Design of an Employee Management System (A Case Study of National iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe)

Abstract

Most of the contemporary Information systems are based on the Database technology as a collection of logically related data, and Database Management System (DBMS) as a software system allowing the users to define, create, maintain and control access to the database. The process of constructing such kind of systems is not so simple. In this paper, A database management system was developed to manage the staff data of the National Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe, Kogi State, Nigeria. The system developed is called Employee Management System. It consists of functionally related GUI (Graphical User Interface) and a database. The application programme is between the users and the database, where the data is stored for reliability, flexibility and functionality. The programming tool includes Microsoft visual studio 2010 platform and C- Sharp (C#) as the language. It involves a mutual development of application program and a database. The software was tested and found effective for the company. It is recommended for large organizations and establishments.