Abstract:
Stakeholders of our educational system/sector currently face a significant challenge of
school management and administration including (monitoring, supervision, and control
activities) of staff, students, and material resources. That is, in recent times there is a rise in
cases of kidnapping, fraudsters, illegal entry of school through the fence, rampant stealing,
monitoring, and invigilation challenges that need to be addressed with an IoT application
technology in our senior high schools in Ghana. This study aims to identify the key areas
for the design of an IoT framework. Purposefully, this research is to assist schools to
overcome the numerous challenges faced by providing intelligent collaboration and
connectivity with devices. In it, the researcher reviewed related literature on IoT framework
design, conceptual and theoretical review of concepts, and related theories to the study. To
gather factual evidence in support of the research problem, further literature was discussed
on various smart campuses and IoT frameworks and their connection or relationship with
the IoT design the researcher proposed at the end of the study. The researcher adopted a
methodology of an outline of steps generally use for designing IoT frameworks. Seven basic
methodological steps were adopted in the design process starting from the purpose and
requirement specification through to the framework functionality/operations. These steps
and design tools serve as the basis for the design of my framework purposely directed for
senior high schools in Ghana. Meanwhile, the researcher produced a simulation of the
framework design in direct relation to areas of specification of the reviewed frameworks and
models in the literature review. Furthermore, the researcher recommended that further
research can be conducted on IoT security and privacy issues to ensure a well-secured IoT
design. Finally, after going through all these studies, the researcher was confident to state in
clear evidence that the outline of steps adopted indeed yielded to the design of the proposed
IoT framework for senior high schools in Ghana.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Information Technology Education,
Faculty of Technical Education, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Science
(Information Technology Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
MAY, 2020