Using student barcode information for monitoring student attendance in large groups

Description

A student barcode based solution to identify attendance patterns / problems in large practical groups and lectures in the Biosciences. The project produced a working system which scans a student card within a teaching event and records appropriate student details into a database. A separate program monitors the events and the database to produce email reports to staff and students where attendance was unsatisfactory. The system was built using a test data set. The software is available to be implemented on a suitable platform. The system requires a MS-SQL server with IIS and ASP support. The source code, documentation and executables are available for download and installation (see below).

Outcomes and downloads

• Barcode installation files
• Documentation

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