A mobile-based digital notice board system for real-time dissemination of university (BU digital notice board).
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2026
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Busitema University
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This project report presents the design, development, and evaluation of the BU Digital Notice Board, a mobile-based system developed to improve the dissemination of official university notices at Busitema University. The project was motivated by the limitations of physical notice boards and informal communication channels such as WhatsApp groups, which often result in delayed updates, message loss, misinformation, and limited access to official notices.
The system was developed using Flutter for the mobile application interface and Firebase services, including Firebase Authentication, Cloud Firestore, Firebase Storage, and Firebase Cloud Messaging, for backend support. The application provides user authentication, role-based access control, categorized notice posting, multimedia notice support, offline access to cached notices, push notifications, and dedicated portals for guild, cultural, and religious communities.
The system was evaluated through unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing with selected users from the Faculty of Engineering and Technology. Results showed that the application improved the timeliness, accessibility, and reliability of notice dissemination compared to physical notice boards and informal social media groups. The project demonstrates the potential of mobile-based systems in enhancing institutional communication within university environments.
Keywords: Mobile application, Digital notice board, Real-time communication, Firebase, Flutter, Offline-first, Push notifications, Busitema University.
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Moko, J. & Cheptegei, L. (2026). A mobile-based digital notice board system for real-time dissemination of university (BU digital notice board). [Unpublished undergraduate research report]. Busitema University.