The design and implementation of an assignment management module to function within the architectural constraints of an existing Open Source Software (OSS) learning management system (to meet target-user requirements)

Abstract

This document describes the design and implementation of an Assignment Management Module (AMM) to function within the architectural constraints of an eXisting open-source software (OSS) Leaming Management System (LMS). The project is established for Infonmation Technology Department Master Degree Project of the Peninsula Technikon. The Assignment Management Module will be constructed in orders to make it easier to create, mark, and manage assignments and record individual student perfonmances. The design entailed work on different function blocks like a user's authorisation, files uploadfdownload and mailing reminder unit as well as writing and testing of the application code on the intemet/intranet. The development process of the project to explore how to fu lfi11 software engineering methodology in an open-source environment, also presents details of the design architecture and technologies to be used, as well as being mindful of its future directions. The target audience of this document is anyone with an interest in an open-source software project in general, and in a Learning Management System in particular. If the reader has also been a contributor to Learning Management System, and especially to the management of assignments, this document may provide additional value, in that it strives to present a new approach to the understanding of such a module.