People are surfing the web and relying on web sites more than
ever to research companies, compare offerings and form opinions about brands
and companies. Living in the digital world, a website is now a necessity
for a business, big or small. If you have a business and don’t have a
website, you are probably losing a number of great opportunities for your
business. A website itself can be used to accomplish many different
marketing strategies to help your business grow. The web has a far wider
reach than any other form of advertising. Increasing visibility is one major
factor that makes having a website important. Even if people have heard about
your company, they may want to carry out research online first, before
entertaining the idea of leaving the comfort of their own home. Websites
usually provide a map and directions to company`s shops or offices, for
visitors to less likely have trouble finding your location. Another important
reason why having a website to represent your business is to give you
credibility. A website will not only give you credibility but it will also
help to give the impression that your company is bigger and more successful
than it may actually be.
Websites are also available and accessible 24 hours a day, every
day of the year. Because of this, your customers and potential customers can
visit your site for support or information about new and upcoming products and
services whenever it is convenient for them. Your website will act as an
invaluable and always-available resource for information which would otherwise
only be accessible during your company`s business hours.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Most computer school currently operates a manual way of issuing out information
about their services. This system is usually cumbersome for a prestigious
company with a large customer base. Customers sometimes queue in lines to make
enquiries and make findings about the services rendered, thereby wasting precious
and productive time for both the computer school and the customer.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The objective of this study is to develop a Website for a computer school to
increase -
1.
Visibility-
Increasing visibility is one major factor that makes having a website
important. Even if people have heard about your company, they may want to carry
out research online first, before leaving the house. Provide a map and
directions to your company's shops or offices on your website so that visitors
are less likely to have trouble finding the place.
2.
Accessibility- A
website is online and accessible 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Because
of this, your customers and potential customers can visit your site for support
or information about new and upcoming products and services whenever it is
convenient for them. Your website will act as an invaluable and
always-available resource for information which would otherwise only be
accessible during your company's business hours.
3.
Sales- Your
website can sell products at any time. Potential customers are not restricted
to business hours. Instead, they can go online and purchase products whenever
they want. A website with an online shop can provide a dramatic boost in sales.
1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
Designing and implementing a website is a broad study, however, all the areas
cannot be covered at once, and this work is therefore limited in the automation
of the process of computer enthusiasts checking the services and availability
of services about a computer school.
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
A website for any business is a significant tool, it will enable people from
any point, to search and read about your computer school and get their data
easily without any prior experience queuing at the counter.
Below is some of the significance of this research work:
1.
Customers can check availability of all the services offered by
this company, call to make enquiries online.
2.
To ease off stress of queuing at the counter.
3.
Easily locate the business with the aid of Google map integrated
on the website.
1.6 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
Many factors have limited this study, some of these factors are:
TIME – The time allocated to
research work for this study was greatly constrained due to intense academic
activities involving the researcher.
FINANCE – The major
constraints for this study occurred in the form of inadequate funds. The
present high cost of material, access to a personal computer unit for running
and debugging of the website, transportation expenses to and fro the site of a
computer school etc. militated against the smooth and easy advancement of the
work.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
During the course of writing this research work, some words that
need explanation are as follows:
- Computer School - refers to
resources, companies and services dedicated to helping educate users
on computer-related topics.
- Websites - A website is a
collection of related web pages, including multimedia content, typically
identified with a common domain name, and published on at least one web
server.
- HTML -
Hypertext Markup Language is the standard markup language for creating web
pages and web applications.
- CSS- Cascading Style
Sheets is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a
document written in a markup language.
- CUSTOMER - a person who
buys goods or services from a shop or business.
- ONLINE - controlled by or
connected to a computer. (Of an activity
or service) available on or performed using the Internet or other computer
network.
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