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Course Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to:
CLO1 Explain the essential concepts, principles, strategies and Final Exam
theories relating to Information Technology application
development using C language.
CLO2 Demonstrate the ability to program a C solution. Practical
Assessment
CLO3 Construct C solutions for a range of Information Group
Technology related problems. Assignment

1.0 ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

Hospital Management System (HMS)

The Hospital Management System will be a cornerstone system supporting Hospital in

providing exceptional patient care, efficient operations, and a positive experience for patients,
doctors, and staff. By prioritizing user needs, state-of-the-art technology, and a commitment
to data security, the HMS will position General Hospital as a leader in innovative healthcare
delivery.

This project challenges you to design and develop a basic Hospital Management System
(HMS) using your programming skills. This system will streamline essential hospital
functionalities to improve efficiency and patient care.

Your HMS should include, but not be limited to, the following features:

Hospital Administrator
 Login and logout from the system
 Register new users – (patient, doctor and staff nurse) into the system.
 Appointment trends - Identify peak appointment times and adjust staffing or clinic
hours accordingly.
 Managing inventory (view and search)– (Track hospital supplies and medications,
ensuring timely restocking and preventing shortages.)

Patient
 Login and logout from the system.
 Appointment Management - View, reschedule, and cancel appointments
electronically.
 Electronic Health Records (EHR) Access (view only): Secure access to a portion of
their medical history, prescriptions, appointment history, and billing information.
 Billing Management (view and search) - billing details and manage insurance claims.

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Doctor
 Login and logout from the system.
 Doctor Scheduler - Manage their schedules and availability for appointments,
allowing patients to book slots conveniently and reducing wait times.
 Secure EHR Access (view only) - Provide doctors with secure access to complete
patient Electronic Health Records (EHR). This includes demographics, medical
history, allergies, medications, past procedures, and diagnostic reports. This
comprehensive view allows for informed diagnosis and treatment planning.
 Reporting and Analytics (view and search) - Doctors may be able to generate reports
on their own patients or specific conditions, allowing them to track treatment trends
and measure outcomes.

Staff Nurse
 Login and logout from the system
 Doctor Scheduler – Access doctor schedules and availability for appointments.
 Inventory Management - Access and manage supplies and medications at the nurse's
station directly through the HMS.
 Reporting and Analytics (view and search) - Nurses may be able to generate reports
on their patients or specific units, allowing them to identify trends and areas for
improvement in care delivery.

Figure 1: System menu

Figure 1 show an example of application login screen and administrator menu for the HMS.
The application should include but not limited to the functionalities listed in the menu.

You are required to form a group of 4 students to design, implement, test, and document the -
HMS. Use your creativity to design and develop the HMS application. You are encouraged
to review any existing Hospital Management System available on the shelf and add on any
suitable additional features on top of the basic requirements provided.

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2.0 REQUIREMENTS

i. You are required to carry out extra research for your system and document any
logical assumptions you made after the research.
ii. Your program should use symbolic constants where appropriate. Validations need
to be included to ensure the accuracy of the system. State any assumptions that
you make under each function.
iii. You are required to store all data in a text file.
iv. You are expected to use control structures, functions, array, pointers, structures,
unions and files in your program. Your program must embrace modular
programming technique and should be menu-driven. Functions of similar
operations can be grouped (or kept alone) and stored as separate C files. Header
files are to be stored separately as .h files.
v. You may include any extra features which you may feel relevant and that add
value to the system.
vi. There should be no need for graphics (user interface) in your program, as what is
being assessed, is your programming skill not the interface design.
vii. You should include the good programming practice such as comments, variable
naming conventions and indentation.
viii. In a situation where a student:
- Failed to attempt the assignment demonstration, overall marks awarded for
the assignment will be based on the documentation and design components
only with a maximum 40 marks.
- Found to be involved in plagiarism, the offence will be dealt in accordance
to APU regulations on plagiarism.
ix. You are required to use portable ANSI C programming language to implement the
solution. Use of any other language like C++/Java and etc. is not allowed. Global
variable is not allowed.
x. Results of a comprehensive testing is to be included in your document in the form
of Input/Output screenshots with sufficient explanation. The tests conducted shall
take into consideration of all valid inputs and negative test cases.

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3.0 DELIVERABLES

You are required to submit:

i. A softcopy of the program coded in C – submitted in Moodle. The program
should include the following:
- Basic C concepts such as displaying and reading of text, variables, and
assignment of values, comments – to explain various parts of the program, etc.
- Intermediate C concepts such as control structures – selection and iteration
control structures, use of arrays – single / double scripted, string.
- Advanced C concepts such as functions – programmer defined and library
functions, pointers, structures, unions, linked list and files.
- Any other features of C that has not been covered.

ii. A documentation of the system, that incorporates basic documentation standards

such as header and footer, page numbering and which includes
- Cover page
- Table of contents
- Introduction and assumptions
- Design of the program – using pseudocode or flowchart – which adheres to
the requirements provided above
- Explain the concepts implemented in your solution with code snippet from
your solution.
- Additional features which have been incorporated in the solution in terms of
design and C codes (sample segment of source code from the system created)
- Sample outputs when the program is executed with some explanation of the
outputs / sections of the program
- Conclusion
- References –American Psychological Association (APA) style
- Workload matrix

iii. Files to be uploaded to Moodle (ONLY FOLLOWING 3 FILES):

1. Documentation file (.pdf)

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2. Program / Source files (.c files), Header files (.h files) and text file
(archived as single .zip or .rar file)

iv. Submission
- All three files to be uploaded to Moodle
- Refer to the Moodle for the assignment deadline.

4.0 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

i. CLO3: Design solution (Pseudocode or Flowchart) 20%

Detailed, logical and application of appropriate idea.

ii. CLO3: Coding / Implementation 40%

Appropriate application of C concepts (from basic to advance), good solution
implemented with validation and met all the requirements with additional features.

iii. CLO3: Documentation 20%

Overall standard and layout, explanation of concepts applied, Input/Output screen
capture, assumptions and etc.

iv. CLO3: Demonstration and Q&A 20%

Know how to execute and able to trace the system as well as answer the questions posted
based on the assignment submitted during presentation

5.0 PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Distinction (75% and above)

This grade will be assigned to work which meets all requirements stated in the question. The
program runs smoothly when executed. There is clear evidence and application of C concepts
up to advanced level. The program solution is unique with excellent coding styles and
validation. The program implemented maps completely against the design (pseudocode or
flowchart) as seen in the documentation. The design of the solution varies in styles and has

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unique logic with hardly any errors / omissions. The documentation does not have any
missing components. Sample outputs documented have clear explanation. All work is
referenced according to APA Referencing convention. Student must be able to provide
excellent explanation of the codes and work done, show additional concepts / new ideas used
in the solution, able to answer all questions posed with accurate / logical answers /
explanation provided with sound arguments and clear discussion. Overall an excellent piece
of work submitted.

Credit (65%-74%)
This grade will be assigned to work which of good standard and meets most of the
requirements stated in the question. The program runs smoothly when executed. There is
clear evidence and application of C concepts up to at least intermediate level. The program
solution is unique with good coding styles and validation. The program implemented maps
well against the design (pseudocode or flowchart) as seen in the documentation. The design
of the solution varies in styles and has unique logic with minor errors / omissions. The
documentation does not have any missing components. Sample outputs documented with
some explanation. All work is referenced according to APA Referencing convention but with
some minor errors / omissions. Student must be able to provide good explanation of the codes
and work done, answer most questions posed with mostly accurate / logical answers /
explanation. Overall a good assignment submitted.

Pass (50%-64%)
This grade will be assigned to work which meets at least half of the basic requirements
(approximately 50%) stated in the questions. The program runs smoothly when executed.
There is clear evidence and application of C concepts at basic level. The program solution is
common with basic coding styles and validation. The program implemented somewhat maps
with the design (pseudocode or flowchart) as seen in the documentation. The design of the
solution is average in terms of logic and style with some errors / omissions. The
documentation has some missing components. Sample outputs documented but without any
explanation. Did some referencing but not according to APA Referencing convention and
with some minor errors / omissions. Student must be able to explain some codes and work
done and able to answer some questions posed with some accurate / logical answers /
explanation. Overall an average piece of work submitted.

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Fail (Below 50%)

This grade will be assigned to work which achieved less than half of the requirements stated
in the question. The program is able to compile but not able to execute or with major error.
The program solution has only basic coding styles with no validation. The program solution
has little or no mapping with the design. The design of the solution has major / obvious errors
/ omissions. The documentation has some missing essential components. No referencing.
Student is barely able to explain the codes / work done and answer given on the questions
posed but with mostly inaccurate / illogical answers / explanation. Overall a poor piece of
work submitted.

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