DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS INTERACTION
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Socialization in the society without doubt aids in boosting the effectiveness of communication. It has
indeed strengthened ties between persons. This fact has led to the idea of social network, which has
been used to strengthen relationships between members of social systems. It is observed in some
higher institutions that dissemination of information between students is usually restricted to the use of
mobile communication devices and emails. There may be need to improve the information
dissemination strategies in the department which will in turn enhance the flow of communication using
additional platforms. This study presents a web-based social networking system for universities, which
would support the effectiveness of communication between students within academic department. In
developing the system, PHP, HTML and JAVA Script were used to create the web pages dynamically.
MySQL database was used as the backend. The web server used was Apache. The system was
evaluated using cognitive walkthrough strategy. This system delivers a platform for students to
interact, share ideas, transmit important departmental announcements and develop ties and
relationships. Activities to boost these include status update, mailing, photo uploads, instant
messaging and voice chat. The full deployment of the application in the department would yield
desired communication feedback and could even be adapted in different departments of the institution
in the nearest future.
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QA Mathematics, QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science