ABSTRACT
The researcher chose to research on this topic “Computer Based Census Management
System” because of its relevance to the society. Meanwhile, the manual method so far
has its attendant problem of being tedious. The researcher, in order to solve this time
consuming, monotonous, and repetitive manual census activities went into a thorough
study of the existing system. In the report proper, the Structured System Analysis and
Design Methodology (SSADM) was adopted and explained. The high level model of
the proposed system was also designed and displayed in a format easily understandable
to the user. The high level model of the proposed system was designed architecturally
and detailed designed through its separate components. There were four modules in all,
each taking care of specific function like: the staff management module that maintains
records about the staff; the department management module manages information about
departments in the commission; the register person, the register states, and the register
LGA modules that do the actual registration of individuals. Finally, the parallel change
over methodology was adopted to enable the commission compare the results of the
two systems (old and new) before implementation.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
Approval Page I
Certification Page II
Dedication III
Acknowledgement IV
Abstract V
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of Study 1
1.2 Statement of Problem 2
1.3 Objective of Study 3
1.4 Significant of Study 4
1.5 Scope of Study 5
1.6 Limitation of Study 6
1.7 Definition of Terms 7
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION
2.1 History of Census in Nigeria 8
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2.2 process Involve in Census Operation 9
2.3 Census Population Information 10
2.3.1 Population 11
2.3.2 Population Growth and Decline 12
2.4 Population Density 13
2.5 Human Population Growth and Limitation 14
2.6 Population and Peoples Culture 15
2.7 Database Management System 16
2.8 Importance of Census 17
2.9 Benefit of Computer Based Management System 18
CHAPTER THREE
INTRODUCTION
3.1 Feasibility Study 19
3.2 Research Methodology Adopted 20
3.3 Organization (NPC) and Environment 21
3.3.2 Functions of NPC 22
3.8 Analysis of New System 23
CHAPTER FOUR
INTRODUCTION
4.1 Objectives of the New System 25
4.2 Main Menu 26
4.5 Database Specifications 27
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4.7 Program Data Dictionary 28
4.8 System implementation 29
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Summary 30
5.2 Conclusion 31
5.3 Recommendation 32
References 33
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Census has been a reliable exercise from time, from where government rely for
decision-making, and aids for administration and planning. According to Robert M.
Groves, (2010) Director of the United States Census Bureau;
“Just like we cannot survive without roads and bridges, the country does not
function well without an updated census to distribute funds to areas that most
need them and to support community decisions and their own future.”
The increasing complexity of modern life means a greater need to plan housing,
schools, roads, transportation, and a vast range of social and economic requirement
for nation. This cannot be done without a detailed count of the population. Census is
being officially managed by some organizations or government, for example the
National Population Commission (NPC).
The installation of computer in these organizations or bodies that manages census
information will assist not only in fast-recording information but also in solving
certain problems, which cannot be easily resolved manually. The human resource of
any enterprises are considered to be their most valuable assets, if they are properly
harnessed and are well motivated to perform their assigned tasks in such a manner as
to enhance the enterprises goals and objectives.
Therefore, adequate population records will provide all the necessary information that
is associated with people, which include the size of the population, age structure,
educational attainment, labour force and socio-economic characteristics, unlike in the
manual method which makes access to data and information very tedious. The
integration of different databases so that these databases can be merged and processed
together and mainly other reasons, prompted the researcher to develop software for this
organization, National Population Commission (NPC).
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1.1 Background of the study
Census taking in Nigeria can be traced to have started from as far back as 1966 after the
colonization of Lagos by our colonial masters. Since then, there have been several
attempts to count Nigeria population. However, these censuses are characterized by
some difficulties and deliberate and ill-minded attempts to inflate population figures;
just in favour of one geopolitical zone or the other. This does not and cannot represent
the nation‟s image as regards to human population. As a result of this, the National
Population Commission (NPC) was established using the Decree No. 23 of 1989. The
brain behind this was to have successful censuses each time and as well accurate
demographic data. It is no doubt that this Commission (NPC) was vested with a lot of
powers and functions some of which are;
To undertake the periodic enumeration of the nation‟s population through
census, sample surveys, etc.
To establish and maintain the machinery for continuous and universal
registration of births and deaths
To collect, collate and publish data on migration statistics
To reach and monitor national population polity and set up national population
information data bank.
Unfortunately, Nigeria still relies on foreign statistics population information data bank
for most of their population estimation.
1.2 Statement of the problem
There are many problems affecting the National Population Commission from
maintaining a steady reliable figures and estimates. These are the more reasons, why
the researcher embarked on this research;
 inadequate manpower
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 lack of equipments
 poor organisation
 unstable polity
 manual bulk carrying of data
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The objectives of this study are summarized as follows:
 To develop computerized software that automatically stores and retrieves all
information on human population.
 To develop a reliable system that could be used in collecting data/information
on human population.
 To develop a system that will support direct access to the specific and required
information
1.4 Significant of the Project
 The system will solve problem associated with the acquisition, storage, and
retrieval of information on human population with ease.
 A timely retrieval of information is anticipated with efficiency and reliability.
 It will provide security to data that are unauthorized, users will not gain access
to those files and fraud will be minimized in the society which will lead to
improvement in administration processes.
1.5 Scope of the Project
The major aim of the project is to design a system that will have all information about
human population and retrieving of data when ever needed in the society. It focuses on
the registration, retrieval and management of information about individuals in the
society.
1.6 Limitation of Study
During the course of this study, many things militated against its completion, some of
which are;
 Lack of finance
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 Refusal of the National Population Commission Awka, to give detailed answers
and in some cases no answer at all to some questions
 This project is limited to all the data associated with census population figure
gotten from the National Population Commission.
 Due to time factor, not all the commissions were reached for source of data and
information.
1.7 Definition of terms
 DEMOGRAPHY: Demography is the scientific study of the changing number
of births, deaths, diseases, etc in a community over a period of time.
 POPULATION: Population is the total number of people living in a particular
area, city or country.
 CENSUS: A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording
information about the members of a given population.
 ENUMERATION: Enumeration is the head to head count of all individuals in a
given society within a period of time.
 MIGRATION: Migration is the act of moving from one region or country to
another. It is the movement of a group of people, births, or other animals that
move in group from one region to another.
 ESTIMATION: Estimation is the act of making an approximate calculation of
something.
 PROJECTION: Projection is an estimate of the rate or amount something.