Web-based Management Information System for Gampaha Technical College

Abstract

ABSTRACT Technical education and training have emerged as a significant field in Sri Lankan education. Currently, there are 39 technical colleges scattered throughout Sri Lanka. Under the direction of the Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training, these institutions operate under the Department of Technical Education and Training (DTET). The vision of the technical college is to become an internationally renowned, leading technical education and training provider. Gampaha Technical College represents the Western Province. There are 35 courses available at Gampaha Technical College. It has 75 permanent staff, 35 instructors, 3 lecturers, and 30 external lecturers. These technical institutes accept students ranging in age from 17 to 28. Students are free to choose their preferred courses. The rules and regulations are nearly comparable to those that govern the school system. Each course enrolled 25 students, and then manual students' attendance is considered a critical aspect for both students and instructors/lecturers. A technical college instructor is required to write and submit lesson plans, reports, and other relevant paperwork in addition to lecturing. Sri Lanka uses a teacher-centered educational system. Teaching is the teacher's top priority. The time spent on these extra activities may diminish the effectiveness of the learning and teaching process. A web-based management information system is proposed to address these issues. The purpose of this system is to enable teachers to complete their duties efficiently, accurately, and reliably. Using this approach, lecturers can easily develop year-long activity plans. The instructor or examiner may be able to record each student's attendance using their laptop or mobile phone with face recognition technology. The system enables instructor evaluation, student evaluation, and report generation. The director or principal may be able to track all activities that have been processed through the system. Also, academic staff could be able to manage all information efficiently and maintain consistent data without wasting paper or unnecessary storage. The system utilizes various modern technologies, and users will experience a user-friendly environment throughout their procedure. The iterative and incremental development methodology is utilized in the development process because the requirements are confirmed and collected from the outset. To develop the web applications, the project used HTML, CSS,

Bootstrap, JavaScript, JSON, face recognition libraries, OpenCV, Stripe payment methods, Django, and MySQL Server to manage the database of the system.