Fingerprints are considered to be the best and fastest method for checking attendance. They are secured to use, unique to every person, and do not change in one's lifetime barring accident. The objective of this paper was to improve on the fingerprint identification system for implementation on a large database. The main objective of this paper was to design and construct an attendance system using a fingerprint module. In this system, Arduino Wemos D1 R2 ESP8266 (microcontroller) and Adafruit fingerprint reader are the main components used to insert records into a database.

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For years, some African universities followed the British education system, but this is gradually changing. For example in Ghana, the three terms to the year approach has been changed to the two semester approach. Also, local conditions and the service learning approach are being included in the curricula. This is being done in the Telecommunications Engineering program at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The program is planned such that some student projects for which the students will earn credits will result in products that will supply community needs. The program is therefore community-centered and provides community service. One project using this approach is based on Broadband Powerline Communication (BPL). BPL can be used in electronic learning at schools and to disseminate information to the community at large. It will empower the people and lead to improving their standard of living. It can also help the nation to become a full participant in the global community, while benefitting from the global economy. This paper describes how this project was designed to suit service learning through an experiential teaching method.