The Design and Implementation of an Information System for Placement Programmes

Steven Kwan Keung Ng, Wai Shing Ho, Fu Lee Wang, Kenneth Wong, Michael Cheung

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Abstract

Placement programme is now an integral part of higher education curriculums as it brings invaluable chances to integrate practice and theories. However, traditional course management systems cannot handle all the information inside a placement programme such as the input from stakeholders like employers and placement counselors. We have recently designed and implemented an information system to support the information need of our placement programme. The system provides a centralized platform for employers to post placement information; for students to view possible placement opportunities; and for placement counselor to provide placement guidance to the students. The system also provides a matching service to identify the best placement opportunities for each student and the best students for each placement job. This paper shares our experience in the design and implementation of our placement information system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationKnowledge Sharing through Technology - 8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology in Teaching and Learning, ICT 2013, Revised Selected Papers
Pages120-134
Number of pages15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology in Teaching and Learning, ICT 2013 - Hong Kong, China
Duration: 10 Jul 201311 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume407 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology in Teaching and Learning, ICT 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHong Kong
Period10/07/1311/07/13

Keywords

  • design
  • education
  • implementation
  • matching algorithm
  • placement
  • post-secondary

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