutions taking advantage of this technology believe it to be a tremendous

way to minister to those who are unable to attend worship services and as a means of reaching

potential new members. Likewise, streaming video/audio files is a fairly inexpensive investment,

especially if the religious institution already has a website, and the returns are well worth the

investment (Jennifer Schuchmann, 2007).

2.9 Key success factors for a Church website2.9.1Church websites need to be interactive

Many traditional Church websites tend to be passive, serving mainly as an Information Board.

The transition from passive Church websites to interactive Church websites mirrors what we, as

Christian communities. Until recently, interactive Church websites were difficult and expensive

however, the Word Press (web blog platform) has changed all that now anyone that can use

Microsoft office Word, with an hours training, upload almost anything to your Church website.

This includes sermons (in word or audio form) add video, and have an ongoing conversation

online. (Benny Hinn, 2007)Provides forms for prayer requests as a way of interacting with its

partners.

2.9.2Church Websites need to be Welcoming on the doorIn the same way that your people tend to engage newcomers to your Church, so your online

presence needs to be equally welcoming. Too many of our Churches are clubs for believers.

Jesus spent his time with the unsaved. Both as a physical body of believers and as an internet

presence, we need to be searching for the unsaved (Rod parsly, 1999). Among the websites

visited gives a warm welcome to the visitors this makes them fill as though they are members

already.


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2.10 The benefits of owning a Church Website1) Sermons become available anywhere, anytime to those who wish to read them, daily

bible verses are accessible by simply logging online to the church website (Michels D.H,

2009).

2) Having a church website also allows members to closely interact with each other throughonline forums where they can discuss important church issues and other matters relating

to their religion (Campbell H, 2005).

3) The website can also have an online donation feature so that members who wish to fundthe church but are geographically distant can give their donation online (church123.com,

2002).

4) The church website also allows members to know the latest church events through onlinenewsletters (Teusner P.E, 2010).


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Chapter 3 Methodology3.1 IntroductionResearch methodology will reflect the research design that will be employed and the particular

methods that will be used to gather data relevant to the study. The techniques for data analysis

and interpretation will as well be highlighted, and there will also be displaying in detail of the

population targeted.

3.2 The research designResearch design is the planning strategy of conducting research. It plans what to be observed,why it is to be observed, how to record observations and how to analyze and interpret

observations and also how to generalize such design in a detailed plan of how goals of research

will be achieved.

The study will be a formal survey research that will be done to identify, describe, analyze, and

interpret the existing website at Joy Christian center- Nakjjanankumbi and how it is used by

authorities in the study area. This particular research design (survey) will be employed by the

researcher.

3.3 Requirements Collection3.3.1Interviews

The interview method is the use of verbal questions to respondents as a research tool of datacollection. Research interview is prepared and executed in a systematic way, controlled by the

researcher to avoid bias and distortion. This method will be used so as to get firsthand

information about the issue at hand. It will involve direct interactions of the interviewer, the

church members and the pastoral body. The method can also point out the options of the

interviewee regarding the strength and weakness of the current.


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The groups involved in the interview will be enabled to clarify on any matters that are not clear

since it is an interactive face to face verbal question method. The interview method yields a high

responsibility and low refusal rate since it usually involves direct contact (face to faceinteraction). However, it is thought that the interviewer's response may influence the responses

given by the interviewee. Language barrier may also bring about wrong interpretation of the

questions asked.

3.3.2QuestionnaireThis is a research instrument consisting of a series of questions and other prompts for the

purpose of gathering information from respondents. This method will be employed as well.

Questionnaires will be distributed among the relevant authorities in the respective departments at

joy Christian Center. The type of questionnaire to be employed is a self-administered one. It is

chosen because it gives chance to the respondents to fill in their answers at their own time. The

researcher will also collect the opinions of staff about the new system to be set in place.

3.3.3Documentary sourcesThe researcher will consult the necessary books of literature, past and present investigations of

relevant official reports and the existing website for Joy Christian Center Najjanankumbi. More

information will be got through talks with experts who are familiar with the subject matter of the

survey.

3.3.4ObservationThis method employs vision as its means of data collection. It implies the use of eyes rather than

just ears and the voice. The researcher will watch and observe clearly the way the activities are

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3.4 Data analysisData generated from the above methodologies will be checked for efficiency and integrity also

the analysis of the collected requirements will be done using the tools of the Entity Relationship

Diagram and Data flow diagram. Preliminary study will be conducted before the data collection

exercise commences so as to establish the reliability and validity of the data collection

instruments, i.e. whether the instrument for data collection will be worthwhile to the data the

researcher required. Adjustments to the instrument will then be made as necessary.

3.5 System Analysis and Design3.5.1Systems Analysis

In system analysis my aim is to look at the existing system and identify the problem with it and

propose improvements in the system. Data Flow Diagrams and Entity Relationship Diagrams are

drawn to show the new flow of data.

3.5.2System DesignThis stage will include activities like database design, input and output design and program

specifications. I will use software like adobe Photoshop for web graphics, mysql and wamp -

server and notepad++.

3.6 System ConstructionThe proposed website will constructed using php, Mysql, html, Adobe Dreamweaver cs5,adobe

Photoshop for graphics and Eponosis flash menu factory which I used to create the web menus.

3.7 System TestingIn this stage, the systems unit testing is used to test the units of the system independently with

purpose of ensuring that the system protects data and maintains functionality as intend. Security


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concepts like confidentiality, integrity, availability and authentication are considered great

factors. Users will also be given time and change to test and evaluate the system if it meets their

requirements.

3.7.1ValidationSystem validation is enforced to ensure that the entire integrated system meets the user

requirements. The integration of the various components of the website for joy Christian center

is achieved through data input to the system and obtaining the output information. In case of any

errors, correction measures will be followed until the expected output is achieved as required in

the specification

3.8 Anticipated Limitations Some information could be confidential hence hindering the researcher from getting to

the information source.

There could be a problem of lack of enough funds to help support research during theprocessing of necessary documents needed.

There is limited time scheduled to meet deadline for report presentation.


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Appendices

Work Plan and Schedule

Activity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Requirements

Collection

Systems

Analysis

Systems

Design

Systems

Construction

Systems

Testing

Weeks

Month March April May June July

Proposed Budget

NO Item Quantity Price Per Each

1 Flash Disk 1 40,000 40,000

2 Compact Disk 3 1000 3,000

3 Photocopy 10,000 10,000

4 Typing and Printing 3 Copies 42,500 127,500

5 Transport 25,000

6 Binding 3 3000 9,000

7 Presentation Fee 100000

8 Miscellaneous 50,000

Total

proposal approved

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