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    Attend Sure :Revolutionizing Students' Engagement with Attendance Tracking In Education
    (Uganda Christian University, 2025-05-14) BUSHENYULA SHEBAKANGA THEOPHILE; KALETE LYTON; MAYIKA KOLONGO GRADY
    Many higher education institutions continue to rely on manual methods for tracking student attendance, methods that are time-consuming, error-prone, and vulnerable to manipulation. At Uganda Christian University, for example, 75% of student failures are attributed to poor attendance, while 80% of students report a lack of academic motivation. These inefficiencies not only compromise academic record accuracy but also reduce administrative productivity. This report presents Attend Sure, a location-aware digital attendance management system designed to address these challenges through automation and geofencing technology. The system verifies student presence within a designated geographic boundary (e.g., N Block or Nkoyoyo Hall) before allowing them to check in via a secure mobile interface. To ensure robust development, the project undertook a comprehensive system analysis and design process, including the identification of functional and non-functional requirements, process modeling using data flow and sequence diagrams, and database design through an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD). The system backend is built using MongoDB, a flexible and scalable NoSQL database optimized for real-time data storage and retrieval. Attend Sure offers distinct user interfaces for administrators, lecturers, and students, supporting efficient role-based access and functionality. By digitizing attendance workflows, the solution enhances accuracy, reduces administrative burden, and provides reliable data for monitoring student engagement, thereby contributing to smarter, tech-enabled campus management.