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INTRODUCTION
Suggestion box is used for collecting slips of paper with input from customers and patrons of a
particular organization. Suggestion boxes may also exist internally, within an Establishments,
such as means for garnering employee opinion. Establishments like IT firm, school, hospitals,
government secretarial, financial institutions etc. which have large numbers of customers or
employee received enormous amount of suggestion per day, and these complain has to be
documented and filed for access and stored for future reference. A suggestion box (also known
Marchington and Wilkinson (2005) defined method of handling suggestions as a product of labor
relations environment in the 60s and 70s when there was a more explicit struggle for control in
the workplace. This had two main effects. Firstly, it created the requirement for clear techniques
so that all specialists knew and decides that oversee implicit rules, and moves that may be made
against them if these guidelines were charged. Besides, it prompted more prominent clarity and
suggestion handling system which is easily accessible and offered to complainants (customers) at
no charge. This project defines the policy and steps for handling and resolving suggestion made
by customers and also to appeal for an un-favored situation and for this process to take place
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there must be an automation of the system that will be handle the suggestion process and appeal
method of registration. Automation can be defined as the aspects involved in using a computer
system for the tasks or process such as circulation, implementation etc. It is possible for the
design and implementation E-suggestion box to yield substantial benefits for the users. Chapter
one introduces the research work and the problem definition of the research, and to know the aim
of this research work, research justification tells us why it is important to research on this topic;
it also covers areas like scope and limitation of study which entails the boundary of this work.
This issue had created a lot of problems for an organization growth in the various aspects of the
suggestion box system. To support this approach, this project identifies a range of options that
can be used to manage and resolve online suggestion box. This includes, where the opportunity
presents itself, the need for administrator to make every effort to resolve potential or actual
This research work was undertaken to uncover the various problems with conventional
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2. Lack of prompt updating as to when a suggestion issues has been resolved.
3. Lack of legitimate precise, concise data about the customer implicit rules and character.
This research work “design and implementation of E-suggestion box” the system will be a web-
based application and will be implemented on a relational database system (MySQL). HTML
(hypertext markup language), CSS (cascading style sheet) and JavaScript will be used to design
the web-user interface; PHP (hypertext preprocessor) will be used as the serve-side script
The significance of this study is to serve better than the existing system which is highly manual
and therefore difficult in terms of monitoring the suggestion made by peoples, it improve
database and enhance effectiveness, efficiency and security of the system. It is also intended that
the study will help in the development of a new and hopefully and standard better computer
aided system.
The new system will save time, reduce improper handling of suggestions system and also
The system is expected to be easy as customer can login their suggestion anytime, staff and
management also can equally response to online suggestion in a more easy way and reduced turn
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It can be used by any IT firm, Government secretariat, Law firm, SMEs, Health establishment,
Media firms and financial institutions like banks. To manage client suggestions and improve
customer relationship. This research work is limited by time constraints and unavailability of
resources. Design to help client login their suggestion and request for management helps concern
any suggestion.
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CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
This chapter focuses on the literature review. The contribution of the researchers pertaining to
According to Wikipedia, A suggestion box is utilized for gathering sheets of paper with
contribution from clients and supporters of a specific association. Suggestion boxes may likewise
exist inside, inside an association, like methods for earning worker assessment. (Mikel, 2013)
stated that suggestion box is a gadget for getting extra remarks, questions, and demands. In its
contribution box or casting a ballot box. The box is utilized for gathering sheets of paper with
contribution from clients and supporters of a specific association. Suggestion boxes may likewise
exist inside, inside an association, for example, implies for accumulating worker input.
2.2 FEEDBACK
Arkalgud (2013), Feedback refers to the response or reaction of receiver to the sender’s message.
Feedback is the essence of communication and is the final step of communication process.
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Without feedback from the receiver, communication process remains incomplete. This feedback
Transmitting or sending message is half of the communication process. When messages reach to
the receiver, he decodes the message and sends his response to the sender to complete the
communication process. Feedback enables the sender to evaluate the effectiveness of his
message. If the receiver does not understand what the sender wants to convey, then the sender
refines or repeats the message. According to Wikipedia, Feedback is a data about responses to an
development.
"all through this cycle we have acquired significant input" the transmission of evaluative or
remedial data about an activity, occasion, or interaction to the first or controlling source.
2.3 SYSTEM
Oluwafemi, (1992) System is a coordinated assortment of parts (or subsystems) that are
exceptionally incorporated to achieve a general objective. The system has different sources of
info, which experience certain cycles to produce certain yields, which together, achieve the in
general wanted objective for the system. So a system is typically comprised of numerous more
and the board capacities, items, administrations, gatherings and people. On the off chance that
one piece of the system is changed, the idea of the general system is changed too. Systems range
from easy to complex. There are various kinds of systems. For instance, there are organic
systems (for instance, the heart), mechanical systems (for instance, an indoor regulator),
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human/mechanical systems (for instance, riding a bike), natural systems (for instance,
hunter/prey) and social systems (for instance, gatherings, market interest and furthermore
substances that structure a brought together whole. A system, encircled and impacted by its
current circumstance, is portrayed by its limits, design and reason and communicated in its
Every System is designed to solve some particular problems being encountered by management.
For instance, personnel in a functional area may fill that an existing system is out of date, a
manager might desire certain new information which he requires for better decisions. The
moment the problems are articulated , a set of system objectives are developed by the
Feedback system is the one which uses by and by accomplished yield of the system for causing
variety in the applied info signal to get the necessary yield. All the more basically, we can say
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that the presence of a feedback system permits getting the ideal yield with persistent examination
By and large, these systems are utilized to give more remedial reaction, by contrasting the
2.6 MANAGEMENT
Management can be simply defined as the organization and mobilization of all human and
material resources in a particular system for the achievement of identified objectives in the
system. The two key words are ‘human’ and materials. It is the business of management that
both human and material resources within a system should be organized and mobilized so that
the objectives of the system can be achieved to the fullest. Then administration or management
therefore influences the results to be achieved, the direction to be pursued and the priorities to be
regognised. Duker (1994) sees management as denoting a function as well as the people who
1. Taking place within a structured organizational setting and with prescribed roles.
3. Achieved through efforts of other people; and • Using systems and procedure.
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In early day of business computing, computers were usually used to replace the existing manual
systems. But in this modern day, managers make decisions to solve problems, and information is
used in making the decisions . Information is presented in both oral and written forms by an
information processor. The computer portion of the information processor contains each of the
(iv) Office Automation System or office information systems or virtual office. This has been
Effective feedback has benefits for the giver, the receiver, and the wider organization. Here are
If you ask someone in your organization when feedback occurs, they will typically mention an
us all the time. Every time we speak to a person, employee, customer, vendor, etc., we
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2. Feedback is effective listening
Whether the feedback is done verbally or via a feedback survey, the person providing the
feedback needs to know they have been understood (or received) and they need to know that
their feedback provides some value. When conducting a survey, always explain why
By asking for feedback, it can actually motivate employees to perform better. Employees like to
feel valued and appreciate being asked to provide feedback that can help formulate business
decisions. And feedback from client, suppliers, vendors, and stakeholders can be used to
Feedback is often mistaken for criticism. In fact, what is viewed as negative criticism is actually
constructive criticism and is the best find of feedback that can help to formulate better decisions
Invest time in asking and learning about how others experience working with your organization.
Continued feedback is important across the entire organization in order to remain aligned to
goals, create strategies, develop products and services improvements, improve relationships, and
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2.9 REVIEW OF RELATED WORK
Arkalgud (2013) in “on the definition of feedback” This paper discusses the lack of a
commonly accepted definition of the concept of feedback in management theory, dealing with
communications networks and decision processes in living systems at the organization level. It
proposes a general definition. It deals with living systems at the organization level, including the
total system and all subsystems. Implications of the proposed definition to current
Ismat et. al.,( 2016) stated in their research “The Value and Effectiveness of Feedback in
Improving Students’ Learning and Professionzalizing Teaching in Higher Education” stated that
there is a great importance of feedback in improving learning experience for the students. This
has also significant effect in professionalizing teaching in the higher education level. However,
feedback is considered as a difficult issue in this arena. Most of the lecturers are still continuing
with the tradition form of feedback. This form of feedbacks often unable to satisfy the students in
improving their learning experience. It is high time for the lecturers to re-think about the
feedback providing process. They should avoid traditional way of proving feedback towards the
students and their paper comes with some modern and technology based way of proving
feedback which can eventually help students in improving student learning experience. This can
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differential effects of performance feedback types on the improvement of students’ performance
in school-based assessment. It used 145 senior secondary two (SS II) students from five
secondary schools in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. The sample was
drawn via a purposive sampling technique and assigned to four experimental groups and one
control group. The groups were specific positive feedback, (SPF) specific negative feedback
(SNF), non-specific negative feedback (NSNF), nonspecific positive feedback (NSPF) and no
feedback (NF, control). The study took a 5x2 between subjects factorial experimental research
design by pretest post test technique. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the
conduct of the study. Two equivalent instruments used for data collection were chemistry
problem solving test form one and form two. They are essay itemed and their equivalent form
reliability coefficient was 0.79. The inter-rater and Alpha coefficients for form1 were 0.68 and
0.73 respectively, while that of forrm2 were 0.71 and 0.76 respectively. Data collected were
analysed using mean, standard deviation, paired t-test two-way analysis of covariance and pair
wise comparison where necessary. The results obtained after data analysis showed a significant
main effects for feedback types, gender and interaction between feedback types and gender. It
was also found that SPF, SNF, NSNF and NSPF had significant effects, while NF had
chemistry. Based on the results, it was recommended among all that teachers should endeavour
to use SPF in the appropriate ratio to SNF while assessing students performance.
Victor (2016) in his research “Suggestion Box as Tool for Improving Construction Site Health
and Safety Performance in Nigeria” stated that The importance of suggestion box for
organisational efficiency has received much research attention in the banking, hospitals and
manufacturing companies. In contrast, little or no research into suggestion box and construction
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site health and safety performance has been conducted in Nigeria. Suggestion box is one of the
simplest and most cost effective tools management has used and still using to collect information
from workers, customers and the general public on how to improve products, services and
workers’ welfares. This simple management technique has the added advantage that allows
anonymity of the worker or the public to make suggestion(s) on how to improve organisational
efficiency.
Organizations Through The use Of Suggestion Box: An Empirical Insight from Nigeria Banking
Industry” stated that information is very essential in every human enterprise. More importantly,
in the corporate business world, information gathering and utilization cannot be ruled out in the
onerous effort to manage organizations effectively. Whereas many organizations use the
suggestion box to elicit information from their publics, others use diverse covert and overt means
to gather their information. This study however, was an attempt to investigate how the use of
suggestion box has been instrumental to the effective management of information in Nigeria
Banking Industry. To address this issue empirically, 17 commercial banks operating within
Enugu State, Nigeria were used as the target population for corporate organizations while 170
staff of the various banks constituted the respondents. The objective of this paper was to
ascertain, among others whether the use of suggestion box has facilitated corporate
organizational decision-making process and whether the use of suggestion box has increased
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CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
3.1 INTRODUCTION
Systems are created to solve problems. One can think of the systems approach as an organized
way of dealing with a problem. In this dynamic world, the subject System Analysis and Design
(SAD), mainly deals with the software development activities. According to Williams (2010),
Systems analysis is a process of collecting factual data, understand the processes involved,
identifying problems and recommending feasible suggestions for improving the system
functioning. This involves studying the business processes, gathering operational data,
understand the information flow, finding out bottlenecks and evolving solutions for overcoming
the weaknesses of the system so as to achieve the organizational goals. System Analysis also
includes subdividing of complex process involving the entire system, identification of data store
The analysis of the current system in nigeria. All the steps currently for Writing of suggestion
inside of paper, dropping of the suggestion paper inside the suggestion in completely manual and
offline. The problems of the current system are: There is no efficient means of updating,
checking of the suggestion for papers whether the suggestion paper have been attend to , some
organisation that are not in state or nearby states and even outside Nigeria may what to drop
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suggestion. Also sending suggestion papers by post is another problem because the contributor
The input requirements include information that must be presented to the system by the user to
i. Name of Person
Output is what the system gives back to you or the result of your process when the right inputs
are in place. The output of the current system is through the respondent of the or the owner of the
organisation (ADMIN)
Procedures are concerned with the processes or steps taken while working with the system to
obtain maximum benefit. In the current system, all the processes of making suggestion,
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collecting, reviewing of the suggestion make the suggester are done following the below
procedures:
. ii. Fill all the appropriate space (Name, Address, phone number and your suggestion)
iv. The person in-charge of suggesttion box will pick it from the box
The above procedures are followed to ensure successful submission of suggestion paper in the
Organisation
The files maintained takes care of records that requires some information about contributor
which include contributor name, address, email and phone number etc. The essence of file
maintenance is to enable easy retrieval of information when needed. In the current system, all
suggestions submitted for review before assessment are recorded and given a reference number
The new system to be developed for this research project is a web-based system. The
methodology used in this research is Web-site Design Methodology (WSDM). Achebe (2002)
stated that there are five phases in web-site design methodology which are:
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1. Mission Statement
2. Audience Modeling
3. Conceptual Modeling
4. Implementation design
5. Actual Implementation
3.4.1 MISSION STATEMENT: The Mission statement also known as the “Mission Statement
specification, is the first phase in web-based design methodology. It attempts to provide answer
to the questions; what is the purpose of the web application, what is its subject and ho are the
target audience? Once the above questions are answered, that means the mission statement phase
is completed.
3.4.2 AUDIENCE MODELING: This phase comprises of two sub-phases which are audience
identified by considering only the activities of the organization related to the purpose of the
project and identifying the people involved; these people can now be grouped into audience
classes by looking at those information and functional requirements that are similar to them.
Lastly, at the Audience characterization, the characteristics of the various audience classes are
given.
3.4.3 CONCEPTUAL MODELING: This is also known as the conceptual design phase. It
consist of three parts that can be performed simultaneously; Information modeling, functional
modeling and navigational design. Information modeling is mainly intended for data intensive
web sites; it deals with the “conceptual what” i.e. the type of information and how it is
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structured. Functional modeling consists of the interaction between the users and the system. For
the purpose of the interaction, the functional requirements are listed according to the various
audience classes based on how they are related to the system. Lastly, Navigational Design
addresses how to navigate through the information. Each audience class is considered and the
various information components external that are related to it are considered. The integration of
The Implementation Design Phase is a three phase model that comprises Page structure design,
Presentation design and Logical Database design. Page structure design entails packaging
information in form of chunks in the right proportions. Presentation Design deals with the „look
and feel’ of the web site. And may constitute a lot of literature. Lastly, Logical Database Design
is the design of the underlying database that may be used to maintain the data in case of data
realizing the web applications by using the design made in the previous phases. This project
research is going to use the above methodology for the design of the E-suggestion box.
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Figure 3.1 The implementation phase
Retrieving Information electronically tend to overcome all these weakness present in the current
i. Speed
ii. Accuracy
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E- suggestion box using an automated system means that all submission, review and publication
process will be done online which will make it faster instead of the current manual system.
Accuracy refers to the state of being exact. This is the ability to retrieve particular submission
and publication information that is needed by either a suggested or contributor without mistakes.
For instance it is possible to search for suggestion of a specific contributor, but retrieving it
manually will not give accurate result or will take too much time. All information saved on an
online system are stored in a database, therefore it will be stored there will be kept for as long as
environment, more than one person could read the information about a particular Suggestion at
the same time but it varies in current manual system. The aim of any information system is to
improve the efficiency of already existing system irrespective of the system type i.e. manual or
automated . This efficiency can be achieved by proper planning. E-suggestion box may be
complex to design and program because it is like training a computer to behave like human
being, so the process of designing an E-suggestion box is a complex task that requires its own
expertise.
In a use-case diagram, we try to show the important users (actors) and the functionality of the
system (use-case). Actors are represented by a stick figure and the functionalities are represented
by an oval. Figure 3.1 shows the use case of the new system showing two actors which are the
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USER
SUBMIT
REVIEWER
VIEW SUGGESTION
FORM
Figure 3.2 The System Use Case Diagram of Anonymous E-suggestion Box
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CHAPTER FOUR
SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
The System Design Document describes the system requirements, operating environment,
system and subsystem architecture, files and database design, input formats, output layouts,
Prototyping vehicles particulars expiration sms reminder system requires a website to work and
follows:
The distribution for Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10. This version contains: Apache,
Programming Language
i. HTML
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ii. CSS
iii. PHP
iv. MySQL
We divided the system development specification into Three categories. These provide
components of the development phase that can construct the program and including a list of the
To complete our system development we have three type of specification. These are:
i. Admin specification.
The proposed systems are physically developed in this stage. User specification or output
specification provides the proposed system goals. User specification stage fulfilled the user need
by preparing building blocks of the system .User specification are developed by based on output
design. It provides total outlook of the system and offer various features for user.
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Figure 4.1 The User Login Page
After user successful access the page, the student can now have access to the homepage. The
homepage consists of Where the user can submit their suggestions. user can submit by clicking
on “Submit Feedback”
This is the input panel of the Anonymous e-suggestion box. We have developed this panel so
that we can dynamically control the e-suggestion box. It is fully secured system. Without being
admin or knowing user name and password no one can access it. It is fully protected from
unauthorized access.
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Figure 4.2 The Admin Login Page
this page is used by the admin to login into the system in other to carry out operations like
Reading of the suggestion . The admin always logs in with a pre-assigned and re-modified
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Figure 4.3 The Admin Dashboard
It shows the dashboard after the login is successful. The admin can view the suggestion made by
the user.
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CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 SUMMARY
The system for E-suggestion box has been successfully designed. This project research work
In chapter one, background of the study, statement of the problem, aims and objectives,
motivations, scope of the study, limitations of the study and definition of some terms were
discussed.
In chapter two, relevant literatures were discussed; concept of Suggestions box, E-suggestion
box review of existing and software tools that were used in the development of the system such
In chapter three, analysis was carried out in terms of; analysis of the current manual system,
analysis of the input, analysis of the output, analysis of the existing system procedure, files
maintained, web-design methodology and the expectations of the new system were discussed.
In chapter four, a detailed explanation of the new proposed system was given in a general term
covering; new input requirements, new system procedure, new output requirements, new files
maintained, new system requirement (both hardware and software), use case modeling, database
design(modeling), system implementation which include all user interface implementations were
all discussed.
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Finally, chapter five gives us a brief summary of all the previous chapters. Also in this chapter,
all necessary documents used in the course of carryout this research will be well referenced. The
chapter also contains conclusion, recommendation and suggestions for further research,
5.2 CONCLUSION
The effort being putten together for this project research have finally yielded a positive result.
The E-suggestion box will now have a positive impact on the current manual system being used
by the Administrators. This lead to the conclusion of saying that the aim of the project has
successfully been achieved. Proper and well usage of the developed system will facilitate and
ease almost all the processes involved from the stage of submission of suggesstion. The
developed system also need to be hosted onto the World Wide Web (www) so as to be accessed
5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS
Having developed the new system for E-suggestion box, below are my
recommendations/suggestions:
i. The designed system should be hosted on the World Wide Web (www) so that other
researchers and users around the world can fully use the system.
ii. If hosted on the www, the system should be periodically updated with latest information about
call for Suggestions, review process or any other information concerning the suggestions.
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