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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELIMINARY PAGE

Title Page
Acknowledgement i
Abstract ii
Table of Contents iii
List of Figures iv
List of Tables v

CHAPTER 1: THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Project Objectives 2
1.3 Project Scope and Limitation 2
1.4 Project Description and Purpose 3

CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND SYSTEM

2.1 Foreign Literature 6
2.2 Local Literature 18
2.3 Related Studies/Systems 21
2.4 Summary of Related Studies and Literature 27
2.5 Conceptual Framework 29
2.6 Definition of Terms 30

CHAPTER 3: TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

3.1 Research Methodology 31
3.2 Software Development Methodology 31
3.3 Evaluation Procedure 35
3.4 Respondents 35
3.5 Statistical Treatment of Data 36
3.6 Testing Procedures 37
3.7 Technical Design 38
3.7.1 Software Requirements 38
3.7.2 Hardware Requirements 39
3.7.3 UML Design 39
3.8 Implementation and Deployment Plan 47

CHAPTER 4: RESULT AND DISCUSSIONS

4.1 Project Description 48
4.2 Project Structure 49
4.3 Screen Hierarchy of the Program 55
4.4 Project Capabilities and Limitations 68
4.5 Project Evaluation 68
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CHAPTER 5:
5.1 Summary of Findings 72
5.2 Conclusions 74
5.3 Recommendations 74

APPENDICES
Appendix A: Letter to Respondents
Appendix B: Evaluation Tools for Users
Appendix C: Evaluation Tool for IT Experts
Appendix D: Tally Evaluation
Appendix E: Gantt Chart
Appendix F: Work Breakdown Structure
Appendix G: Storyline
Appendix H: Story Board
Appendix I: References
Appendix J: Progress Reports
Appendix K: User’s Manual
Appendix L: Researchers Profile