Development of an Advanced Learning Platform for a Leading Business School in Africa

The client faces challenges in providing a streamlined, engaging, and accessible online learning environment that supports student growth, facilitates community collaboration, and improves overall usability for a large and diverse student body.

A large, prestigious higher education institution specializing in business education with a focus on digital learning expansion.

• Implement a scalable and user-friendly online learning portal aligned with modern educational standards.
• Incorporate tools for students to track their learning progress and academic growth.
• Design a platform that emphasizes community-based knowledge exchange through cross-course collaboration.
• Achieve increased engagement metrics and improved usability scores post-deployment.

• A comprehensive learning portal built on an open-source learning management system platform.
• Student progress tracking tools that provide insights into learning activities and growth metrics.
• Community-based discussion boards integrated within the platform to promote knowledge exchange and peer collaboration.
• A streamlined, intuitive navigation interface enhancing usability and accessibility.
• Configuration of discussion forums to support cross-course collaboration rather than isolated course-specific discussions.

• Open source LMS platform for core educational content delivery.
• Discussion forum system for community engagement.
• Cloud hosting and deployment infrastructure (e.g., AWS services).

• Scalability to support a growing user base with capacity for future expansion.
• Performance optimization to ensure fast load times and responsive interactions.
• High availability and uptime to support continuous access.
• Security protocols to protect user data and privacy.

The implementation of this platform is expected to enhance student engagement, facilitate community-based learning, and improve usability, ultimately leading to increased student satisfaction and growth in digital course completion rates.