AN INTRANET PORTAL FOR A LEARNING INSTITUTION

With the rise of internet and telecommunication services in recent times, the communication needs of human life have been enhanced progressively. From the earliest times, when communication between people included word of mouth, society evolved from various stages of disseminating information. The problem of insufficient communication and interaction is common in public schools among students and lecturers because of dearth of communication technology. In some schools, communication between faculty members and students are often low. Some students and teachers shows resistance to using electronic method of learning and teaching, as a result of several factors including illiteracy. The objective of this study is to develop an intranet portal that handles communication and interaction for a learning institution and also help student improve academically from their comfort zone and outside the lecture hall. The tools engaged in developing this application include ASP.NET and C# as the server side programming, and MySQL as the database. With this application, lecturers and students are able to interact better. The system will serve as a medium on which information is communicated and shared. The benefit of using the developed system for effective communication is that it keeps members of the institution regularly updated with the current information, happenings and events. The application will also facilitates collaboration among learners.