Design of an agent-based academic information system for effective education management

The aim of this study was to design and develop an agent-based distance learning management system, namely the Cybernetics 1 (CI) to support accurate decision making, resource allocation and operational control in an effective education management information system. CI is a web-based open information system to manage the complete course of undergraduate students' study flow as well as enhancing the policy-making process of education institutions in line with the developing marketplace. This system is illustrated through a multi-stakeholders scenario that captures the operation of the undergraduate students' study flow problem. The approach of integrating agent technologies to web services enables CI to become a more flexible, collaborative and efficient distance learning management system. The system is expected to reduce the work period with an average 75% based on the preliminary research study. © 2011 Asian Network for Scientific Information.