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DECLARATION
it
has
not
been
dissertation
previously
represents
submitted
for
my
to
this
admission
August, 1983
own
i ii
ABSTRACT
The purpose of
this
study
is
two-fold.
Using
simple
Postal
Survey
study
is
of
current
use
in
Hong
Kong
secondary
schools
with
The
major
local
currently
to
using
administration.
computer
From
the
system
personal
data
and institutionalization
computer
of
obtained.
emphasis
second
computer
part
of
secondary
assist
regarding
the
management
school
with
the
implementation
application
School
the
schools
in
interviews
on
in
secondary
administrators
will
find
who
these
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
would
secondary
like
schools
questionnaire.
to
thank
who
have
My thanks are
the
Principals
kindly
due
of
responded
specially
to
th
and
Thom
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
DECLARATION
ABSTRACT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
II
ii
iii
iv
V
vii
ix
INTRODUCTION
1.1
1.2
1.3
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
2.1
2.2
Information Systems
2.3
2.4
14
16
3.1
The Method
16
3.2
The Questionnaire
16
3.3
17
3.4
18
3.5
Summary
24
vi
IV
25
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.1.4
4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.3.1
4.3.2
4.3.3
School No. 1
The Administration Computer System
The Programs
Discussion
School No.2
The System and Programs
Discussion
School No.3
The Administration Computer System
Discussion
25
26
32
53
55
56
71
74
74
82
84
84
85
86
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX
88
91
LIST OF FIGURES
igure
2-1
2-2
2-3
Transformation of Data
4-1
4-2
4-3
4-4
Printout of a Class-Timetable
4-5
4-6
4-7
4-8
4-9
4-10
4-11
4-12
4-13
4-14
4-15
4-16
4-17
4-18
4-19
4-20
4-21
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Figure
Page
4-22
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4-23
64
4-24
65
4-25
66
4-26
67
4-27
68
4-28
69
4-29
70
4-30
76
4-31
77
4-32
78
4-33
79
4-34
80
4-35
81
iX
LIST OF TABLES
Table
Page
3-1
17
3-2
18
3-3
3-4
3-5
20
21
22
1
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Hong
Kong
of
secondary
current
schools
computer
with
use
particular
Perform some
order
indepth
to
interviews
obtain
implementation
case
and
in
studies
identifying
encountered in
schools
in
regarding
institutionalization
some
of
Such
the
computer
data
will
be
the
problems
which
might
be
implementing
computer
applications
in
secondary.school administration.
1.1
developments
virtually
microcomputers.
capacity,
its
an
This
ease
different fields.
equipment
Personal
owned
and
reasonable
rapidly
secondary
Computer
these
in
in
in
H.K.
no
September
for
storage
flexibility
longer
many
priviledged
organizations.
schools
at
in
now
started
1982
in
of
quite
microcomputers
are
which
market
available
and
There
have
applications
are
secondary
years
vast
wealthy
days,
rate.
its
of
large
computers
increasing
Studies
by
its
and
potentials
appear
schools
access,
few
the
machine, with
only
home
past
of
prices
beginning to
the
explosion
of
in
for
H.K.
some
the
their
are
at
fifty
course
of
Form
2
students.
Besides
instructional
promise
in
using
purposes,
the
administration.
microcomputers
there
application
is
of
also
the
various
considerable
machine
for
in
there
out
by
school
is
Marv
Westrom
Administration"
--
1982
problem
hardware
area
and
and
may
adequate
unlikely, however, to
have
have
had
computer systems
with
complex
individuals
have
adequate
who
will
understand
knowledge
skills.
experience
human
in
tasks.
hardware,
integrating
Among
One
are
those
software,
administration.
of
They
in
"Administrators
sufficient
programming
gap
and
who
have
reason
is
exclusively
on
interested
in
be
For these
reasons, good
small
place
like
H.K.,
where
have
market
produce microcomputer
purposes.
attractive
softwares
Schools wishing
to
enough
for
use
the
is
for
school
even
to
administration
of
harder
investment
microcomputers
number
find
in
It
this
would
out
the
extent
and
secondary
nature
of
schools.
current
In
computer
addition,
be
useful
to
use
some
in
case
assist
in
local
reports
of
administration
administrators
contemplating
1.3
basic
concepts
to
of
computer
system
are
systems
and
related
literature
Postal
with
the
observations.
Case
Studies
In Chapter IV,
three
part
of
the
with
study.
the
to
These
Principals
The
results
system
detail.
last
Survey,
of
and
Hong
assist
are
and
chapter
in
results
form
gives
the
an
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
2.1
We talk about,
for
example,
in
many
the
solar
In
all
an
different
We
can
also
be
speak
identified
contexts,
assemblage
system,
the
of
word
components
as
"an
combination
of
whole,
...
it
as
an
will be helpful
array of
to
define
components
systems
designed
to
more
precisely
accomplish
particular
systems
approach
is
widely
used
different
system
as
"a
which
objectives."
are
Fig.
intended
2-1
shows
satisfy
the
basic
Coombs
development
set
to
to
project
fields.
in
in
of
inputs,
attain
certain
the
system's
components
of
system.
To ensure that the outputs
satisfy
the
the
objectives
system's
of
operation
F i g . 2-1
B a s i c Components of a System
Fig.2-2
A System w i t h Feedback
Fig.2-3
T r a n s f o r m a t i o n o f Data
this
is
the
of
performance.
alter the
the
function.
correction
performance
of
from
so
This
that
the
feeding
undesirable
back
of
This
undesirable
the
desired
input
eliminated.
actual
control
back
deviations
information
is
to
are
called
components.
The
input
easily
component
computer
identify
consists
how
to
of
process
is
terminal keyboard.
central
processing
unit
The
processor
(CPU) which
is
has
called
three
the
parts:
This is where
all
often
used.
processed,
the
After
data
or
is
on
system
storage
(iii)
according
tapes
the
with
usually
devices
and
necessary
generated.
magnetic
hardcopies
computer
and
all
output
The configuration
input
and
the
computations
the
(i)
the
disks
The
or
printers.
includes
besides
the
2 .2
Information Systems
In
any
institution,
information
requirement
performance of
goals.
of
the
According
direction,
operation,
largely
organization
measured
to
Schoderbek
data
and
needed
planning,
information
as
is
in
and
(1968),
to
certain
respect
to
Board
of
The
organization,
overall
of
particular
areas
or
be
required
in
the
functions.
for
performance
the
information
with
any
its
control.
against
function."
the
maintaining
relates
selected
management
by
daily,
only
The
weekly, or
occasionally
as
data
and
information,
say:
of
is
system,
illustrated
data
is
informing
Until it reaches
only
potential
diagrammatically
in
parts
forming
complex
or
or
"the
'data'
them
this
and
last
information."
Fig.
2-3.
combination
unitary
whole
An
of
to
Information
systems
are
playing
an
vital
ability to
role
produce
in
this
timely
The
expansion
and
are
students.
the
administrators,
information
system
maintain records, to
is
To the
needed
its
information.
In
of
an
plan,
to
school
record
concise
student
processing;
record
(4)
following
of
(5)
to
control.
may
information;
capacity
of
for
for
compact,
increased
teachers
or
advantages
availability
information;
parents
to
the
purposes:
and
availability
and
administrator,
many
evaluate,
2.3
information
teachers,
for
has
of
the
computer
because
accurate
increasingly
time
activities
(Dupree, 1973)
and
medium-sized
use
organizations
so
widely
known
is
the
Naur
computers
for
in
commercial
records,
However,
rapidly
Peter
of
invoicing,
what
may
not
increasing
use
of
(1975)
says
that
least
four
tools
for
various
Aided
educational
in
Instruction,
subjects,
in
their
own
education,
right,
as
such
and
in
(3)
as
(4)
the
as
fields
higher
education,
computers
have
like
student
scheduling
of
courses
in
student
Dupree and
Kapp
(1973)
reported
system
and
of
Pure
authors,
are
students' progress
and
administrators,
maintenance
toward
Two
of
in
advising
which
and
counselling.
as
degree
Problems
the
consumption
of
large
amounts
records
inability
to
attention
to
erroneous
data
provide
student
from
as
periodic
adequate
problems;
errors
student
prompted
to
clerical
the
(3)
system
time
the
generated
of
requirements,
the
manual
characteristics:
of
of
discussed
Applied
matters
accurate
satisfying
used
time
in
grows;
(2)
for
personal
compounding
during
(1)
of
clerical
10
processing; and
along
(4)
the
administrative
difficulty
channels
of
while
distributing
data
maintaining
data
advantages
Sciences
computer-based
gained
at
at
the
Northeast
information
College
of
Louisiana
system,
Pure
and
University
on
more
personal
increased
level;
growth
(5)
increased
administrators; and
(6)
availability
record
information.
which administrators of
any
time
All
(1)
contact
with
better
for
use
of
student
availability
of
of
Applied
are:
capacity
processing;
student
(3)
the
compact,
these
educational
are
of
concise
benefits
organization
hope
to achieve.
In
the
area
of
course
administration,
Benbasat
preparation
examinations
ultimate aim
resources
of
for
which
the
of
high
permit
system
activities
is
such
as
used
quality, multiple-
machine
to
be
et
grading.
release
The
instructional
individual
counselling
the
use
of
micro-computer
will
become
educational organizations as
the
Such
based
to
administer
applications
increasingly
machine
information
is
an
with
common
in
getting
more
11
An example of using
system
for
micro-computer
administering
Masters
the
Business
College
of
system
Administration
memory.
used
is
The
Texas
producing
hard-copies
(i.e.
of
this
HK$70,000.
hardware
of
BASIC
which
is
includes
developed by
for
member
this
of
the
simultaneously.
The
was
staff.
automated
information
administer
system
with
the
produce
provides
which
to
program.
counsel
student
makes
data
the
MBA
university-wide,
provides
the
are
facilitated.
office
student
MBA
office
independent
information
office
reports.
and
accurate
students
This
with
MBA
new
and
to
system
is
and
retrieving
in-house
of
system
the
system;
greater
was
computer
different
the
than
system
the
less
The
timely
Because
printer
and
information
MBA
two
print-outs),
configuration
The software
A&M
bytes
system
paper
in
128K
Buffa
developed
at
by
of
larger,
thus
control
it
over
software
costs
are
relatively
low
for
12
the
information system.
kind
Their
of
data
needed
applications
at
the
of
for
will
higher
storing
and
such
an
therefore
be
educational
level
over
the
level,
past
there
twenty
years
history
of
now
increasingly
Lim
using
done
use
of
these
have
give
aided
in
this
are
school
area
being
used
In
will
Dowsland
the
use
of
so.
in
computers
micro-computers
main-frame
micro-computers
many
introduce
(1982)
computer
of
been
to
general
and
in
Dowsland
have
the
micro-computer
system
in
near
and
in
It
would
allow
the
timetabler
to
continually
staff
changes
or
Many
different
problem could be
changes
tried,
to
enabling
solve
timetabling
the
timetabler
timetables
for
the
13
3)
The
turn-round
(generally)
time
much
of
personal
faster.
there is no need
to
On
compete
system
micro-computer
with
other
schools
vacations),
the
for
problem
is
be
used
timetabling.
of
conflicts
for
of
academic
may
school
partly
eliminate
the
sixth
form
available
become
to
insufficient
facilities.
facilities
known.
complete
to
make
The
Also,
timetable
the
use
of
the
in
the
many
cannot
be
results
of
The
time
job
is
then
usually
remote
school
might
timetable
computer
micro-computing
however
enable
computer
Computer
Simair
(1982)
has
printer,
and
reported
bytes
of
card-reader
and
Quite a
Managed
pupil
how
an
bit
has
Learning,
attendance
Apple
memory,
is
other
used
two
II
disk
in
14
The
administrator
secondary
schools
for
system
helps
micro-computer
to
produce
absentee
administrative
the
lists,
to
by
A scheduling
help
school
is
timetable.
The
also
used
usefulness
this
pilot
has
also
of
the
suggested
produce
the
micro-computers
of
in
supported
Westrom
use
reports
subject, etc.
positively
project.
to
bi-monthly
parents,
school
(1982)
by
also
micro-computer
several
in
guidelines
to
Hong
Kong,
micro-computers
schools
in
September
level.
by
this,
however,
own
was
the
fact
about
very
that
studies
--
little
has
is
i.e.
thus
known
as
begun.
about
when
Studies
innovation
right
1982
The
formally
Computer
were
very
21
courses
Hong
Kong
objects
of
Excepting
the
use
of
15
In
this
study,
postal
survey
who
was
conducted
and
are
computer-users
nature
particular
of
computer
emphasis
use
on
in
school
administrative applications.
(2) Perform some indepth interviews in
in
order
to
implementation
obtain
and
case
studies
useful
in
identifying
what
of
Such
problems
schools
regarding
institutionalization
several
the
computer
data
will
might
to
be
assist
16
CHAPTER III
THE SURVEY
3.1
The Method
The data were collected
1983.
by
postal
to
the
survey
whole
in
population
Places
Allocation
Scheme
June
in
in
Hong
the
Kong.
few
Principals
Their
opinions
comprehensiveness
and
who
were
of
The Questionnaire
A specimen of the questionnaire used in
shown in Appendix
1.
The
questionnaire
the
survey
consists
is
of
two
only
for
parts:
(a) Part I
supply
software
information
personnel,
The
concerning
computer
intended
schools
computer
configuration,
were
asked
applications,
budget,
and
by
all
part
of
the
respondents.
questionnaire
Besides
question
was
set
to
find
out
do
so
is
to
collecting
and
whether
within
the
some
school,
schools
the
be
next
not
12
17
3.3
207
Table
3-1
returns
the
data
summarizes
S c h o o l Type
No. of R e s p o n s e s
Aided
Computer-users
157
62
Government
25
Private
21
207
73
Caput G r a n t
Total =
Table 3-1
currently
do
using
so
and
within
62
not
for
presented in the
schools
following
currently
using
paragraphs.
The
computers
are
schools
have
to
facilitate
18
3.4
nature
of
computer
use
in
secondary
Group
II
III
IV
TOTAL
No. of Responses
47
18
73
100%
12
18
35
48%
36
12
52
71%
18
27
37%
Applications:
( a ) Teach
Computer
Studies
(b)
Interest
(c)
C.A.L.
Club
7%
11
19
26%
(f) Statistics
Reporting
12
16%
(g) Accounting
10%
(h) Inventory
11%
(i) Payroll
3%
12
16%
11
15%
(1) Timetabling
11%
19
From the figures shown in Table 3-2, we
most popular use of computers
interest clubs
for
in
secondary
extra-curricular
subject
in
activities.
their
The
that
schools
see
the
use
able
is
in
This
is
to
offer
curriculum,
would
opportunity
of
the
the
to
machine
know
as
only
If we ignore
applications
applications
(d)
to
(a)
(1)
3-3.
As the
figures
secondary schools in
Hong
computer
in
to
assist
(c)
which
to
and
are
will
for
be
indicate, quite
Kong
school
has
already
is
student examination
major
reports.
The
for
the
shown
in
number
of
made
use
The
purpose
of
tedious
work
with
saved
the
of
most
preparation
school
as
administration.
consider
use
of
this
of
for
of
computer.
Among all
payroll
This
is
has
the
perhaps
the
computer
lowest
due
priority
to
for
teaching
administrative
the
fact
already
staffs
in
in
applications,
individual
that
the
centrally
the
aided
schools.
Education
computerized
sector
and
20
Besides
applications
include:
listed
in
Table
3-3,
schools
in
their
returns
(i)
Library
Allocating substitute
teachers
book
for
other
and
information;
absentees;
(ii)
and
(iii)
Group
II
III
IV
TOTAL
No. of Schools
31
46
100%
18
27
59%
11
4.
19
41%
(f) Statistics
Reporting
12
26%
(g) Accounting
15%
(h) Inventory
17%
(i) Payroll
4%
12
26%
11
24%
(1) Timetabling
17%
Applications:
(d) Student Exam
Reporting
(e) Student Data
Record-keeping
21
For the 30
Scheme,
Atari-800
schools
the Hong
Kong
their
the
Pilot
Government
micro-computer
Schools using
in
as
the
own budgets,
Computer
has
selected
standard
however,
have
group
TRS-80
of
purchased
Group
1_
II_
III
IX
No. of Responses
47
18
1
1
1
1
1
of Computer
much
is
schools.
TRS-80
12
Atari
6
1
NEC
8
Sharp
6
Commodore
2
4
APII
9
Apple II
5
Genie
5
Wang
2
Superbrain
1
HP
1
Panasonic
1
Sinclair
1
1
Komtek
1
TI
1
CESEC
1
EXO
AltOS
Gamma
Table 3-4 Statistics of Different Make
used in Schools
the
equipment.
Studies
also
22
Concerning
the
problems
encountered
in
Principals
of
their
Computer
significance:
Personnel,
Staff
Technical
to
The
most
this innovation.
giving a
high
rank
order
to
staff
a
the
one.
few
58
as
Staff
problem
resistance
and
from
problem,
financial
their
Support,
significant
is
were
Resistance,
using
for
schools
use
the
Problem Area
Staff Resistance
12
30
Finance
38
Computer Personnel
18
18
Technical Support
13
27
11
Space
15
15
15
23
presented
in
Tables
3-1
from
to
the
survey
have
There
are,
3-5
computer-users
in the preparation of
softwares.
the
in
take
part
Most
schools
the
computer
preparing
programs.
(2)
Out
of
the
73
computer-user,
academic
responses
only
24
background.
of
secondary
Principals
The
have
school
innovation
science
of
result
of
the
head
being
using
is
not
science-
minded.
(3)
information
obtained
about
the
sex, age,
to
the
reveal
any
innovation.
(4)
do
use
school.
quite
However,
it
is
of
computer
is
not
computer
apparent
(not
rather
low
This is probably
of
in
schools
in
the
that
the
the
Pilot
compared
due
has
to
a
to
the
higher
24
3.5
Summary
The survey conducted has
some extent
secondary
the
current
schools.
From
use
succeeded
of
the
in
computer
results
reviewing
in
presented
presented.
administrative
the
give
idea
together
in
machine
systems
some
Kong
the
teaching
In
secondary
computer
the
administration.
Hong
to
in
the
schools
will
be
about
the
with
the
computer
in
25
CHAPTER IV
CASE STUDIES OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS
In
schools
this
chapter,
currently
administration
three
using
will
be
case
reports
computers
described.
of
to
The
secondary
assist
schools
in
will
be
.1.1
School No.l
The school is a private Chinese
history of over
30
years.
It
middle
comprises
The
of
about
day
to
day
for
in
and
1000,
over
of
1981
administrative
Primary
has
200
the
in
the
system
is
around
HK$20,000.
the
this
Section
virtually
Section.
this
prepare
student
report
MB.
All
The
the
written
cards
cost
of
ago
examinations.
as
school timetabling.
years
records
and
and
include
data
himself
with
application
two
after
secondary
purposes
Vice-Principal
0.6
its
boarding
Secondary
responsible
management
installed
as
members,
is
with
Matriculation
well
for all
Matriculation
places.
school
well
programs
as
for
26
SSSD
(Single
Side
of
student
data.
storage
Single
Each
file
school
of
to
student
enrolment
as
the
Academic
examination
for
one
320
(see
examination
this
Fig.
record.
4-1)
marks
are
The
for
results
academic
calculated
the
year.
Student
Each
and
all
Report
uses
Reports
and
for
bytes,
school
Student
Diskette,
is
pre-printed
and
student
printed
by
the
to
as
the
name
telephone number,
and
profession,
etc.
Again
diskette.
Each
information
student
data
data
such
residential
Registration
is
for
address,
the
within
allocated
storage.
Fig.
4-2
total
just
a
It can be
stored
in
Birth
coded
form
one
record
shows
as
in a
seen
from
Place
and
to
save
27
STUDENT REPORT
28
Fig. 4-2
29
academic
fact
contains
Whenever
student
leaves
that
the
original
storage
space
for
on
also
drop
out
school, his
the
in
new
year,
diskette,
the
first
students
file
admitted
if necessary.
can
files
be
referring
randomly
accessed
by
described
to
his
Fig.
is
and
be
student
the
student
of
for
data
This
'Primary
data.
Besides
in
also
instead
4-2.
from
'Student
the
record
previously
used
the
the
to
Class
school
access
code.
entry,
This
for
example,
after
student
the
end
of
each
academic
year,
4-3.
It
Vice-Principal
is
said,
A sample of
planned,
that
these
printed
this
according
paper
the
is
to
records
for
shown
what
that
in
the
will
students'
In
each
in
yearly
case, a
30
761012
NAME: CHAN
SESSION 1
SESSION 2
SESSION 3
SESSION 4
INAL EXAM
YEAR:
125
-
115
60
60* 110
113
157
59
PE
SESSION
SESSION
SESSION
SESSION
MARKS:
1
2
3
4
CDT
C+
C+
BB-
PHS
CHM
61
55
57
1982-83
BIO ADM
34* 53
40* -
53
54
CLASS: 5C
GEO
60
57
55
NO. 4
AVE
46.90*
50.90
50.70
61.22
PRD.ABS. PRD.LATE
10
1
42
3
49
2
0
0
MRT
O
O
O
O
DMRT
1
0
0
O
GRADUATED
Fig. 4-3
(2) The Timetabling System -This system uses only one SSSD diskette and
24 classes and 40
purely
the
teachers.
interactive
The
approach
scheduling
with
The program
and
uses
choice
and
left
teacher
for
program
the
Class
caters
totally
checks
for
timetables
Fig.
4-4
Fig.-4-4
Printout of a Class-Timetable
32
.3
The Programs
(A) Student Data Management Programs
The
following
list
programs
available
in
is
the
the
Main
student
Menu
data
of
the
management
Student Registration
2.
Student Transfer/Discontinue
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Attendance Update
14.
15.
16.
17.
Award/Penalty Capture
18.
19.
Award/Penalty Update
20.
Award/Penalty Report
21.
22.
33
the
clerks
system
the
of
are
programs
the
school
briefly
described
in
the
following
the
Main
paragraphs,
contains
including
student
Each
record
demographic
code
is
data
number,
can
allocated
of
name,
the
identity
card
no.,
address,
of
student,
number.
entry,
office,
guardian's
name,
occupation,
and
is exactly the
same
as
the
student
class
birth
place,
telephone
250
class,
accomodate
date
of
no.,
entry,
relationship
business
telephone
registration
student
with
program
record
printout
first
3rd
represent
two
digits
digit
while
sequential
duplicate
'81'
student,
represent
'1' represents
the
last
number.
is
record
three
digits
Each
student
allowed.
of
the
this
Another
school
34
not
the
contains
exact
date
only
of
the
year
birth.
statistics
This,
such
as
program
is
used
when
student
another
for
is
being
one
reason
transfer,
the
program
simply
In
the
amends
the
When
for
keeping
data
student
put
of
into
students
'Change Student Code/Name/Status' program :This program is used for amendment of the
student
--
new
student,
repeater.
in
class-teacher.
class
A
be
is
change
often
is
on
one
the
promoted
on
the
on
status
of
by
the
student's
satisfactorily
period
of
status
of
requested
made
any
promoted,
Information
The
code
passed
promotion
and
it
is
used
for
35
enquiry or amendment of a
Besides
enquiry
student's
directly
on
the
microcomputer, a hardcopy of a
printed out
5.
demographic
screen
student
data.
of
record
the
can
be
(Fig. 4-2).
students'
marks.
marks
Before
computerization,
were
submitted
secretary
is
in
of
to
student
the
charge
be
followed
their
office,
entry
program.
The
are
four
busy
collected
reports.
school
of
examination
by
Now
the
and
the
into
the
school
year
this
school,
post-examination
periods
academic
program,
have
record
individual
concerned are
printed
been
properly
diskette
student
using
the
reports
with
this
entered
for
previous
the
program.
student
into
report
term
sample
used
by
outputs
for
all
hardcopy
the
particular
for
students
term.
record
in
Fig.
a
4-5
purpose
particular
shows
the
37
that
the
program
not
only
this
calculates
also
should
note
class
numbers
withdrawn.
for
two
his
also
be
sample
which
who
have
therefore
file
the
ranks
students
sample
on
been
the
same
diskette.
8.
'Print Student Final Report' program:This program is used only after the 4th session
year to print the
annual
report
of
4-1
in
student.
will
be
the
The
completed
'Print Class Final Report' program:The output from this program is used for
purposes and its format is similar to the
for
session.
criteria
In
preset
by
addition,
the
school,
poor
performance
conduct;
(iii) Not
up
(ii)
to
On
this
performance;
Class
Report
for
Second
also
according
Discontinued
poor
requirements;
(v)
certain
program
students
(i)
probation
promotion
record
following
school
for
conduct;
(iv)
First
class
award
38
1982-83
SESSION 4
PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS:
OR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE:
SS AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE :
15 KOO KIM WAH
18 LAM KA TAK 21 LEUNG BO YEE
25 LIM KA CHUN
26 L I U MAN KIN
SS AWARD FOR PERFORMANCE:
CLASS
5
-
(
<
(
(
(
AVE:80.31
AVE:82.15
AVE:78.08
AVE:82.62
AVE:82.77
PE:APE:A
PE:B+
PE:B+
PE:A-
CT:ACT:ACT:ACT:ACT:A-
10.
list
of a class in
are the
This
list
A sample
by the
serves
as a
code
of a
page
of this
1A
39
DATE
27 JUL 1983
CHAN FAI
CHAN KIT TUNG
CHAN SHUI KUEN
CHAN YING YEE
CHEUNG HEUNG YEUNG
CHEUNG PAK KEUNG
CHIN AH LAM
CHIU KANG YU
HO WAI LING
HO WAI MAY
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(821088)
(821037)
(821014)
(821015)
(821045)
(821017)
(821024)
(821031)
(321016)
(821004)
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
3(3
39
40
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
<1A)
(1A)
(1A>
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(821039)
(821018)
(821020)
(821026)
(821032)
(821013)
(821022)
(821021)
(821078)
(821012)
(1A)
(1C)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1C)
(821005)
(821112)
(821033)
(82.1011)
(821003)
(821044)
(821046)
(821019)
(821006)
(821092)
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
WONG YU FAT
WONG YUEN MONG
WU KWOK KIN
WUN KWOK BUN
YING H1U MAN
YU HIM FUNG
YU ME I
YUEN KIN YIP
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1C)
(1C)
(1A)
(021002)
(821001)
(821008)
(821023)
(821043)
(821124)
(821104)
(821029)
LAM PING
LAM WAI
LEUNG BO YEE
LEUNG SZE MAN
LEUNG WAN CHELI CHUI CHUN
LIM KA CHUN
LIU MAN KIN
LO CHUI LING
LO HIU LAM
<1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(1A)
(821007)
(821139)
(821041)
(821009)
(821034)
(821010)
(821035)
(821027)
(821025)
(821040)
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
40
11 - 15.
students'
absences
and
the
late
numbers
according
to
of
the
respective class-teachers.
and
shown in
Fig.
4-8
Attendance
A sample of
which
shows,
her
the
end
of
every
month,
an
F.7
of
Attendance
the
each
(L)
rows
the
showing
statistics
and
clearly
is
that
absent.
Attendance
Record
printed
for
class-teacher.
As
(Fig.
4-9)
student's
is
of
Absence
marked
against
date
column.
corresponding
columns
report
of
were
Record
the
Report
instance,
by
reference
this
for
late-comers
to
everyday
supplied
Daily
of
attendances.
computer
absentees
information
function
are
respectively
the
individual
ATTENDANCE
R E C O R D
3
1 9 8 3 . 5
42
P E K S U N A L
RENAL
TY
EAR : 1982-83
SESSION : 3
AME : CHEUNG MAN YEE
44
CLASS : 3B
Ml.).: :.
DATE
OFFENCE
NO.DMT.
83/03/28
101
PERSONAL
PENALTY
RECORD
EAR : 1982-83
SESSION : 3
AME : HUI LEUNG HIM
CLASS : 3B
NO.: 13
DATE
OFFENCE
NO.DMT.
83/03/31
111
P E R S O N A L .
EAR
IAME :
1982-83
SESSION
P E N A L T Y
:
R E C O R D
KWOK PO WAH
CLASS
3B
MO.:
DATE
OFFENCE
HO.DMT.
83/04/12
112
TOTAL MD.
'EAR : 1982-83
:LASS : 3B
OF DEMERITS FROM 8 3 / 0 4 / 1 2
TO 8 3 / 0 4 / 1 2
17
SESSION : 3
FROM 03/03/10 TO 83/04/12
101 102 103 104 105 111 112 113 114 115 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 DMT
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
o
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
O
O
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
O
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
1
0
O
0
0
0
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1
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0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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0
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O
0
0
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0
0
0
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0
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0
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0
3
2
3
2
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5
2
2
2
2
0>
25
45
SUBJECT
YEAR : 1982-83
SCORE STATTST
SESSION : 4
SUBJECT : CLN
46
22.
program
contains
data
exactly
is
of
it is shown in
Fig.
4-12
and
these
sample
hard-copies
for
are
record
purpose.
(B)Timetabling Programs.
The following is a list showing the Scheduling
Menu
of
2.
3.
4.
Define Constraints
5.
Arrange Schedule
6.
7.
the
allocation
by
the
and
an
scheduling
scheduler
and
interactive
of
the
Fig.
menu.
After
completing
teaching
teaching
entered
into
the
4-13
and
the
the
duties
for
checking.
to
one,
the
first
list
of
for
all
used
to
If
no
'Define
Mr. Cheung
(21)
(22)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(23)
(24)
(41)
(42)
(43)
(44)
(25)
(26)
(45)
(46)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(27)
(28)
(29)
(30)
(47)
(48)
(11)
(12)
(31)
(32)
(51)
(52)
(13)
(14)
(33)
(34)
(53)
(54)
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(35)
(36)
(37)
(38)
(19)
(20)
(39)
(40)
(55)
(56)
(57)
(58)
(59)
(60)
Fig. 4-13
(49)
(50)
48
ALLOCATION OF TEACHERS & TEACHING HOURS
Class :
Subject
No. Prds.
Teacher
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
Fig. 4-14
49
TEACHING
1)
TEACHER
DUTIES
MR CHEUNG
1A-GEO(2)
2C-GE0<2)
6C-CLT<6)
2)
TEACHING DUTIES
TEACHER : MR CHEUNG
5A-CHS<3>
10-GE0(2)
5A-CLT<4>
2B-GE0(2)
6A-CLT<6>
5D-CHS(3>
Fig. A-15
6B-CLT<6)
50
periods"
preset
as
of
of
teacher
A sample of
No.
2.
symbol
program
teacher
the
into
before
input
which
This
for
condition
fact
the
format
indicates
teacher
is
the
marked
all
the
last
periods
constraints
are
entered,
the
help
prepare
the
the
teacher
'Arrange Schedule'
program
is
timetables of the
different
used
to
classes.
The
with
When a teacher
allocated
another
the
chief
fill
up
computer
timetables
is
he
has
computer
up
checking
where
the
in
class
filling
and
wanted
class,
idea
or
will
not.
The
complete
Formerly it
the
job.
teacher
would
After
Schedules'
the
and
the
timetables.
whole
take
the
the Viceschool
him
scheduling
'Print
class
timetables
Samples
time
timetables.
saved
in
typing
these
of
of
A lot
thus
is
Teacher
about
these
clerical
Since
51
DEFINE CONSTRAINTS
Teacher : 2 MR. CHEUNG
M
(1)
....
(2)
(3)
(A)
....
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
Fig. 4-16
CLASS
1A
T I M E T A B L E ;
EFFECTIVE FROM : 83/05/01
TEACHER
MR CHEUNG
T I M E T A B L E
E F F E C T I V E FROM :
83/05/01
53
subjects
characters
Vice-Principal has
some
spent
quite
as
effort
on
the
well.
in
The
producing
1.4
Discussion
The
overall
reaction
of
teachers,
administrators to the
administrative
positive.
examination
teachers
report
and
programs,
secretaries
Before computerization,
marks calculation
secretaries
were
and
prepare
then
particular,
teachers
the
student
responsible
and
to
for
individual
to
entry
into
saved
the
of
do
all
the
The
copying
and
the
the
time.
reports.
done
and
student
be
used
record
amount
had
and
system
academic
significant
the
computer
The
in
secretaries
academic
with
the
problem
of
computer
after
each examination.
To the Vice-Principal, who is
the
design,
programming,
and
totally
responsible
running
of
time.
On
the
the
system,
contrary,
yet
another
system.
achievement
benefit
to
the
he
for
in
the
However,
has
school
improvement
made.
as
made
54
on
the
decision
administrative
to
system
computerize,
the
A number
itself.
Because
old
system
of
changes
the
of
was
critically
were
present
the
made
in
system
is
programs
written
by
the
is
designed
and
administrator
himself,
the
the
burden
and
demand
55
.2.1
School No.2
The second school
interviewed
school established in
classes
from
classes
in
F.l
the
1978.
to
F.5
coming
is
The
and
an
school
will
academic
aided
operates
start
year.
It
The
following
in
microcomputers
school
computer
has
each
with
staff
for
in
the
specially
for
floppy
Superbrain
disc-drives
system,
keeping
is
64K
and
350
KB
consisting
student
The
offering
purchased
46
also
diskettes.
82
of
using
5"
July
total
students
30
F.4
printer.
DSDD
started
equipment
administration
now
matriculation
secondary
using
of
three
use
since
data
records
and
application
programs
were
use
computers
principal
in
assisting
of
the
was about
that
HK$70,000
around HK$10,000.
and
As the
on
software
software
system
school
the
was
now
who
hardware
initially
expanded
applications
school
during
include
56
students
belonging
The
to
academic
the
to
used
F.5.
same
form
the
are
system
system
following
personal
diskettes.
by
The
and
storage
is
data
separately
set
for
of
of
ten
the
list
together
with
Form"
program
five
of
a
the
brief
of
diskette
for
this
program
storing
is
to
student
of
entered
and
records.
classes
The
initialize
data
--
in
terms
in
on
the
stored
"Subject
also an
Data
Maintenance"
initialization
program
program
to
This
is
is
used
to
and
students
numbers,
and
in
the
each
maximum
"Student
After a
Personal
diskette
Data
is
Maintenance"
properly
this
onto
the
initialized
program
program
data
diskette.
are
using
is
used
to
of
students
About
270
stored
on
57
a DSDD 5"
diskette
of
capacity
350
KB.
Since
lot
of
program
examination
either
number
if
all
subject
is
used
for
for
by
--
entry
specifying
the
student
scores
of
entered.
amendments
This
an
This
of
same
any
wrong
entries as well.
5.
"Student
Conduct
program
&
X-Activities
the student
conduct
this program.
data
The conduct
Maintenance"
sample
listing
data
each
at
The
data
and
GP
for
the
remarks
and
good
and
conduct
for
of
each
codes
for
merits
(MJ
number
black
grade.
X-activities
end
for
point),
BM
with
student
the
for
of
obtained
of
printout
mark),
The
are
of
codes
defined
scores
for
the
59
and
calculated
average
and
student's
scores
his
determined. This
been
of
each
position
is
record
for
The
student
is
the
form
is
stored
in
in
information
academic
entered.
printing
each
student
annual
calculated
and
scores
the
each
for
promotion
Criteria
qualified
to
new
students
sorted
to
for
higher
promotion
entered
out.
of
have
determined,
classes . are
are
form
positions
and allocation
academic
and
Fig.
students
4-20
in
2A
different
student
takes
Class-teachers'
to
define
clubs
or
part
in
yearly
the
the
remarks
about
After
respective codes
and
contents,
numbers
a
year.
student
and
defined
defining
reference
This
which
academic
school
well.
code
activities
--
the
tables
printed
out
60
9.
&
program
is
Conduct
of
shown
Listing"
output
in
program
obtained
Fig.
4-23
from
which
is
program
--
name-list
of
self-explanatory.
10.
"Print Student
This is used
to
members for
activities
X-Activities
produce
certain
group
with
Listing"
simply
club
or
extra-curricular
each
student's
admission
number.
11.
Score
Reports"
program, students
Fig. 4-24)
class
can
printed.
scores
be
of
listed
After1
teacher.
amendments,
program
individual
-all
for
Samples of a student's
this
subjects
checking
making
student
With
any
(see
by
the
necessary
reports
term
can
be
report
and
This
scores
together with
other
mean
scores,
percentages.
the
score
useful
standard
is
deviations,
for
classes
information
of a
sample
distribution
program
scores
of
produced
such
and
can
as
pass
also
61
COLLEGE
STUDENT'S YEARLY RESULT ( CONDUCT
Date :
62
DATE :
18/07/83
EXTRA
ACTIVITIES
REFERENCE
REF.CODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7.
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
36
,7
;a
39
0
1
2
3
4h
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
REFERENCE CONTENT
ART CLUB
BOY SCOUT
CHESS CLUB
CHINESE CLUB
CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY CLUB
CHINESE MUSIC CLUB
CHINESE PAINTING CLUB
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
DANCE CLUB
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY CLUB
DRAMA CLUB
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD
E. P. A. CLUB
ELECTRONIC CLUB
ENGLISH CLUB
FENCING CLUB
GEOGRAPHY CLUB
HISTORY CLUB
HOME ECONOMICS CLUB
MATHEMATICS CLUB
MELODION CLUB
PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
SCHOOL CHOIR
SCIENCE CLUB
SOCIAL SERVICE CLUB
SPEECH TRAINING CLUB
TECHNICAL DRAWING CLUB
TRAMPOLINE CLUB
TYPING CLASS
COMPUTER COURSE
BADMINTON CLUB
SCHOOL ATHLETIC TEAM
SCHOOL BADMINTON TEAM
SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM
SCHOOL X-COUNTRY TEAM
SCHOOL SWIMMING TEAM
SCHOOL TABLE TENNIS TEAM
SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAM
SCHOOL GYMNASTIC TEAM
SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM
SCHOOL HANDBALL TEAM
INT-SCH ATH.MEET MEDAL WINNER
INT-SCH BB COMP. MEDAL WINNER
INT-SCH DANC COMP. PRIZE WINNE
INT-SCH SWIM.GALA MEDAL WINNER
INT-SCH TT COMP. MEDAL WINNER
INT-SCH VB COMP. MEDAL WINNER
TABLE
63
DATE
18/07/83
YEARLY
REMARKS
REFERENCE
REF.CODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
6
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
51
52
61
62
63
64
TABLE
REFERENCE CONTENT
64
LIST OF STUDENTS' SCORE
=======================
(TERM EXOM.)
SUBJ : ENGLISH
No. NOME
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
3.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
16.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
SCORE
CHAN CHRISTINA
CHAN YUK LIN
CHEUNG KWEI YING
CHUNG PUI KWON
CHUNG WAI YEE
FUNG LOI FONG
HO CHING HON
HO HOU YEE
HO YUEN MING
KWON KO PIK
LOM CHOR LING
LOM SOU LOI
LOU MIU WOH
LEE KIT YEE
LEE WOI YIN
LEUNG MOY WO
LI SOU NGOR
LI YUK CHUN
SIN SUI WOH
SIT LUK PINGTONG PUI FUN
TONG SIU FON.
YU WING PING
OU YEUNG CHI KIN
CHON CHI WO
CHON KOM CHUEN
CHOU POT YOU
CHIN HOK MO
CHIU WOI CHUEN
CHOW KOM WING
HO CUI WOI
LOM SIU FU
LOU CHI CHUNG
LOU CHI MON
LEE CHI HONG
LEUNG KIN KEE
LEUNG WOI LUN
LO CHOK SHING
NG CHI HO
SZETO WUI MING
TAI CHEUK KWON
TSUI SIU LUNG
YOU WOI CHING
YIM LOK MING
YIM YON FOI
* * *
248
291
276
241
305
278
277
246
267
299
265
251
301
245
276
245
231
268
246
272'
292
230
307
224
241
239
224
313
215
251
209
262
312
200
297
244
261
268
260
211
271
257
230
188
255
E N D
**
FORM : 2 0
TERM : 1
DATE :
STUDENTS' SCORES OF ALL SUBJECTS
FORM : 2 A
(TERM EXAM.)
NO. STUDENT NAME
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
(SUBJECTS ENGL CHIN MATH INT. CHI. E.P. GEOG HIST D&T/ MUSI ART P.E. )
CHAN CHRISTINA
CHAN YUX LIN
CHEUNG KWEI YING
CHUNG PUI KWAN
CHUNG WAI YEE
FUNG LAI FONG
HO CHING HAN
HO HAU YEE
HO YUEN MING
KUAN KA PIK
LAM CHOR LING
LAM SAU LAI
LOU MIU WAH
LEE KIT YEE
LEE WAI YIN
LEUNG MAY WA
LI SAU NGOR
LI YUK CHUN
SIN SUI UAH
SIT LUK PING
TANG PUI FUN
T0N3 SIU FAN
YU WING PING
AU YEUNG CHI KIN
CHAN CHI WO
CHAN KAM CH'JEN
CHAU PAT YAU
CHIN HOK MO
CHIU WAI CHUEN
CHCW KAM WING
.HO CUI WAI
LAM SIU FU
LAU CHI CHUNG
LAU CHI KAN
LEE CHI HANG
LEUNG KIN KEE
LEUNG WAI LUN
LO CHAK SHING
NG CHI HO
SZETO WUI MING
TAI CHEUK KWAN
TSUI SIU LUNG
YAU wAI CHING
YIM LOK MING
YIM YAN FAI
248
291
276
241
305
278
277
246
267
299
265
251
301
245
276
245
231
268
246
272
292
230
307
224
241
239
224
313
215
251
209
262
312
200
297
244
261
268
260
211
271
257
230
188
255
159
216
189
176
201
213
174
206
224
186
1B3
195
213
200
201
201
186
200
185
189
177
201
194
195
176
168
201
228
177
200
189
183
216
183
224
189
225
192
192
186
195
204
186
165
171
160
166
188
92
156
132
126
180
138
150
126
126
180
140
100
122
148
154
152
150
114
152
172
176
120
146
162
194
190
164
104
166
132
134
180
176
162
106
160
168
114
168
160
146
150
128
156
134
74
152
130
114
124
160
128
118
120
136
116
116
104
106
120
116
134
134
106
140
120
124
140
116
160
108
158
132
136
176
104
166
126
132
128
152
108
102
116
104
133
108
68 54
86 90
76 86
58 56
82 95
84 84
60 76
68 68
74 69
48 83
54 58
66 64
74 78
70 64
62 68
74 75
40 51
78 69
64 80
72 52
66 80
76 72
78 86
74 67
72 64
78 89
68 68
80 95
44 70
76 85
48 78
66 71
70 90
52 63
66 '73
76 47
78 81
66 62
71 92
63 40
86 66
48 53
50 51
70 65
62 56
***
Fig. 4-24
81
72
43
79
68
62
57
74
67
58
62
70
49
56
69
57
57
60
43
62
53
76
68
38
80
69
89
62
75
60
63
84
60
71
63
74
56
77
37
64
34
60
72
62
79
99
99
60
99
92
95
89
85
67
75
90
%
83
92
80
50
84
68
72
98
88
97
87
87
97
86
99
58
99
73
91
99
47
82
74
83
71
95
48
89
JO
55
64
46
END
67
79
70
57
70
55
52
65
73
65
63
67
79
61
70
57
54
70
56
73
68
70
68
58
62
72
65
70
68
61
57
59
70
68
62
67
64
52
50
59
45
cc
JJ
54
65
61
57
55
63
68
65
68
66
60
63
68
67
65
63
63
55
66
53
63
69
73
63
60
66
63
56
59
68
65
60
54
56
63
64
58
60
67
54
55
63
52
64
60
55
^J
50
60
72
62
60
68
56
62
72
63
65
70
67
60
59
63
63
62
66
63
66
60
65
66
56
66
43
63
59
59
58
60
63
67
53
67
63
63
40
54
63
55
66
64
53
57
63
65
62
60
58
62
63
60
62
60
62
62
62
63
63
65
58
62
62
62
57
63
63
65
53
60
55
60
55
63
57
58
55
55
53
57
60
62
62
60
50
53
60
63
63
***
66
T E R M
i
1982
R E P O R T
1983
ubject
1.
2.
4.
7.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
ENGLISH
CHINESE
MOTHS.
INT.SCI.
CHI.HIST.
E. P.
GEOG
HISTORY
D&T/H. E.
MUSIC
ART & DES.
P. E.
onduct Grade
erits
emerits
ttendance
600
300
200
200
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
248
159
180
123
88
54
55
79
67
57
60
63
1198
ft.
:
:
!
:
Term. Total
Exam.
100%
emarks :
Form t e a c h e r ' s
sianature
Princioal's
signature
Guardian's
: a=Excellent. REGood.
C=Sat isfactory. D=sail.
3. 9 good ooints = 1 major merit.
9 black marks = 1 major demerit.
F i g / 4-25
sionature
1 9 8 2 t u d e n t Name
d m i s s i o n No.
I. ENGLISH
2. CHINESE
4. MATHS.
7. INT.SCI.
L. CHI.HIST.
E.P. A.
3. GEOG
4.
HISTORY
5.
D&T/H.E.
6.
MUSIC
7. ART & DES
8. P.E.
400
300
200
200
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Grand Total
induct Grade
erits
emerits
:tendance
1983
CHAN CHRISTINA
81301
ubject
67
R E P O R T
ANNUAL
Term
1
30*
248
159
160
128
68
54
55
79
67
57
60
63
Term
Term
30%
40%
287
184
114
122
50
62
80
82
56
57
62
63
271
182
126
104
74
72
76
54
66
45<F)
61
60
1900
: B: 0 M a j o r 1 good ooints.
: 0 m a j o r 1 black marks.
: 179 / 180
Total
100%
269
176
133
117
65
64
72
70
63
52
6:
62
1204
Oversee '/ obtained
Highest % in form
position/No. in form
Promoted to
: 63.4"/.
: 63.5%/.
: 93/259
:
marks :
Princioal's sianature
s A = E x c e l l e n t . I?-Good.
C=Satisfactorv. D=Fail.
F i g . 4-26
Guardian's sianature
68
STATISTICS ON TERM 2
FORM
SUBJECT
DOTE
ENGLISH
20
Aoril
SCORE RANGE
0 -
MP
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
28
7
0
No of Students
No of Passes
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
360
39
79
119
159
199
239
279
319
359
400
1983
Mean Score
Std Dev
Pass *tage
Teachers Code
Lowest
Score
20
60
100
140
180
220
260
300
340
380
Number of S t u d e n t s
C
D
E
F
0
0
0
1
15
14
4
4
0
1
2>
14
17
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
15
12
10
0
0
0
0
0
2
14
14
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
^'
15
15
8
0
0
0
40
40
41
39
38
40
238
40
37
39
37
22
23
197
298
246
246
250
206
208
242
22
46
32
35
30
30
45
100
93
93
95
58
58
S3
23
4.
49
0
0
TOTAL
27
23
. 21
124
Highest Score
Fig. 4-27
34*
73
64
49
1 1
0
% TOTAL
0. 0 0 *
0. 0 0 *
0. 00 *
2. 9 4 *
14.29*
30.67*
26.89*
20. 5 9 *
4. 6 2 *
0. 0 0 *
69
Fig. 4-28
:
1
ECT : ENGLISH
: 2
F i g . 4-29
70
71
4.2.3
Discussion
All the application programs prepared
by
the
software
modified
by
the school.
be
by
has
This could
be
common
to
on
the
complexity
problem
for
Usually, however,
of
can
The
school
done
schools
the
school
the
various
thus
write
printed
Principal
on
of
plain
the
sheets
school
Scores
of
used
for
student
Reports
program
computer
said
forms
in
the
when
the
paper.
The
interview
that
system
has
been
transcripts
has
been
which
the
software
house
positive
because
enter
the
examination
Last year,
marks
The reasqn
for
of
job
this
using
them
have
preparing
the
into" the
in
they
is
were
student
teachers
had
computer
by
done
change
the
been
by
was
the
that
diskettes
(1
mishandled.
72
teachers
to
the
enter
printed
subject teachers.
Direct
secretaries
for
submit
marks
examination
the
marks
class
are
stored, a
the
respective
checking
by
with
of
the
screen
enquiry
of
student's
function
is
data
not
diskettes
on
used
for
the
often
storing
the
school
remarked
implementation
He
that
was
the
his
stage
compensation
only
person
of
the
when
the
in
partially
to
the
work
charge
he
prefect
has
of
which
computer
company
basis.
caused
was
The principal
called
of
the
the
few
breakdown
for
maintenance
computer
occasions
of
the
repair
school
is
diskettes.
system.
hardware
system
and
on
per-call
not
Some
of
contract
a
too
certain
stored
of
the
data
hardware
73
the
principal,
of
the
computerization.
opinion
Copying
quite
often
and
found
secretaries
or
clerks
to
programs
designed
any
for
operation
by
people
without
use
were
computer
knowledge.
The system on the whole is
still
in
development.
The
house
continuity
of
have
the
written by
satisfactory
major
problem
support.
caused
Staff
some
development
application programs.
quite
facing
changes
house,
in
the
the
maintenance
of
the
programs
were
principal
the
in
and
the
is
difficulties
software
and
the
in
was
heavily
software
the
house
production
of
accounts
She is more
finds
However, the
difficulty
accustomed
the
to
computer
school
in
her
fully
debugged.
for
clerk
in
adapting
manual
accounting
also
This
is
to
method
system
still
the
of
more
under
perhaps
the
74
.3.1
School No.3
The
school
is
an
aided
secondary
school
with
It
has
of
45
1982,
In
the
beginning
budget
consists of a
of
of
the
purchased
about
Commodore
for
4032
Side
Single
Density)
Application softwares
were
The
170K
diskettes,
then
system
microcomputer
administrative
HK$20,000.
CBM
year
data
use
simply
with
32K
5"
SSSD
using
and
printer.
by
software
developed
student
records
and
school
1982,
the
school
accounting.
Later in September of the same
year
CTC
Computer
been
started
for
the
4.
application
Commodore
up
Since
softwares
microcomputer
second
to
computer
only,
system
1)
External
Examination
Personal
Examination
Results
student's
Record,
2)
Results
Record.
data
is
divided
Discipline
Record,
The
first
school
into
Record,
4)
two
using
4
3)
Internal
parts
of
75
one
rest in another.
only 170 KB
accomodates
and
data
diskette
has
for
50
Classification of
done according to
the
student
diskettes
which
P/D
to
keys
can
and
be
the
is
for
thus
set
Internal
form
student's
H.K.
of
another
used:
also
enrolment
together
access
of
is
is
needed
These
of
records
diskettes)
maximum
For a student
(the
capacity
student
number
the
the
students, with
and
the
data,
1) Student
Identity
Card
Number.
The kind of data stored in the
in Fig. 4-30 to 4-32 which are
test
data.
These
data
Discipline
P/D
diskette
printouts
include
with
(1)
some
Student
(5)
is
shown
sample
Personal
Details,
Conduct,
and
(4)
(6)
and
external
stored
internal
examination
Using the
of
an
yearly
results
I/E
in
are
diskette,
student
can
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4.3.3
Discussion
The
system
has
been
developed,
up
to
just
described.
conversion
and
computer.
The
storing
There is not
examination marks
school
of
has
past
student
yet
any
computer
or
present
student
data
begun
the
in
the
just
of
calculation
the
data
application
student
report
for
printing
initiation
assisting
school
in
this
school
administration
it
as
computerization,
trend.
came
biased
However,
there
is
to
use
from
practically
the
no
record
fit
structure.
Now, a year
after
the
the
academic
during
to
computer
background,
change
system
computer
the
principal
process
into
the
It
seems
production
in
the
and
the
equipment
stage
that
of
of
existing
conversion
in
the
the
was
of
major
proper
is
the
by
the
teacher
who
programs
a
for
software
computer
teaches
house,
this
protected.
At
in
Computer
administrative
systems
Studies.
purpose
teacher
is
debugging
the
time
this
are
heavily
of
the
when
the
83
an
"Administration
purchased,
Package"
to
school
asked
the
software
into
the
software
house
the
school.
This
suitable
enough
not
house
However,
to
when
use,
the
teacher
and
additions
modify
the
discovers
to
make
the
modified
that
in
he
the
programs.
The
administration
package
of
school's
very
She is
this
school
accounts.
satisfied
now
in
with
fact
the
accounting
However,
what
the
keeping
two
one
software
includes
with
the
is
not
84
CHAPTER V
OVERVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS
5.1
Findings
From the results
obtained
in
the
postal
are
already
using
computers.
is
own
using
administration.
computer
as
Instruction or Computer
various
educational
devices
Aided
subjects,
limited
only
but
the
fields
in
Learning,
of
right,
in
also
Computer
or
as
development
is
it
secondary
impact
not
However,
teaching
Kong
The
as an aid to
survey,
of
Aided
tools
for
relatively
little.
In the area
of
school
administration,
study,
the
computer
in
Hong
Kong
commonest
secondary
reporting
schools.
are
Student
also
data
common
will
is
sufficient.
1000
to
1200
students
cards
and
say)
with
of
the
after
statistics
computer-user
develop
and
the
for
are
report
among
likely
is
record-keeping
fairly
is
application
schools
which
do
not
microcomputer
However,
secondary
the
school
aid
limitations.
if
we
school
of
Since
over
85
time.
In
computers
efficient
this
can
system
respect, mini
provide
to
the
be
computers
more
effective
school
bear
and
and
administrator.
accessed
have
the
many
an
cost
school
integrated
5.2
biggest
impact
in
the
future
of
to
their
make
own
computers.
computer
use
which
New
equipment
the
currently
technologies
cheaper
and
(1982)
be
making
Some
38
daily
use
million
of
likely
will
within
and
his
of
all
electronic
terminal-based
of
be
work
installed
an
information
to
plan,
help
system
to
to
evaluate,
supply
better
decisions.
The
administrator.
for
and
the
thus
determination
system,
He
however,
must
also
86
His
How
this
the
computer
administrator
task
input
is
information
can
and
done
be
can
follow
simply
formats
(i.e.
the
the
be
administration
limited
output
should
the
to
for
the
process
of
responsibility
of
the
bureaus
administration.
in
Hong
The idea
present
of
Kong
is
to
study
establishing
for
allow
schools
bureau.
The
be
computer
secondary
could
school
using
link-ups,
bureau
the
to
should
designed
include
to
the
following:
On-line
Information
Retrieval
Systems
for
student
personal data;
Student marks and report cards;
Past Student personal and examination records;
Statistics and reports for administrative purposes;
School Accounting and Inventory Control;
Timetabling
87
Before the
actual
design
administration package, a
of
Needs
this
integrated
Assessment
It
is
survey
anticipated
if
their
service
can
attract
enough
reasonable
school
can
that
be
such
commercial
schools
to
charge
for
88
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APPENDIX I
SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
PART I
1.
2. w h a t are
a. ( )
b. ( )
c. ( )
d. ( )
e. ( )
f. ( )
g. ( )
h. ( )
i. ( )
j. ( )
k. ( )
1. ( )
m. ( )
3.
is
'No', please
skip
Yes / No
to PART
II, else
3.2
3.3
3.4
4.
(Please encircle)
(
(
(
) your teachers / s t a f f
) software house
) others
Computer equipment/installations:
a.
Quantity
Memory Size
KB
KB
KB
b.
c.
d.
e.
The above
(i)
(
(ii) (
(iii) (
MB
KB
equipment is purchased
) totally using school fund
) totally by government
) partially using school fund (HK$
the rest obtained by
approx.) and
92
5.
Please rank order the following problem areas according to your feeling of
their significance in using computers to assist in school administration.
Indicate their significance using numbers 1 to 6:
1
2
3
4
5
6
(most significant)
(least significant)
(
(
(
(
(
(
)
)
)
)
)
)
Staff resistance
Financial
Computer personnel
Technical support
Space
Others (please specify)
PART II
1.
Do you have any future plans in the next 12 months of using computers
your school? (or expanding if you are already using computers?)
( ) No
( ) Under c o n s i d e r a t i o n
( ) Yes, and the plans a r e :
2.
)36-40
)41-45
2.2
Your sex: (
2.3
2.4
2.5
Your school:
( )Aided
( )Government
( )Private
( )Caput
( ) P i l o t school chosen by E.D. in Computer Studies
2.6
2.7
)Male
)Above 45
)Female
)Science
(
)Arts
)Others
) years
)Over 30
)Over 15
in