IUT Alumni Forum

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to describe the features and procedures that were followed in the development of the project. This document specially mentions the details of the project and how it was developed, all the requirements and functionalities of the system throughout the project. The need for a relationship between Higher education institutions with their alumni is vital especially when it comes to universities in the like of IUT. However, often this outreach is done without adequate data on which to base decisions. IUT Alumni Forum is a website based project with the main goal of is to bring former IUT students in contact with the institution as well as current student to a platform where they can share useful information and assist one another. The system was developed with the aid of markup languages; HTML, CSS and JavaScript for front-end. PHP and MySQL were used for Back-end development. Bootstrap was also used for design and Xammp was used as local host. The system enhances the student experiences in a more focused and multi-disciplinary strategic plan. Moreover, IUT Alumni Forum develops and implement more effective, coordinated and regular communications with alumni. Developing and implementing a marketing plan that focuses on expectations and mutual benefits of lifetime support of the University is a paramount feature of the system.