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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
TAITA TAVETA CAMPUS

A PROPOSAL TO IMPLEMENT A POINT OF SALE SOLUTION FOR THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF VOI

By

Name:
Reg. No.:
Faculty: I.C.S.I.T.
Department: Mathematics and Informatics

Supervisor:

Mr. Fanon Ananda,
Maths and Informatics department. Date:
Friday, 12/10/2012

A research proposal submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of “Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology”.

2012
Table of Contents
ABSTRACT i
CHAPTER ONE 1
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Problem Statement 2 1.1.0 Justification of the Problem 2
1.2 Objectives 2
1.3 Deliverables 3
CHAPTER TWO 4
2.0 Literature Review 4
CHAPTER THREE 6
3.0 Research Methodology 6 3.0.1 Data Collection Technique 6 3.0.2 Target Population 6 3.0.3 Tools for Obtaining Data 6
3.1 System Development Methodology 6
3.2 Development Requirements 8 3.2.1 Hardware Requirements 8 3.2.2 Software Requirements 8
3.3 Project Schedule 8
3.4 Project Budget 10
CHAPTER FOUR 11
4.0 Summary and Conclusion 11
4.1 References 11

List of Tables Table 3.3.1: Project Time-frame 8

List of Figures

Figure 3.1.1: The V-Shaped Model 6

Figure 3.3.1: Gantt chart 9

Figure 3.4.1: Project Budget 10

List of Abbreviations
ATM – Automated Teller Machine
CBN – Central Bank of Nigeria
CD – Compact Disk
ECR – Electronic Cash Register
GPRS – General Packet Radio Service
PDA – Personal Digital Assistant
POS – Point of Sale
RAM – Random Access Memory
SMS – Short Message Service

ABSTRACT
This project aims at deploying a Point of Sale terminal solution in the Municipal Council of Voi to manage their revenue collection process from the public. It will run for duration of 28 Weeks from September 2012 to March 2013 and will demonstrate the benefits of using end-to-end point of sale solutions to handle payments made to an organisation. The project will entail gathering data regarding the

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