Attend Sure :Revolutionizing Students' Engagement with Attendance Tracking In Education
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2025-05-14
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Uganda Christian University
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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.
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a project report submitted to the faculty of engineering, design and technology in partial fulfilment of the requirements for
the award of the degree of bachelor of science in information technology of uganda christian university, its highlights a location-aware digital attendance system using geofencing for accurate and automated tracking at institutions like Uganda Christian University, where poor attendance significantly impacts student outcomes. Built with MongoDB, it offers role-based access for administrators, lecturers, and students, aiming to improve accuracy, reduce administrative work, and provide data for better student engagement monitoring, contributing to smarter campus management.