An Intelligent Classroom Attendance and Examination LoggingSystem for Students of Nigerian Universities

Abstract

Traditional means of taking attendance in our tertiary institutions are faced with challenges ranging from impersonation, to improper documentation, to inability of parents to keep track of their children’s class activities on campus etc. The biometric-sensor-based method used for this design operates on two modes: class attendance and examination modes. ESP 32 microcontroller, SM630 fingerprint sensor and SMTP google email server function as the controller, biometric sensor and communication channel respectively. The fingerprint of each student was read by the system and stored in the database and thereafter the logged information was sent to the department and also to the parent of the student through email. Two students were used to test the system using two courses and 75% requirement was used to grant them access to log for the examination of these courses. The system successfully aggregated the attendance into 75%requirement for sitting for an examination.