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The design and implementation of an assessment management module to function within the architectural constraints of an existing Open Source Software (OSS) learning management system (to meet target-user requirements)
Author(s)
Zhang, Na
Date Issued
2004
Type
Thesis
Publisher
Peninsula Technikon
Abstract
This dissertation was written in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
Master of Technology in the Faculty of Information Technology at the Peninsula
Technikon in South Africa.
The dissertation covers the introduction of the study; the reviews of the case,
Free and Open Source Software; the discussion of methodology of software
project management in terms of software engineering; the analysis of
assessment methods; the techniques of using PHP, MySQL, Apache and CVS;
and the implementation of a test module.
The research represents the consideration of the problem, namely that there
are few free assessment manager programmes that can be used for the quick
and efficient deployment of academic assessments. An experimental research
method was used to with the aim of solving the above problem. In other words,
a test management system module had to be designed and implemented to
function within the architectural constraints of a developing Open Source
Software (OSS) Learning Management System (LMS), which is called
Knowledge Environment for Web-based Learning Next Generation
(KEWL.NextGen).
The test management system is a module developed on Object-Oriented
Programming (OOP) in PHP and MySQL application. The scripts of this test
module are written under the KEWL.NextGen' application framework, which is
based on a close approximation of model, view and controller (MVC) design
III
pattem. Now the entire source coding of the test module has been uploaded to
Web site http://kngforge.uwc.ac.za.
This test module can be used for the creation and management of an online
test. It provides facilities to create a new test, and to preview, edit, delete and
mark an existing test. Three question types have been achieved, namely
multiple-choice, true/false and short answer.
Master of Technology in the Faculty of Information Technology at the Peninsula
Technikon in South Africa.
The dissertation covers the introduction of the study; the reviews of the case,
Free and Open Source Software; the discussion of methodology of software
project management in terms of software engineering; the analysis of
assessment methods; the techniques of using PHP, MySQL, Apache and CVS;
and the implementation of a test module.
The research represents the consideration of the problem, namely that there
are few free assessment manager programmes that can be used for the quick
and efficient deployment of academic assessments. An experimental research
method was used to with the aim of solving the above problem. In other words,
a test management system module had to be designed and implemented to
function within the architectural constraints of a developing Open Source
Software (OSS) Learning Management System (LMS), which is called
Knowledge Environment for Web-based Learning Next Generation
(KEWL.NextGen).
The test management system is a module developed on Object-Oriented
Programming (OOP) in PHP and MySQL application. The scripts of this test
module are written under the KEWL.NextGen' application framework, which is
based on a close approximation of model, view and controller (MVC) design
III
pattem. Now the entire source coding of the test module has been uploaded to
Web site http://kngforge.uwc.ac.za.
This test module can be used for the creation and management of an online
test. It provides facilities to create a new test, and to preview, edit, delete and
mark an existing test. Three question types have been achieved, namely
multiple-choice, true/false and short answer.
Additional information
Thesis (MTech (Information Technology))--Peninsula Technikon, 2004
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