E-Learning Platform Based on Private Cloud Report 2022

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Executive Summary

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
2.0 Literature review..................................................................................................................3
3.0 Scheduling and Budgeting...................................................................................................8
3.1 Scheduling........................................................................................................................8
3.2 Budgeting.........................................................................................................................9
4.0 Conclusion..........................................................................................................................10
5.0 References..........................................................................................................................11

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1.0 Introduction
The significant procedure of the learning procedure that is available now days are
limited to some extents in case of the manual learning methodologies that persists in this
time. For the enhancement of the learning as well as effective sharing of the resources there is
a potential need of e learning platform for the enhancement of this field. The popularity of the
e learning platform is depicted as the significant methodology that can be used in various
different institutes as well as universities for the enhancement of the learning procedures for
the teachers as well as the students within this environment. The potential concept of this
online platform for learning is depicted as an integrated set of the online services that possess
clear interactions from the trainers to the particular learners that are associated within the
environment of the overall learning system. The e learning platform mainly indicates the
Learning Management System [10]. The potential universities as well as the institutes mainly
implements the e learning platform for carrying out the overall learning management for the
ease of the learning procedures. The significant proposal that is associated with the
development of the project also states the necessary constraints that are associated for the
smooth execution of the procedure which are to be significantly explained in this report.
Moreover, the learning management system is also significantly critically assessed for the
depiction of the fact that how much it may be useful for the learning purposes as well as the
overall scheduling and the budget analysis for the development of a significant e-learning
platform will be provided in this report.
2.0 Literature review
According to Anshari, Alas and Guan, (2015), the primary intention to utilise the
cloud computing methodologies within the development of the e learning platform is the fact
that the technology of the cloud computing has emerged as one of the significant technology

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that will help to maintain the overall procedure of the e learning platform as well as the
saving the overall learning resources. This in turn will help the learners as well as the tutors
to access the significant learning resources and provide effective education to the students as
well as individuals present in the significant universities [4]. The cloud e learning platforms
help in the designing, implementation, selection, managing as well as extended learning
methodologies for providing high efficiency to the education level that persists within this
field. Moreover, the implementation for the cloud computing methodology intends to provide
high level of scalability, availability as well as flexibility to the students that are availing the
education within the university premise and other educational institutes within the
educational fields [8]. The significant article states the overall description of a cloud based
architecture that will intend to provide effective services to the tutors as well as the students.
The different layers that are being focused on the article significantly depicts the usage of the
cloud computing methodologies in the field of the e learning that are being significant for
saving the database of the past question papers within a institute.
According to Shiau and Chau, (2016), the recent technology platform related to the
education system as a part of the development for the information as well as technology. E-
based learning provisions the teachers to plan as well as develop the lessons to make use of
the digitalized resources to place the assessments along with the tasks to have an automatic
monitoring over the student to keep a check on the student, or maybe the entire class [7]. The
E-based training platforms are commonly referred to as the specific integrated solutions for
the software completely based upon the E-learning. This particularly provides a specific tool
for the transmission as well as the acquirement of newer knowledge, skills along with that of
the attitude, which aims at being an encouraging procedure to be a guide for the learning
process with the utilization of computer as well as the internet connection [14]. Increase of
researches within the areas of information and technology has a positive impact upon the

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education related world. The specific implementation of the E-learning is referred to as the
one of the contribution provided by the information technology towards the education world.
The E-learning procedure has been implemented by several of the institutions existing all
around the world in varied regions [2]. E learning provides a number of benefits such as the
likes of flexibility, measurement as well as flexibility. Implementation of the E-learning
process within the institutional grounds can be a little difficult. Most likely, the education
institutions can tend to give rise to a personal E-learning system within their premises or the
educational structure. However, an idea of implementing an E-learning system by two or
three of the institutions can lead to the lowering of costs, which come along with the building
of the system, and can be shared by those institutions.
According to Jayasena and Song (2017), the significance is particularly put forward in
regards the implementation of the E-learning systems in relation to the cloud services
working on a private network. Five layers of the model related to the E-Learning systems
based upon the private cloud are,
i) Layer of Infrastructure
ii) Platform Layer
iii) Layer of Application
iv) Access Layer
v) Layer of Utilization
Recent studies in this field have led to the fact that students have really benefitted with
the E-learning procedures, which has proved to be an enhancement for the studies taking
place on web. Undergraduates, along with that of the graduate students together have
preferred to the studies, which have been conducted online through the E-learning platforms
[13]. In addition to this, the teachers as well as the instructors have learnt specific things from

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this study depending completely upon the E-learning techniques, on the basis of the private
cloud working online. In the recent times, the utilization of the E-learning procedure is
inevitable for both the teachers as well as the students [1]. Courses, which are conducted
online are becoming necessary on a daily basis depending upon the education along with that
of the spreading of knowledge. Relating to the current scenario, the E-learning procedure is
not an option adopted by the students only, but also by some of the organizations as a mean
of offering the training intended for their present and new workers. E-learning is looked up as
a priority for all of the existing businesses, looking forward to make an improvement within
the skills contained in the employee along with the economic benefits, which can be
generated through this specific learning process [6].
According to Ahmed (2015), the process of E-learning based upon the cloud service
consists of a number of features that can be placed as the advantages of this working system.
This mainly focuses on the E-learning procedure provides an assurance of communication
between the trainees as well as the trainers, which includes the exchanging of specific
information. Moreover, the assured possibilities related to the specific distribution of
materials consisting of the inclusion of publications, distribution of documents as well as
organization [9]. The access to this procedure can be done sitting at any point of the world.
The solving of problems as well as the receiving of an instant evaluation. There exists a
permanent access to all of the materials, which are there present on the E-learning portals
[12]. The effective methods of evaluation such as the organization of online tests for the
students, as well as the obtaining of results of those particular tests, which are taken by the
students through the portal of the E-learning website. Direct communication of the students
with that of the teachers for the solving of problems faced by the students on course of a
study within the E-learning website [16]. In case of errors received through work for the
student, the resolution of the problems are done much effectively. There exists an ability to

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work with all of the students through the existing services of emails, forums as well as chats.
The cloud computing methodology also signifies the network based architectural model,
which is significant in respect to the learning platform. The possible network architecture in
regards to the implementation of the cloud computing interface is depicted to the most
effective way for the implementation of the technology of the e learning platform.
According to Panigrahi, Srivastava and Sharma (2018), this technology utilization of E-
learning services consists of a few discrepancies, which may be highlighted in the following
context. The learning procedure related to the method of E-learning takes place at a self-
paced manner, during which the students take a break maybe for any reason and again come
back around after some time [11]. This highlights the sheer lack of discipline. E-learning
activity has no involvement of face-fact interaction taking place within the student and the
teacher. The process of E-learning is aimed at specific set of learning skills for the acquiring
of knowledge, which gets need to be transferred. Under such circumstances, it is considered
difficult to bring together an effective program of learning electronically [3]. After the
development of an E-Learning course is done, for any changes that need to be implemented
upon this outcome can be a little more time consuming in respect to the disrupted conditions
existing within the E-learning portal. E learning is considered to be effective for the process
of training during its execution [5]. However, the transfer of knowledge along with the
change-taking place within the course is in dire need of an experienced practitioner.

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3.0 Scheduling and Budgeting
3.1 Scheduling
This is a significant step in the development of an e learning module with the help of
the cloud computing methodology and it will follow the steps as depicted in the picture.
ID Task
Mode
Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors
0 Project Proposal 180 days Wed 14-08-19 Tue 21-04-20
1 Initial Phase 180 days Wed 14-08-19 Tue 21-04-20
2 Project documentation 14 days Wed 14-08-19 Mon 02-09-19
3 Requirement analysis for
website
11 days Tue 03-09-19 Tue 17-09-19 2
4 Listing of budget 15 days Wed 18-09-19 Tue 08-10-19 3
5 Meeting with
stakeholders
10 days Wed 09-10-19 Tue 22-10-19 4
6 Meeting with web
content analysts
10 days Wed 23-10-19 Tue 05-11-19 5
7 Development Phase 120 days Wed 06-11-19 Tue 21-04-20
8 Interface
development
18 days Wed 06-11-19 Fri 29-11-19 6
9 Creation of Database 19 days Mon 02-12-19 Thu 26-12-19 8
10 Data Collection 23 days Fri 27-12-19 Tue 28-01-20 9
11 Implementation Phase 60 days Wed 29-01-20 Tue 21-04-20
12 Implementation of
Software
15 days Wed 29-01-20 Tue 18-02-20 10
13 Testing of database 9 days Wed 19-02-20 Mon 02-03-20 12
14 Implementation of
collected data
6 days Tue 03-03-20 Tue 10-03-20 13
15 Final Phase 30 days Wed 11-03-20 Tue 21-04-20
16 Beta-testing of
website
12 days Wed 11-03-20 Thu 26-03-20 14
17 Final checking of
database
13 days Fri 27-03-20 Tue 14-04-20 16
18 Final checking of
collective data
5 days Wed 15-04-20 Tue 21-04-20 17
02-06 14-07 25-08 06-10 17-11 29-12 09-02 22-03 03-05 14-06 26-07 06-09
01 April 01 July 01 October 01 January 01 April 01 July 01 October
(Image: Gantt Chart)
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3.2 Budgeting
The significant budget analysis of the overall project is depicted in the figure below:
RMO Cost/Benefit Analysis for CSMS
Initiation of project 1000
Bulding of SRS 3000
The devlopment harware requirements 10000
The devlopment software requirements 10000
Purchasing Cloud Storage 10000
Total Cost for the project 34000
Year of Project
year 0 year1 year 2 year 3 year 4 year 5 TOTALS
Net economic benefit $0.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $20,000.00
Discount Rate 8% 1 0.9259 0.8573 0.7938 0.7350 0.6806
PV Of Benefits $0.00 $18,518.52 $17,146.78 $15,876.64 $14,700.60 $13,611.66
NPV of all BENEFITS $0.00 $18,518.52 $35,665.29 $51,541.94 $66,242.54 $79,854.20 $2,51,822.49
One Time Costs $34,000.00
Recurring Costs $0.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00
Discount Rate 8% 1.0000 0.9259 0.8573 0.7938 0.7350 0.6806
PV Of Recurring Costs $0.00 $92.59 $85.73 $79.38 $73.50 $68.06
NPV Of All Costs $34,000.00 $34,092.59 $34,178.33 $34,257.71 $34,331.21 $34,399.27 $2,05,259.11
Overall NPV $46,563.38
Overall ROI = (Overall NPV / NPV Of All Costs 0.23
Break-Even Analysis
Yearly NPV Cash Flow $0.00 $18,425.93 $17,061.04 $15,797.26 $14,627.09 $13,543.61
Overall NPV Cash Flow $34,000.00 ($15,574.07) $1,486.97 $17,284.23 $31,911.32 $45,454.93
Project break-even occurs between years 1 and 2
Use 1st year of positive cash flow to calculate break-even fraction 1.0941 years
Total Cost for the project
(Image: Cost Benefit Analysis)
(Source: Created by author)

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4.0 Conclusion
The significant context of the e learning based cloud computing methodology is
depicted as one of the significant methodology that may be used by the different universities
as well as institutions in regards to the fact that the learning methodologies may be enhanced.
This advancement in the field of the education system is depicted as the significant
methodology for the advancement of the easiness of the education. This e learning platform is
depicted to use the cloud computing methodology for the enhancement of the services as
provided by the e learning modules. The significant usage of the technology is depicted to be
useful in regards to the effective learning methodologies that persists within this
environment. The cloud architecture is identified, as one of the advanced technological
innovation which when merged into different sectors tends to enhance the user experience as
well as the user satisfaction thus creating a significant advancement in those sectors. The
potential usability of the e learning platform when combined with the cloud computing
technologies they are said to help the students to access a personal database from any point or
device which possess a Internet connection. Thus, it can be concluded that the usage of the
cloud computing methodology on the e learning platform will tend to amplify the significant
and effective usage of this platform among the users or the students associated with any
university or educational institutes.

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