Development of "EdRex" a computer pakage for the automation of examination procedures in the Faculty of Agriculture
| dc.contributor.author | Wickramasuriya, H. V. A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Basnayake, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Angammana, A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-01T07:38:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-10-01T07:38:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2000-12-16 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The efficient functioning of the Examination Unit is essential for the smooth administration of a university faculty. Therefore. the objective was to develop a software package for the Examination Unit. It was an in-house development through End User Computing at negligible financial cost. The package was developed as an application of Access' with Visual Basic'. Product development took two years during which time a Beta version and two other versions were rigorously tested. At present the product enables instantaneous registration of a full batch. of compulsory courses, and easy registration of optional courses. the generation of class lists. class attendance sheets. admission cards, examination attendance sheets. mark sheets. results sheets. and transcripts. Response time for each process is less than 2 seconds. enabling a very significant increase in the efficiency of the Unit. Some security features were provided. User support and training "ere provided. This package is currently being used in the Faculty and the response received has been extremely positive. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Proceedings and Abstract of the Annual Research Sessions, December 16, 2000, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka pp 1-15 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 955-589-034-X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.lib.pdn.ac.lk/handle/20.500.14444/1365 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | University of Peradeniya | |
| dc.subject | Information | |
| dc.subject | Technology Automation | |
| dc.title | Development of "EdRex" a computer pakage for the automation of examination procedures in the Faculty of Agriculture | |
| dc.type | Article |