TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ............................................................................................................. iii

APPROVAL ................................................................................................................... iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.................................................................................................. v

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................... vi

LIST OF TABLES............................................................................................................ x

LIST OF FIGURES......................................................................................................... xi

NOMENCLATURE AND ABBREVIATIONS........................................................................ xii

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................1

1.1 Background ......................................................................................................1

1.2 Problem Statement ...........................................................................................1

1.3 Significance of the Project .................................................................................1

1.4 Objectives ........................................................................................................2

1.4.1 General Objective .......................................................................................2

1.4.2 Specific objectives.......................................................................................2

1.5 How can a Mobile Voting Application be useful in an organization?.......................2

1.6 Scope...............................................................................................................2

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW.................................................................................3

2.1 Mobile software application................................................................................3

2.2 Development of mobile applications ...................................................................3

2.3 Distribution of Mobile Applications......................................................................4

2.4 Benefits of Mobile Applications...........................................................................5

2.5 Android Operating System .................................................................................5

2.6 Front End and Back End ....................................................................................7

2.7 Java and JavaScript...........................................................................................7

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2.8 AJAX ................................................................................................................8

2.9 Database Management System (DBMS)..............................................................8

2.10 Programming languages and software used................................................... 11

2.11 Terms definitions ......................................................................................... 11

2.9.1 Application packaging................................................................................ 11

2.9.2 SQL.......................................................................................................... 12

2.9.3 PHP.......................................................................................................... 12

2.9.4 API .......................................................................................................... 12

2.9.5 XML ......................................................................................................... 12

2.9.6 XHR ......................................................................................................... 12

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION ..................................... 13

3.1 Research design.............................................................................................. 13

3.2 Sources of information .................................................................................... 13

3.3 Design Configuration....................................................................................... 13

3.3.1 Strategy ................................................................................................... 13

3.3.2 Information Architecture ........................................................................... 14

3.3.3 Design...................................................................................................... 14

3.3.4 Development............................................................................................ 15

3.3.5 Directory Structure.................................................................................... 22

3.4 Connecting the database and the server........................................................... 23

CHAPTER 4: TESTS AND RESULTS ............................................................................... 25

4.1 Integration Page ............................................................................................. 25

4.2 Login Page ..................................................................................................... 26

4.3 Administrator Interfaces .................................................................................. 27

4.4 User Interfaces ............................................................................................... 29

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4.5 Results page................................................................................................... 30

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMANDATIONS................................................... 31

5.1 Conclusion...................................................................................................... 31

5.1 Recommendations........................................................................................... 31

REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 32

APPENDICES...............................................................................................................A1

Appendix A: Shared Files Script Codes .......................................................................A1

A1: Logout ........................................................................................................A1

A2: Register Interface Front End.........................................................................A1

A3: Register Interface Back End..........................................................................A2

A4: Vote............................................................................................................A3

A5: Board ..........................................................................................................A6

Appendix B: Included Script Codes ............................................................................B1

B1: Account.......................................................................................................B1

B2: Database connection....................................................................................B1

B3: Admin Navigator ..........................................................................................B1

B4: Voter Navigator............................................................................................B2

Appendix C: Administrator Script Codes .....................................................................C1

C1: Dashboard...................................................................................................C1

C2: New Admin..................................................................................................C2

C3: Polls ............................................................................................................C5

Appendix D: User Script Codes..................................................................................D1

D1: Dashboard...................................................................................................D1