Design And Implementation Of A Computerized Child Abuse Database Management System

Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendation

5.0 Introduction

This chapter gives a summary of the entire system with emphases on its achievements and limitations. There are also suggestions on possible areas of enhancement.

5.1 Discussion

The system was designed to fulfill the basic aim and specific objectives that were proposed at the earlier stage of the system development. A system comprises of people, equipment, space and procedures. The researcher was mindful of the input, processing, storing and retrieving requirements necessary for an effective system.

In any software development, security is always a very important issue for consideration. The administrators should therefore make use of authorized persons to take charge of the system. It is thus management obligation to ensure internal controls and security about the system, the system cannot be accessed by any user except the authorized user with the login ID and password.

5.2 Limitations

It is not usually possible to design a system that meets the needs of every user, therefore the system has the following limitations;

There are fixed queries that have been designed by the researcher. This means that the users cannot run queries of their choice unless the system is upgraded.

Project was quite limited since the project entails some components that required to be delivered on time with full functionality

Biased responses from some of the interviewees.

Lack of interest from some of the would-be users of the new system due to fear of loss of jobs as a result of the automation that the new system inhibits.

5.3 Problems Encountered

There are as many problems encountered as a system is one of the tasks on which needs much of attention, thus the following problems were encountered during the development process of coming up with the System;

One of the biggest problem encountered on which it’s more so a general problem per all students that were carrying out project at the university was limitation in time to enable development of a program with better features. On which we were first given some desirable deadline at fast that was handing in over early September and on which was abruptly changed to a nearby date thus leading to compression of functionalities that would be included in the system due to limited time.

In accessibility to the most current literature on software development Despite the normal programming procedures followed, some segments could not run normally especially in the viewing forms, may be due to computer memory problem since PHP takes allot of memory.

Another encountered problem was limited access to better resources that were used in developing the system, specifically designing software’s like Edrawer, Ud on which internet access was always on and off thus even though they were downloaded the best that could be got were trial versions on which worked for 15 – 30 days hence disorganizing the researchers plans to come up with more unique and high performance system.

The other encountered problem was on research or requirements engineering on which needed a lot of information from the medical center on which the research place was always Busy thus limited attention was given to the researcher since it was a big medical center they worked 24 hrs a day leading to getting most requirements from observation and the least through one on one interviews.

Lack of proper documentation about the existing system was another problem encountered on which was a big bottleneck for System development.

During data collection process, the staff was reluctant to release any information, as it was even hard for the researcher to be given sample forms that were used to be used in child abuse management Services with the fear that they might be supporting a competitor.

5.4 Recommendations

First of all, it’s important that Child Safety Monitoring Center continues to use the old manual system alongside per speculations in the implementation section in the report as the health Centre has many clients and the system users have to be trained to use the system as they may lose information on which may be of great use, thus the users should first use the manual and the automated system parallel till knowledge that the automated system is worth their expectations.

Similarly as mentioned above, the users need to be trained on how best they can use the new automated system. Users with basic computer skills will be required in order for them to appreciate the functionality of the program.

The system has a lot of room for further improvement though as it stands it can be used as a prototype to develop a Child Abuse Management System and more features could be added, since less time was available for the researcher.

Lastly on the recommendation as hinted before in supplements of the recommendations about the limited time, the report is not containing all that is in the Project system as it was still under construction and the due to need of beating the deadline of Report handing in most of the Parts needed were included in the Report Living out little bits on which were under construction and changes will be made after the completion of the system by 26th of July.

5.4 Conclusion

In each child who comes into this world, the hopes and dreams on human race are born a new. Children are bearers of our basic future a future that is in our hand as at no other time. For the world has the information, resources and the legal goals to give each child the best possible start in life, in family environments that offer the love, the care and the maturing that children need to grow, to learn and to develop to the fullest.

Yet still, these children are being exposed to all different types of mistreatments ranging from child labor, violence, abuse, neglect and commercial sexual misuse of children. Children are more vulnerable than adults to being hurt, neglected, abused and exploited. Their survival is in danger and their full improvement is compromised. Violence against children happens inside families, in schools and communities.

In any case, the need to care for these children in order to meet the increasing and difficulty request emerged. Therefore, man resolves to help to mobilize a Global development for children an unstoppable crusade to end, finally, the poverty, ill health, violence and discrimination that have needlessly blighted and destroyed so many young lives. In this juncture, there is have to know who a child is andwhat child abuse and neglect is “there isn’t one acceptable age,which is considered as a commendable meaning of the upper limit of childhood begins as far as the privilege to vote and be voted in favor of and the age thought about the government service of youth and culture, and education as being upper limit of childhood differs… “ even internationally, there are dissimilar definitions as to who a child seems to be. The OAU sanction characterizes a child as “each person below the ages of eighteen (18) years” despite the fact that there are divergent opinions and view with respect to what is the age limit of a child, it is the view of the author, that a child is anyone between the birth to the fruition of physiological/mental and physical improvement. As it were, anyone between zero of his/her introduction to the world to eighteen (18) years is a CHILD.

child disregard is implied demonstration of oversight, dissent or notwithstanding giving essential needs, rights and deeds of the child by parents/ guardians which might possibly fundamentally disable the prosperity of a child. Disregard can likewise appear as insufficient arrangement of resources for the welfare of the child both now and in future.

Child mind then again speaks to a region of programming focused at “child needing special protection measures”. There are child who are victims of or belong to, groups which are especially vulnerable to, various kinds of abuse, exploitation, violence and abandonment.

Vulnerable groups-incorporate children armed conflict or by other situations of emergency, children engaged in hazardous or exploitative labour, including those who are trafficked, children deprived of parental protection due to AIDS, children subjected to sexual exploitation and abuse, children living with disabilities and children in conflict with the law.

On account of the above situations, communities should be strengthened and families bolstered to give the vital care to enhance child survival, improvement. Families require learning, aptitudes, inspiration and support, they have to recognize what to do in particular conditions and ass the child develop and create, they require aptitudes to give suitable care and to take care of issues. They should be roused to attempt and to manage new practices. They require social and material help shape the network. Lastly require bolster frame the health centers/system, in the form of accessible clinics responsible services and health workers should have to give effective advice, drugs, and more complex treatment when necessary.