Le Binh Minh - Asm1 - GCD191002 - Computng Research

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HOW HAS REMOTE WORKING AND STUDYING
AFFECTED TIME ALLOCATION OF UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS IN DANANG CITY AND WHAT IS A
POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THIS DURING AND
AFTER THE PANDEMIC?
NAME: LE BÌNH MINH

STUDENT ID: GCD191002
CLASS: GCD0805
MENTOR: PHAN THANH TRA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ..............................................................................................................1
TABLE OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................2
TABLE OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................4
INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................5
PROJECT PLANNING ................................................................................................................6
A. RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES ........................................................................................8
1. PRIMARY RESEARCH AND SECONDARY RESEARCH .............................................8
a) PRIMARY RESEARCH ................................................................................................8
a) SECONDARY RESEARCH .........................................................................................9
2. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH .................................11
a) QUALITATIVE RESEARCH .......................................................................................11
b) QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ....................................................................................12
3. WHAT IS SCIENTIFIC METHOD?................................................................................15
4. RESEARCH PROCESS................................................................................................17
5. POPULATIONS AND SAMPLES IN RESEARCH ........................................................18
a) WHAT IS POPULATIONS?........................................................................................18
b) WHAT IS SAMPLES? ................................................................................................18
B. SECONDARY RESEARCH ...............................................................................................21
1. CURRENT SITUATION AND TREND ..........................................................................21
2. RESEARCHES ABOUT DISORDERS OF SCHEDULE, WORK MANAGEMENT AND
LIVING ACTIVITIES DURING THE PANDEMIC ...................................................................27
3. SECONDARY RESEARCH COSTS, ACCESS AND ETHICAL ISSUES .....................38
4. CONCLUSION AND INITIAL HYPOTHESIS ................................................................39
C. PRIMARY RESEARCH ......................................................................................................39
1. PRIMARY RESEARCH OBJECTIVES .........................................................................39
2. POPULATION OF THE RESEARCH ............................................................................40
3. RESEARCH PLANS .....................................................................................................40
a) INTERVIEW, SURVEY TECHNIQUES AND QUESTIONNAIRE ..............................41
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b) ABOUT THE APPLICATION ......................................................................................42
c) DATA COLLECTION FORM ......................................................................................49
d) RESEARCH DATA ANALYSIS ..................................................................................57
5. PRIMARY RESEARCH COSTS, ACCESS AND ETHICAL ISSUES ...........................66
6. CONCLUSION ABOUT THE HYPOTHESIS ................................................................66
7. RESEARCH RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................67
REFERENCES ..........................................................................................................................69
TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Primary Research ........................................................................................................9
Figure 2: Primary and Secondary Research (SHANNON MCCROCKLIN, n.d.) ......................10
Figure 3: Qualitative research (questionpro, n.d.) .....................................................................12
Figure 4: Quantitative Research (questionpro, n.d.) .................................................................13
Figure 5: Scientific Method Step (J.R. Bee. ThoughtCo. , n.d.) ................................................16
Figure 6: Population and Sample ..............................................................................................19
Figure 7: Relationship between a Population and a Sample ....................................................20
Figure 8: The Relationship Among the Target Population, the Accessible Population, and the
Sample ......................................................................................................................................20
Figure 9: Change in remote work trends due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020
(Kimberly Mlitz, n.d.) ..................................................................................................................23
Figure 10: Percentage of countries using different approaches to distance learning (VARKEY
FOUNDATION, 2020) ...............................................................................................................24
Figure 11: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed education forever. This is how in World
Economic Forum (Cathy Li & Farah Lalani, 2020) ....................................................................25
Figure 12: How the Coronavirus Outbreak Has – and Hasn’t – Changed the Way Americans
Work ( KIM PARKER, et al., 2020)............................................................................................26
Figure 13: Social Connectedness, Excessive Screen Time During COVID-19 and Mental
Health: A Review of Current Evidence (Apurvakumar Pandya & Pragya Lodha, n.d.) .............28
Figure 14: Effects of the pandemic on teen mental health (MEDICINE., n.d.) ..........................29
Figure 15: Psychology after a long time studying online (Lan Anh, n.d.) ..................................30
Figure 16: Lifestyle and mental health disruptions during COVID-19 (Osea Giuntella, et al.,
n.d.) ...........................................................................................................................................31
Figure 17: Body Mass Index, Practice of Physical Activity and Lifestyle of Students During
COVID-19 Lockdown (Jalal SM, et al., n.d.) .............................................................................32
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Figure 18: How to organize time in home quarantine (unicef, n.d.) ..........................................34
Figure 19: Example of a good daily schedule (unicef, n.d.) ......................................................35
Figure 20: How to keep your work and life balance with coronavirus (jcmh, n.d.) ....................36
Figure 21: Toggl Track Time Schedule Application ..................................................................37
Figure 22: Toogl app .................................................................................................................38
Figure 23: Python + ReactJs + ElectionJs (Aakash Mallik, n.d.)...............................................43
Figure 24: GitHub State of the Octoverse, 2020 (Eric Elliott, n.d.)............................................44
Figure 25: TOP LANGUAGES FOR MACHINE LEARNING & DATA SCIENCE
(aicybersolutions, 2021) ............................................................................................................45
Figure 26: Analytics on MongoDB (Anthony Thong Do, n.d.) ...................................................46
Figure 27: MongoDB is the "Most Wanted" database, with 19% of developers expressing
interest in using it on their next project. PostgreSQL is a close second, at 15.6%. (Quincy
Larson, 2020) ............................................................................................................................46
Figure 28: API.AI relation to other components & process flow (Amit Kulkarni, n.d.) ...............47
Figure 29: Data and program flow between the wearable smart watch and the smartphone. ..47
Figure 30: ChatBot (Mahesh, n.d.) ............................................................................................48
Figure 31: Survey form page 1 ..................................................................................................49
Figure 40: Survey form page 10 ................................................................................................57
Figure 41: People doing survey.................................................................................................57
Figure 42: Survey results about Gender interested in research................................................58
Figure 43: Survey results about How many people are experiencing psychological problems or
have difficulty in adjusting the lift at home during the pandemic ...............................................59
Figure 44: Survey results: Problem faced by survey participants .............................................60
Figure 45: Survey results: The effect of the problems on the survey respondents themselves 61
Figure 46: Survey results: The ability of survey participants to return to normal life activities
after the pandemic is over .........................................................................................................62
Figure 47: Survey results: Features of the application that the survey participants most
interested ...................................................................................................................................63
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Figure 48: Survey results : Expectations about the application will work well and rate up when
the application is officially launched ..........................................................................................64
Figure 49: App UI Prototype ......................................................................................................68
TABLE OF TABLES
Table 1: Difference of Primary Research and Secondary Research ........................................11
Table 2: Difference of Qualitative Research and Quantitative Research ..................................14
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INTRODUCTION
Faced with the current situation of the corona virus (covid-19) epidemic, which is taking under
stress all over the world; To be able to minimize infections and deaths, governments of any
countries have introduced a series of strict isolation, blockade and restrictions on gatherings,
people are advised to limit their exposure and only go out home when needed. In order to be
able to work and interact with the outside world, people now tend to use online technologies and
services such as (social networks, communication and video calling applications, metaverse
simulation applications, etc.).
It is because of the convenience that technology brings during the pandemic when we do not
need to go out on the street but can still study and work and communicate easily that people
now have many lazy habits and it has a great influence on daily life and activities. In other words,
people during the pandemic, when they have to stay home for too long, have neglected about
the values of timetables and appropriate lifestyles and this has greatly affected not only work,
but also lifestyle and health when the epidemic ends.
An example of this somewhat declining lifestyle during the pandemic is the fact that we often
feel abundant in terms of time when just staying at home, certain jobs and learning activity when
done online with the help of the technology is done almost no different than when we go to work
nor school, most of the time we spend are sleeping and finding entertainment without the
different mental and physical activities like in outdoors, they seem to be more dependent on the
Internet, thereby making everyone's timetable somewhat narrower than before when the things
they need to do have become more lesser.
The impact of changing living habits is a part that affects not only physical but also mental and
psychological health of an individual in society; it could cause problems not only during the
pandemic but also until the pandemic is under control and activities of life and travel are back to
normal (excerpt from a report by (ATR Brain Information Communication Research Group,
2021))
This is a rather difficult and urgent problem that is widespread today, receiving great attention
from the public and the community, researches and solutions have been proposed but not really
effective and demanded because everything from lifestyle is depends a lot on thinking of each
individual. It is for the above reasons that this topic was chosen by me to research and give an
appropriate solution. In this report, I will give my research plans on the topic (How to assist
student in analyzing and controlling the plan in life and work activities in a timely manner,
automatic and effective during and after the pandemic), the references and results of the
research and thereby forming the solution that I will give will be mentioned in detail. The main
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goal is to clarify the harms and problems of wrong activities and dependent living habits during
the pandemic, appropriate solutions to ensure balance or even improve life activities when the
pandemic is over.
PROJECT PLANNING
1. The topic seeks answers to initial questions. That is to clarify the question
Researching about the reality of living and working in the unscientific way and not as planned of
a part of students in the university during the covid-19 pandemic. The Causes, reasons and
solutions to solve the above situation.
2. Research subjects
The object of the study is a student of any University in Danang City
3. Scope of the research
Space: Online Webinar Through Zoom

Time: 30/11/2021 – 14/12/2021
Target:
• Evaluate, investigate and provide statistics on the prevalence of time management and
life activity problems through surveys.
• Find out the status of the above problem, frequency, scale and extent of impact on the
subjects of investigation
• Give the subjective and objective reasons that cause the problem to arise, the main and
side factors
• Systematize and draw conclusions about the negative effects of the problem
• Orientation, provide solutions, review credibility and provide a summary of the resolution
process.
4. Research method
• Survey by questionnaire, Google Form
• Interview with some students
• Give question to participations
• Statistics, synthesis, data analysis and brief presentation of survey results
• Provide reports, articles, research articles on the current situation related to the problem
• Through the results obtained after in-depth analysis of statistics and reports, providing
initial solutions
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5. Research plan
6. Solution Development plan

• Choosing a platform, software solution to solve the problem posed
• Research the development direction, the approach of software solutions
• Research on the technology used to make software applications work well and solve the problem posed
• Planning software application development
• Implement the development and testing phase
• Deploy software applications and perform on previously studied area.
• Make surveys after using the software application and draw conclusions of the whole researching (Does
this research and solution solve the original problem?).
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A. RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES
1. PRIMARY RESEARCH AND SECONDARY RESEARCH
a) PRIMARY RESEARCH
Primary research is defined as a methodology used by researchers to collect data directly,

rather than depending on data collected from previously done research. Technically, they
“own” the data (questionpro, n.d.).
There are different ways to collect this data source, include: Survey with certain Focus Group
(group of sample customers, often used to collect their reactions when trying new products,
Interview (by phone or face to face), Direct observation of their behavior.
❖ Pros of Primary Research
Primary data research has practical value and is reliable because it is collected directly from
respondents, this data is first and accurate and not dilution.
Primary data research can be customized to fit the needs of organizations or businesses.
Primary data research allows a comprehensive analysis of a specific problem to answer and
provide solutions to research questions.
The researcher will have full discretion to decide how to collect and use the data collected from
Primary research. This data can be freely used in any way to achieve their purposes.
Primary data research is the most up-to-date research, ensuring accuracy in calculating and
providing solutions. (questionpro, n.d.)
❖ Cons of Primary Research
Primary Research costs a lot to collect data. If the institution or researcher has a low or limited
budget, conducting primary data research may not be the most suitable choice.
Primary data research can be extremely time-consuming for the target audience to participate
in surveys and interviews. This point is a major limitation for requests that are completed within
a given time.
There are some participants who will not be willing to disclose their information, or the
information may deviate from original estimates.
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Sometimes, using a primary research method is not enough to understand the issues and the
necessary information. Hence the need to use more than one Primary Research method, which
in turn can increase the amount of time to conduct the research and the associated costs.
(questionpro, n.d.)
Figure 1: Primary Research
a) SECONDARY RESEARCH
Secondary research is research data obtained from outside sources. These studies may be
trend reports, industry reports, market charts, or can also be sales of the business itself or other
businesses or individuals, sources of information from other sources. articles, published reports,
public libraries, books, data available on the internet, government publications, etc.
Secondary research is much more cost-effective than primary research because it uses already
existing data, unlike primary research where data is collected in advance by organizations,
researchers or businesses may hire third parties to gather data on their behalf. (questionpro,
n.d.)
❖ Pros of Secondary Research
Secondary research helps to reduce costs because the data is already collected, so the
researcher does not have to spend money, time, energy and resources on this research phase,
there are several sources of data There is a fee, but the cost is not as high as primary research.
Some types of data in secondary research have already been collected and are usually cleaned
and stored digitized, the researcher can spend most of his time analyzing the data rather than
preparing and renormalizing the data for analysis.
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The breadth of data obtained through secondary research can be large. For example, the
government does many large-scale, nationwide studies that are difficult for individual
researchers to collect, which may come from the same population over different time periods.
This easily allows researchers to look at trends and changes in phenomena over time.
Secondary research helps to obtain data that maintain a high level of expertise and accuracy as
they are conducted by experienced collectors and experts in this field. (questionpro, n.d.)
❖ Cons of Secondary Research
Secondary research may not yield specific research data or contain specific information the
researcher wants. It also may not be collected in the geographic area or in the desired years,
etc.
Secondary research is available research data, because researchers do not directly collect data,
so they have no control over what is contained in the data set. This may limit the analysis or
alter the original questions the researcher is seeking to answer.
Secondary research may not cover exactly how the data collection process was done or how
well it was done, to what extent the data is affected by issues such as response rates low or
respondents misunderstand specific survey questions, etc. will be more or less not specifically
mentioned. In general, limitations will likely appear in the data when users directly review and
re-evaluate the data of a secondary study.
Figure 2: Primary and Secondary Research (SHANNON MCCROCKLIN, n.d.)
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Table 1: Difference of Primary Research and Secondary Research
2. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
a) QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Qualitative research is an approach that seeks to describe and analyze cultural and behavioral
characteristics of people and groups of people from the researcher's point of view. Qualitative
research provides comprehensive information about the characteristics of the social
environment in which the research is conducted. Social life is seen as a series of closely linked
events that need to be adequately described to reflect real everyday life. Qualitative research is
based on a flexible and dialectical research strategy. This method allows to uncover important
topics that researchers may not have covered before. In qualitative research, some research
questions and information collection methods are prepared in advance, but they can be adjusted
accordingly as new information emerges during the collection process. That is one of the basic
differences between qualitative and quantitative methods. (questionpro, n.d.)
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Figure 3: Qualitative research (questionpro, n.d.)
b) QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
Quantitative research is the collection and analysis of information on the basis of data obtained
from the market, possibly through statistics such as surveys. Quantitative research is aimed at
collecting large-scale data sets of data in the form of numbers that can be cataloged either in
order of rank or measured in units of measure. This type of data can be used to construct graphs
and tables of raw data, which are quantified (in the form of statistics) and from which researchers
can draw general conclusions. , representing customer sets/segments. In general, the common
method that researchers often use to collect quantitative data is investigation. Accordingly, a
system of structured questions, also known as closed questions with available answer options
through a questionnaire, will be reached by customers to ask about feelings, thoughts and
actions. Their aim is to collect data on a large sample. (questionpro, n.d.)
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Figure 4: Quantitative Research (questionpro, n.d.)
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Table 2: Difference of Qualitative Research and Quantitative Research
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3. WHAT IS SCIENTIFIC METHOD?
Scientific research is known as the process of flexibly applying research methods from highly qualified
researchers in order to find new knowledge, useful technical applications or meaningful models in
practice. In general, Scientific research is the journey of synthesizing a series of suitable methods,
supporting research, finding new laws, concepts or phenomena, etc. These products have all been
established. demonstrated in the research process through actual surveys from the collected data and
documents.
Scientific method is a system of tools to support the scientific research process, helping to collect data,
data, information, and knowledge to serve to find out new things for real life.
Systematic scientific research methods must be associated with other methods in a certain sequence,
ensuring consistency and ease of use. Therefore, researchers should consider in choosing and
combining scientific methods in research to ensure optimal and accurate results.
Popular scientific research methods include (Scientific research methods in the form of collection and
analysis; Methods of practical scientific research; Methods of theoretical research). Whether researching
in groups or individually, research work still needs to be fully implemented according to standard steps
and correct methods. The basic steps of the scientific method are as follows (Question, Observation,
Hypothesis, Experiment, Results, Conclusion) (lumenlearning, n.d.)
Step 1 - Question: The methodology begins when the scientist/researcher asks an issue about
something he has observed: How, what, when, who, what, why or where? (J.R. Bee. ThoughtCo.
, n.d.)
Step 2 – Observation: This step consists in making observations and gathering information to assist
answer the question. The observations shouldn't be informal, but intentional with the concept that the
knowledge collected is objective. (J.R. Bee. ThoughtCo. , n.d.)
Step 3 – Hypothesis: A hypothesis could be a statement that may be wont to predict the end result of
future observations. it's a suggested explanation of a phenomenon or a reasoned proposal that implies
a possible correlation between a group of phenomena. A useful hypothesis must allow predictions by
reasoning, including synthesis. It could predict the end result of an experiment in a very laboratory or
the observation of a phenomenon in nature. (J.R. Bee. ThoughtCo. , n.d.)
Step 4 – Experiment: Predictions that try to make the hypotheses is checked with experiments. If the
test results contradict the predictions, the hypotheses are questioned and quieten down sustainable. If
the experimental results confirm the predictions, then the hypotheses are considered to be more correct,
but they will be wrong and remain subject to further testing. Experimental may be a technique for treating
observational error. this method uses the contrast between multiple samples (or observations) under
different conditions to determine what varies or what remains the identical. (J.R. Bee. ThoughtCo. , n.d.)
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Step 5 – Results: After the experiment, the result data are taken, which might be within the style of
numbers, yes / no, present / absent, or other observations. This step involves determining what the
results of the experiment show and deciding what actions to require next. The predictions of the
hypothesis are compared with those of the null hypothesis, to work out which is more ready to explain
the info. In cases where an experiment is repeated persistently, statistical analysis is also necessary.
(J.R. Bee. ThoughtCo. , n.d.)
Step 6 – Conclusion: The conclusions are formed on the basis of an analysis of the data to make
sure the result data fit the hypothesis and the question before, that is a way of accepting or rejecting a
hypothesis. Publish results and check the results by replicating the research. If an experiment cannot
be repeated to produce the same results, this implies that the original results could have been
erroneous. As a result, it is common for a single experiment to be performed several times, especially
when there are uncontrolled variables or other indications of experimental error. (J.R. Bee.
ThoughtCo. , n.d.)
Figure 5: Scientific Method Step (J.R. Bee. ThoughtCo. , n.d.)
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4. RESEARCH PROCESS
Step 1 / Identify and defining the Research Problem: The first step within the process is to
spot an issue or develop a research question. The research problem is also something identifies
as a controversy, some knowledge or information that is needed or the trend nationally. A
research problem could be a statement about a vicinity of concern, a condition to be improved,
a problem to be eliminated, or a troubling question that exists in scholarly literature in theory, or
in practice that points to the necessity for meaningful understanding and deliberate investigation.
In some scientific discipline disciplines the research problem is often posed within the style of a
question. (Anon., n.d.)
Step 2 / Review the Literature: Once the research problem has been identified and choose,
the following step is to review the prevailing research. The researcher must learn more about
the subject under investigation. To do this, the researcher must review the literature relevant to
the research problem. This step provides information of the matter domain, the literature review
also educates the researcher on what studies are completed the past, how these studies were
conducted, and also the conclusions within the problem area. (Anon., n.d.)
Step 3 / Formulating a Hypothesis: In this step, the researcher makes the problem precise.
Topic research is focused and refined. Then the researcher steps forward to how the problem
would be approached? The nature of the research problem can decide to formulate a definite
hypothesis. In the end, turns hypothesis into a practical theory. (Anon., n.d.)
Step 4 / Research Design: The researcher then must find out a research design. Research
design decides how the research materials are collected. One or more research methods (for
example, experiment, survey, interview, etc.) are chosen to fit the research objectives. Basically,
every researcher should encompass a list of research questions that require to be assessed
which will be through along with research design. (Anon., n.d.)
Step 5 / Carry out the Research Process: While the study design is set, the researcher then
collects the information, records the knowledge and conduct research. Practical difficulties may
arise during this stage. For instance, research methods might not be appropriate. The
interviewer might not want to provide information and do the research as planned. Furthermore,
some misinterpretation can skew the results of the study. So, after you collect data, you should
understand effective data collection techniques to assemble necessary and relevant information
research. (Anon., n.d.)
Step 6 / Preparing Research Results: Now work out the implications of the data gathered. It
is hardly easy to clear out the implications of the gathered materials, should Interpret research
results in order to report the findings, no matter what kind of research. Convert the mass of those
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elements and ideas into a written text that makes sense to the reader about researching quest,
data and research affect. (Anon., n.d.)
Step 7 / Reporting Research Findings: The final step of the research process outline is to
report the research findings. Describe the importance of the research study. figure out how do
they relate to the previous research findings. Usually, the research report published as a journal
article or book. this can be the last stage in terms of the individual scientific research. Mostly, a
search report discusses questions that remained unanswered & suggest further research within
the future normally. (Anon., n.d.)
5. POPULATIONS AND SAMPLES IN RESEARCH
a) WHAT IS POPULATIONS?
In research terminology the Population may be explain as a comprehensive group of people,

institutions, objects and then forth with have a standard characteristic that are the interest of a
researcher. The common characteristics of the groups distinguish them from other individual,
institutions, objects so forth. Suppose a researcher proposed to conduct a study on awareness
and use of ICT among the secondary school teachers in Japan, the entire secondary school
teaching community in Japan constitutes as the population of the study. (Dr. Rafeedalie, n.d.)
b) WHAT IS SAMPLES?
In scientific discipline and academic research, practically it's insufferable to a researcher to

approach all the individuals\elements during a population for the aim of information collection.
Instead, they select and approach a representative group of individuals/elements who falls under
the actual population to gather needed information regarding the group. (Dr. Rafeedalie, n.d.)
Based on the results, the researcher generalizes the characteristics of the representative group
because the characteristics of population of this 2 small group or representative group from a
population (Dr. Rafeedalie, n.d.)
Sample are defined as the small portion of a population selected for a selected study. The
sample should clearly represent the characteristics of intended group based on sample size
(Sample size is the total number of samples selected for the study). The method of conducting
a survey to gather data from a sample is named sample survey the worth which is identified or
measured from the characteristics of the sample is termed as statistic. (Dr. Rafeedalie, n.d.)
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Sample have two definitions: representative sample and biased sample. (Dr. Rafeedalie, n.d.)
Representative samples are the samples which are closely match the particular characteristics
of the population from where the samples are drawn.
Biased sample is defined because the sample which isn't representative of the actual/common
characteristic of the population from which it had been drawn.
Figure 6: Population and Sample
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Figure 7: Relationship between a Population and a Sample
Figure 8: The Relationship Among the Target Population, the Accessible Population, and the Sample
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In this Research about the problem (How to assist student in analyzing and controlling the plan
in life and work activities in a timely manner, automatic and effective during and after the
pandemic), I will using secondary research to get the data for give some initial conclusion with
qualitative research method to get information from research objects to confirm my own
conclusions, the secondary research is perform using Google Forms survey tool and giving
interview question in online webinar. With the above studies, I will begin to do in-depth research
(primary research). And finally, I will give arguments to conclude about the research results and
the best solution to the problem after researching.
For secondary research on the problem I given, I will do a search through information
sources on the Internet, articles and previous research available from those who have gone
before.
For Primary research, I will do a feasibility study for the hypothesis of developing an
application using artificial intelligence and machine learning, the above studies will be carried
out through support and discussion from information technology forums, along with reference
to knowledge from scholarly articles, research projects and in-depth blogs on this field. The
next step is to conduct surveys to see if opinions on the topic and ideas are really needed
and interest to many people.
B. SECONDARY RESEARCH
1. CURRENT SITUATION AND TREND
Because of Covid-19 pandemic; the trend of working, studying, entertaining and communicating
online is thriving. Because the measures to tighten travel and public activities by governments
in response to the epidemic have created the conditions for trends in online activities to develop
(study and work). A series of technology and software platforms have caught up with this trend
and have optimally developed a series of utilities to support remote working and learning at
home., Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Skype, Discord, etc.).
Almost none of us have never or never thought about working and studying from home before,
some problems often arise when doing these activities online remotely such as network
connection, response speed, communication problems, etc. have led many people in the past
to believe that working and learning remotely is not an easy thing; For those who do not have
much technology knowledge, this is almost a big challenge for them that they need to get used
to. On the other hand, the majority of workers said that their job responsibilities could not be
performed at home; For education, teaching and guiding a child through the Internet is almost
the most difficult thing.
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However, if we look at the reports before and after the pandemic, we can see that the trend is
gradually changing. Many people have begun to adapt and live with the pandemic, they are
starting to get more used to having to stay at home and only operate online. Most workers say
that before the pandemic, they rarely or never worked remotely. Only one in five say they work
from home all or most of the time. Now, 71% of those workers are doing their jobs from home
all or most of the time. And more than half say, given the choice, they'd continue to work from
home even after the pandemic hits (according to a new Pew Research Center survey). Among
those currently working from home all or most of the time, about three-quarters or more say it's
easy to get the technology and equipment they need to do their jobs and have a space. work
properly. Most also said that they easily meet deadlines and complete projects on time, get the
job done without interruption, and feel motivated to do their job.
About online learning, while many students are used to virtual learning, the COVID-19 pandemic
has turned online education from an option into a necessity. In the early days of the outbreak,
instructors needed to quickly adapt their subjects for distance learning as millions of college
students were sent home to study, now with tailored curricula and optimal solutions, the situation
has almost improved. For some students, the move to online learning has marked an
improvement over their initial experience and familiarity with online learning. Some reports
indicate that, in addition to feeling more confident about contributing in the classroom (35.53%),
some students (35.80%) feel that they have even more face-to-face communication. than with
an instructor during online learning, most respondents felt their online learning experience was
as effective or more effective than their face-to-face experience, and 70% were likely will take
another online course due to their positive experience. In another overall reflection of the
effectiveness of online learning, a quarter said they learn more online than in a face-to-face
classroom.
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Figure 9: Change in remote work trends due to COVID-19 in the United States in 2020 (Kimberly Mlitz, n.d.)
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Figure 10: Percentage of countries using different approaches to distance learning (VARKEY FOUNDATION, 2020)
Here are some articles show positive data on the trend of shifting to online learning and
working remotely during the pandemic.
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Figure 11: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed education forever. This is how in World Economic Forum (Cathy Li & Farah Lalani,
2020)
This article outlines the impact of covid-19 on learning and how it has created the trend of
online learning.
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Figure 12: How the Coronavirus Outbreak Has – and Hasn’t – Changed the Way Americans Work ( KIM PARKER, et al., 2020)
This article summarizes reported data, statistics on the trend of moving to work and study
online, the psychology of those affected by this trend and their impact on society.
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2. RESEARCHES ABOUT DISORDERS OF SCHEDULE, WORK MANAGEMENT
AND LIVING ACTIVITIES DURING THE PANDEMIC
Although studying and working online seems to offer a great glimmer of hope in the context of
the epidemic, we are facing another challenge.
It is indisputable that COVID-19 has affected daily life in unprecedented ways, but the
prolonged pandemic and prolonged online activity has made human psyches and lifestyles are
gradually changed, the most affected objects are students.
Based on longitudinal datasets and student research before and during the pandemic,
dramatic changes in physical activity, sleep, time spent using technology, and mental health
were observed. We can see clear changes in the impact of the pandemic on the psychology
and daily activities of students. Several reports document major disruptions to school-age
physical activity, sleep, screen time and mental health. At the start of the pandemic, average
steps dropped from 10,000 to 4,600 steps per day, sleep increased 25 to 30 minutes per night,
time spent socially more than halved to less than 30 minutes, and device time more than
doubled to more than 5 hours per day. More than 60% of individuals between the ages of 18
and 24 are estimated to be at risk of depression or anxiety, in addition to declines in thinking
and health. These estimates suggest a large increase in depression rates compared with
about 11% of all adults in 2019 and about 25% of college students before the pandemic
(based on PNAS research (Osea Giuntella, et al., n.d.)). This issue coincides with lockdown
orders, stay-at-home orders, campus closures, and social distancing measures.
Sudden increase in complaints of irritability without internet and smartphone connectivity,

inability to concentrate, disturbed sleep cycles, and potentially harmful use of smartphones
and devices with internet connection is exacerbating psychological problems that are not
usually present in school age. (Excerpt from frontiersin's research paper)
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Figure 13: Social Connectedness, Excessive Screen Time During COVID-19 and Mental Health: A Review of Current Evidence
(Apurvakumar Pandya & Pragya Lodha, n.d.)
In addition, according to some surveys, Due to the prolonged epidemic and being too used to
online learning, students are now afraid to go to face-to-face schools, which is the general
psychology of students after a long time of online learning, especially Those who live far away
have difficulty in commuting. The convenience of online learning is also the cause of anxiety in
students if they return to school in a short time without prior preparation.
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Figure 14: Effects of the pandemic on teen mental health (MEDICINE., n.d.)
It can be seen that the pandemic and the trends related to the use of technology devices have
completely changed the healthy lifestyle of students, the lack of communication and physical
activity through outdoor activities has now completely changed. removed. Students now
become afraid of communication, lazy to exercise, unhealthy and undisciplined activities. This
issue will affect not only during the pandemic but also until the pandemic is over and life
returns to normal. The most concerning issue is that the disruption of physical activity and the
lack of regular and planned living rules are a leading risk factor of these problems.
Here are some articles and research papers that I have used to specify this pressing issue.
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Figure 15: Psychology after a long time studying online (Lan Anh, n.d.)
This article addresses the psychological problems of students during a long time of studying
online and at home. Some solutions are also given thoroughly
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Figure 16: Lifestyle and mental health disruptions during COVID-19 (Osea Giuntella, et al., n.d.)
This research paper addresses the issue of disruption affecting psychology, living habits and
lifestyle changes during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Figure 17: Body Mass Index, Practice of Physical Activity and Lifestyle of Students During COVID-19 Lockdown (Jalal SM, et al., n.d.)
This research paper deals with the health, physical fitness and lifestyle indicators of students
in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic.
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Is there any solution to this problem yet?
There are now many studies and essays that provide solutions, along with specific guidelines
and notes for maintaining a planned, healthy and scientific lifestyle at home during the
pandemic. Some mentioned cognitive and psychological solutions with advice and
recommendations from medical and scientific experts.
For example, with the article (How to organize time in home quarantine by UNICEF), they said
that the best thing we need to do is to have a solid mentality and a specific and scientific
schedule to gradually get used to it. living at home during the pandemic in the best way
without affecting living habits before the pandemic appeared. Those recommendations
include:
- Wake up at the same time, go to bed at the right time
- Don't set too ambitious goals
- Take a moment to plan time schedule. This will make it easier to organize your daily life
- Stick to the usual work/study time
- Eat and be active at certain times, familiar as before the pandemic
- Adjust the schedule accordingly and avoid cramming too many things at once
- Limit the use of digital devices (mobile phones, tablets, computers) unless absolutely
necessary, giving priority to health training and uplifting activities
- Rest, always chat and share with family members
- Create healthy habits
- Avoid relying on technology devices, causing distraction
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Figure 18: How to organize time in home quarantine (unicef, n.d.)
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Figure 19: Example of a good daily schedule (unicef, n.d.)
Another publication also mentioned solutions similar to those of the UNICEF article above, they
also said that while there are certainly great benefits to working and studying from home, the
transition Change can be difficult and finding life balance can become more complicated.
The only priority is to have a clear and specific plan, a high level of determination, then focus on
other conditions such as environment and behavior.
Establish a routine and schedules help us feel in control of our lives. When our work routine is
suddenly changed, we can feel like we don't know where to start or how to be productive during
the workday. Creating a new schedule can be beneficial to regaining that sense of control is
essential, and it should be developed with flexibility and consideration.
Establish a specific timetable and give cues for smooth transitions. Unlike working from home,
activities and jobs are often associated with different areas; With being confined to a certain
space, creating signals for yourself to know when to start working and when to stop working and
doing other things is absolutely necessary.
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Be open about your personal needs, be honest about your wishes, and don't hesitate to share
with others in your family if you feel the need. Tell them what's going on and respect their
responsibilities, keep communicating with everyone
Figure 20: How to keep your work and life balance with coronavirus (jcmh, n.d.)
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The solution is offered and widely published, the only problem of the above solutions is that it is
presented purely in the form of articles, sets of rules and guidelines. Following the above
guidelines is subject to individual attitudes and motivations, some people may encounter the
above problems and also follow the solutions given, however they begin to ignore is and for a
time thing don't seem to have improved radically. On the other hand, some people have difficulty
with planning problems and trying to stay at their best because they lack the skills and support
in planning and functioning, they do not know what to do or how to do it to be the best.
Before that, a number of applications were born to support planning and organizing activities
and daily activities (Todoist, Toggl Track, TimeTree, etc.). However, we can see that these
applications work in the way that users provide their own schedules and the application will
calculate and streamline according to the form of calendar or timetable.
Figure 21: Toggl Track Time Schedule Application
However, it does not help to solve the problem in cases where users do not know what they
need to do or how they need to be scheduled, they do not receive good support for proper
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planning while staying at home during the pandemic. What these apps bring is just a tool to
easily track and mark goals for the plans we set.
Some smarter applications help us calculate the amount of time for all activities, review and give
suggestions for optimal work accordingly. However, these applications are also based solely on
the data provided by the users themselves and do not provide adequate support for what a
person is experiencing with time scheduling and life activity problems in pandemic.
Figure 22: Toogl app
Some other problems that these applications have is the high cost of use, which many people
are experiencing during the pandemic when the economy of many countries declines, prices
increase due to disorder supply chains due to the pandemic and falling wages. Other issues
such as privacy when using and providing information for the above applications are also in
concern.
3. SECONDARY RESEARCH COSTS, ACCESS AND ETHICAL ISSUES
Almost all of the research found and analyzed above are free articles and research papers that
are shared online and can be easily found.
All research and material extracted from secondary research is strictly and unambiguously cited,
without any concealment, bias or exaggeration of the stated data.
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The hypotheses given are all based on the data studied through secondary research above,
there is no change in the data collected based on the hypothesis.
4. CONCLUSION AND INITIAL HYPOTHESIS
The main purpose of this study is to find out the great impact of not managing time and living
properly during the pandemic on the psychology and health of people, which here is the focus
age group. I am referring to students.
Based on sections B.1 and B.2 that I have read through, I understand well the implications of
this problem, many solutions have been mentioned and pointed out but really no good research
have positive solution
It can be seen that most of the studies and solutions are only reminders and notes, some studies
only show the great impact of the problem posed based on the research as well as the positive
points, the time allocation and life activities schedule application doesn't seem to be really helpful
in this case.
Those are the things that motivated this research paper, a research paper aimed at creating a
solution to the problem of assisting people in managing their time and planning their activities in
a healthy way, be positive during the stressful time of the covid-19 pandemic.
The best solution is to combine both technology and psychological factors to form significant
improvements for the related persons, here the students are the central target of this issue and
have may be extended to other objects in the future.
An information technology application using artificial intelligence that is capable of connecting

and synchronizing with all devices related to monitoring of life activities and has the ability to
rely on questions and answers from users. The problems users face in planning time schedule
and life activities planning so that give the necessary suggestions and optimizations will be the
goal I aim to research in the next sections.
C. PRIMARY RESEARCH
1. PRIMARY RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
In this part of the research paper about "automated system of analysis and time allocation in
work plans and life activities using artificial intelligence during and after pandemic for student in
university", we will cover:
- Survey, analyze data collected from research subjects about the problem they are facing that
related with the main original question above
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- Refers to a basic prototype of the application with important functions
- Research and take survey about the prototype of the application to consider the key features
that this application can bring to solve the problems that research objects faced.
- Through the collected data, consider whether the hypothesis about the solution to the original
problem is feasible or not.
2. POPULATION OF THE RESEARCH
Target sample: Students studying at universities in Da Nang city are facing psychological
problems and difficulties in balancing their timetable and living activities during the Covid-19
pandemic.
The goal of the research here is to focus on the subjects most affected by the problem, which
are university students, because in-depth research on the entire population requires a lot of
large-scale studies and takes a huge time.
College students are the most affected because the skills this group needs are interaction,
teamwork, time management; something that when working at companies is extremely
prioritized and respected.
In addition, because of the long pandemic period and only online learning. For college students,
time management to balance study and other life activities when unable to leave the house is
extremely necessary.
3. RESEARCH PLANS
To research for this topic and apply specific steps in application development deployment, I will
go through these following steps:
Stage 1: What interview or survey techniques and question types will be used for the
research?
Stage 2: What is the information about the application and technology that this application
uses? Its main function includes what are the features and benefits that this application brings
in solving the problem posed
Stage 3: Research the behavior, problems of the samples and their thoughts about the
application. Does the app solve their problems?
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Stage 4: Some limitations of the application based on research, surveys and suggestions
given
Stage 5: Analyze collected data and evaluate research results.
a) INTERVIEW, SURVEY TECHNIQUES AND QUESTIONNAIRE
In order for the research on the problem and to get opinions on the effectiveness of the
application on the problem posed to be carried out smoothly and with the required amount of
information, we will need to use interview and survey techniques with study participants.
As mentioned at the beginning of the article, this issue takes place during a stressful time of
the epidemic. Of course, we cannot invite research participants to certain conference or
research meeting locations because of the restriction on gatherings, many people can only
stay at home and communicate with each other through the Internet through services such as
(Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.).
Therefore, interviews and research surveys can only be done remotely through online
communication services. In order to ensure the quality of the interview and take the survey, I
will do it in the form of:
- An online webinar with many interested people participating on the Zoom platform. I choose
zoom because it is a popular free platform and easily accessible.
- For the interview and consultation, I will arrange to be able to talk to each person individually
by inviting them through separate rooms for privacy and so that they can answer freely.
questions and give opinions on the proposed solution
- I will always keep a positive attitude, stick to the questions and always keep a good attitude
when interviewing to make sure everyone can feel comfortable and open up more easily
during the interview.
- Finally, I will build a survey form in the form of Google Form to reach more not only the
interviewers but also others with the same interest in case the number of people willing to
participate in the interview is not enough or they are not able to participate in the online
webinar due to timing issues.
The questions in the questionnaire will have some overlap between the survey form and the
interview, but many other questions on the sidelines and in more detail questions will be
discussed in depth during the interview than survey form (for getting statistics data), that
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mean, Quantitative research and Qualitative research is also using for researching this topic.
Basically, the questions will revolve around issues such as:
- The problem that the research participants are facing at the moment, is it related to the
problem posed by the research?
- How do they feel about the issue, how does it affect their lives and activities?
- Have they ever thought of a solution to that problem? what is that?
- Talk about the app product and get their thoughts and opinions on whether the app will solve
their problem or not
- Tell them about the idea of the application and review their attitudes and comments for
improvement and further research.
b) ABOUT THE APPLICATION
This is an application that supports automatic scheduling and time allocation based on user
activity tracking or provided by themselves as questions using artificial intelligence. This
application must ensure these abilities:
- Works on both mobile and computer platforms as a utility software application
- Ability to connect with other smart devices that users often use such as (smart watches,
computers, smartphones, smart speakers (Amazon echo, google nest speaker, etc.) along
with other virtual assistant platforms like Google Assistant, Siri or Alexa to be able to send
notifications, monitor, give intelligent instructions as well as remind users when necessary.
- Combine with applications such as (Google Calendar, Outlook, Trello, etc.) to capture and
co-ordinate user activities and scheduled tasks (such as study, meeting schedule, work
planner, etc.)
- Through artificial intelligence, support for calculation and analysis of activity data, the user's
work is based on data provided by reputable organizations in health and psychology, compare
with the data of many other users using the application to get the most reputable
recommendation.
- With machine learning, analyze users' habits to gradually grasp living habits, thereby
arranging and better balancing life activities and timetables even after the covid-19 pandemic
is over. The application's AI will try to create all conditions to arrange work time and life
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activities for users in the most scientific and comfortable way to avoid greater health and
psychological problems
Operational direction and application technology will be used as follows:
- The application will be developed in JavaScript language, with the use of Electron
Framework to develop desktop applications and ReactJS for mobile platforms. JavaScript is
currently a most popular language today and is chosen by many developers, in addition, with
investment from many communities and large companies, JavaScript can go further not only in
front-end development for website but also for developing mobile apps and desktop apps
through frameworks like (ionic, react native, electron).
Figure 23: Python + ReactJs + ElectionJs (Aakash Mallik, n.d.)
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Figure 24: GitHub State of the Octoverse, 2020 (Eric Elliott, n.d.)
- The database the application will use is MongoDB. Data will be accessed and processed with
the Python programming language for analysis and machine learning through these powerful
frameworks. Mongodb is a growing document-oriented database system (noSQL database),
Mongodb is powerful in query speed, flexible and easily extensible. Mongodb is the choice of
many programmers because of the benefits it brings (according to a survey by freecodecamp).
Similarly, in data analysis, machine learning and artificial intelligence; Python is also an
extremely famous and popular language, widely used in these fields, this is also the reason
that Python was chosen to use in solving problems related to data analysis. , calculate and
grasp usage habits
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Figure 25: TOP LANGUAGES FOR MACHINE LEARNING & DATA SCIENCE (aicybersolutions, 2021)
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Figure 26: Analytics on MongoDB (Anthony Thong Do, n.d.)
Figure 27: MongoDB is the "Most Wanted" database, with 19% of developers expressing interest in using it on their next project.
PostgreSQL is a close second, at 15.6%. (Quincy Larson, 2020)
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- The application itself will be integrated with Api.ai, an API that allows processing data that
are natural language contexts that the user provides for analysis and sending to a database
for data processing and making recommendations.
Figure 28: API.AI relation to other components & process flow (Amit Kulkarni, n.d.)
- In addition, there are algorithms to accurately transmit sleep, time and activity tracking data
between the smartwatch to the phone and the database for more accurate calculation and
tracking.
Figure 29: Data and program flow between the wearable smart watch and the smartphone.
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When the user first uses the application, the user will be asked by the application several
types of questions such as (What is your name? Age? Do you have any jobs? What is that
job? Specific time? etc.) like a chatbot, the AI through chatbot can take the data and analyze it.
Then the data will be returned with recommendations about the appropriate time for each task,
operating in the form of conversations or timetable charts, for example (best bedtime is 9am at
night, 8:30am you should do this first, and then you should do this next, etc.)
Figure 30: ChatBot (Mahesh, n.d.)
In addition, when a certain time is reached for the next task, notifications and reminders will
continuously be given to let the user know it is time for them to start another task for the
scheduled day.
The app will also include weekly, daily or monthly reports in the form of graphs and performance
scores to make it intuitive to use and users can track their performance.
Overall, this is just an early idea of the application, there will be other changes or additions in
the future after i collect data from interview and survey.
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c) DATA COLLECTION FORM
Figure 31: Survey form page 1
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d) RESEARCH DATA ANALYSIS
Figure 41: People doing survey
This survey participated from more than 108 people, which is quite an impressive number
compared to expectations. With more people participating in the survey, the data for research
will become clearer, thereby helping me better grasp to make the conclusion, understand what
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needs to be improved and the remaining problems in the research and about the solution I
given.
Figure 42: Survey results about Gender interested in research
The chart above shows that 51.9% of men, 46.0% of women and 2.1% of people who did not
mention gender participated in the survey. That mean, this research has attracted a lot of
people of different genders, from which we can conclude that this is a topic of great interest
and attention.
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Figure 43: Survey results about How many people are experiencing psychological problems or have difficulty in adjusting the lift at home
during the pandemic
In secondary research, many reports and studies have provided a lot of data on the number of
people who are having psychological problems and difficulties when working and studying at
home, but the above figures are not really clear for specific country and audience. Through the
chart above, we can clearly see with the rate of 80.0% of people agreeing that they are
currently aware that they are facing the above problems, 5.1% disagree and 14.9% of people
are not sure if the problem they are facing is correct.
This data clearly shows that it is absolutely necessary to do research about this topic and
come up with a timely solution right now, this is a matter problem and get attention by many
people.
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Figure 44: Survey results: Problem faced by survey participants
The chart above shows the percentage of respondents who have the problems indicated. Details are as follows:
54% of people have difficulties in studying and working from home, 85% of people have difficulties in
psychological and living problems (Sleep more, always feel tired, lack of energy, feeling bored, etc.), 68% of
people feel that their time at home during the pandemic makes them feel depressed and not able to do many
things, 77% of people have difficulty balancing life activities and other daily tasks.
The above data shows that most of more than 50% of survey participants have encountered many problems in
ensuring a stable life, study and work, leading to many related syndromes to psychology and health
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Figure 45: Survey results: The effect of the problems on the survey respondents themselves
The chart above shows data about the effects of the issues mentioned in the above question
on the life activities of the survey participants. 69% of the surveyed people affected to
psychological problems, 45% are affected to health, 78% are affected to work and study, 85%
are affected to life activities and 56% are affected to communication.
From the problems that are more obvious in the previous chart compared with this one, it can
be seen that the influence of the syndromes on life activity is enormous, a number of other
problems also be followed, such as: effects on work and study, psychology, health and
communication are also the worrying indicators.
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Figure 46: Survey results: The ability of survey participants to return to normal life activities after the pandemic is over
This chart shows the percentage of whether survey respondents can return to their previous
normal life after the pandemic ends, we have 5 ratings in this section from low to high
representing adaptability. Level 1 has 10.7% selectors, Level 2 has 23.5% selectors, Level 3
has 26.2% selectors, Level 4 has 22.0% selectors, Level 5 has 17.7% selectors.
Considering the survey results of this question, we find that less than 50% of respondents are
confident that they can adapt to their previous normal life if the pandemic ends, this number is
modest with more than 50% of people are uncertain and find it difficult to return to their original
life. From here, we have more and more grounds to believe that the solution and research for
the above problem is completely essential and will be appreciated by many people.
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Figure 47: Survey results: Features of the application that the survey participants most interested
This chart provides data on which app features survey respondents are most interested in and can help assist
them in solving their problem. Specifically, 89% of survey participants are interested in the ability to analyze and
giving smart recommendations using AI of the application, 60% of participants are interested in Chatbot (to
communicate, provide information and get support) of the application, 48% of people are interested in Ability to
connect to smart devices (smart watch, smart speakers, etc.), 73% of people are interested in Ability to connect
to other services such as (Google Calendar, Outlook, etc.), 98% of people interested in Privacy and Security,
86% about Low cost of use and 85% about Intelligently, efficiently recommend and schedule activities.
This chart shows that the users' most interested in the application is its feasibility, its ability to work stably,
intelligently and meet the requirements they want, along with the issues of security and privacy. These are the
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worth points that I will document and be careful in developing and further upgrading during the application
development phase to ensure this application is completed and fully optimized.
Figure 48: Survey results : Expectations about the application will work well and rate up when the application is officially launched
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The chart above shows the expected percentage of survey participants about the idea of
application (managing and allocating time for work, learning and life activities automatically using
AI) and willingness to evaluate high rate when the app officially launches. 78%/22% of the
people surveyed have the expectation that the app will perform well, 98%/2% of the people
surveyed said they would be willing to support the app and appreciate it if it was officially
launched.
This data shows that the expectation of the solution through the above application is absolutely
high, which sets a great motivation for me to actively research more, develop and improve more
functions. of the application to help them solve the problems they are facing and live better in the
future.
In addition to the survey questions above, the questions answered in the form of paragraphs will
be synthesized and recorded for evaluation, similar to the face-to-face survey, specifically:
• With the question (Do you want to have a solution to solve the problem you are facing above?
What is the solution you suggest?): Many people really agree and want a practical solution to
solve the problems they are facing the above by staying at home during the epidemic.
However, not many people gave clear solution suggestions, some people mentioned the
application of technology and social media for everyone to know.
• With the question (Have you gone through the guides and instructional articles on time
allocation and planning for living during a pandemic? Does it help with your problem?): Many
people have seen and known about studies and articles that point to the problem is similar to
what they encountered along with the notes and recommendations, although it helped many
people at first, over time many people seem to find it difficult to keep the above notes and
recommendations in a continuous consistent manner.
• Another question asked about their thoughts on the solution (an application that helps to
allocate time and manage work and day-to-day activities) has received many expectations
and people wants to experience the application when it available. However, some people are
skeptical about the app's capabilities and want to know more about it but don't set too high
expectations. Proposed functions for the application were also discussed and given
enthusiastically such as (adding the ability to integrate in sports tracking, integrating covid-19
green card, etc.)
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5. PRIMARY RESEARCH COSTS, ACCESS AND ETHICAL ISSUES
Most of the research here is done through a webinar and is open to many students at freely
participating universities. However, to ensure the research is accurate, some costs have been
deducted to conduct the research and review on a select group of students from different
university, in addition to the costs to carry out the research, cost to invited to participate in face-
to-face interviews, some costs to ensure security for the webinar and other related costs
regarding the cost of using survey and data analysis services, etc. Specifically
- Cost to invite students to participate in research and application testing later: Total VND
17,500,000
- Cost of using survey services, data analysis, etc.: Total 1,500,000 VND
- Cost to attract webinar participants: Total VND 1,500,000 for prizes in the webinar
- Security, surcharge and management costs: Total 3,500,000 VND
In addition, in primary research about technologies and services to develop application, the
research uses online references, from technology forums and academic resources. It is free,
available to the public and is widely used.
Other ethical issues when conducting primary research include: sources of reference (will be
explicitly mentioned), Survey information and data (to be kept confidential), Identity of survey
participants (recorded and kept confidential, but will be removed when the research and survey
ends, when the solution development phase begins)
6. CONCLUSION ABOUT THE HYPOTHESIS
Through surveys and opinions from primary research through parts C3, C6 of this article, I can
confirm that the hypothesis for the idea of developing a software application system that allows
automatic time allocation and work and life arrangements are possible, because:
- Current technology is capable of building a system and developing an application mentioned

above.
- Many people have the same interest in the topic, and they are also very interested in the ability
and prospect of the application to solve the problems they are facing above.
- Developing an application capable of allocating time and automatically arranging work and
living activities is now really necessary even after the pandemic is over. To create a healthy living
environment and help people avoid psychological problems and stress in this chaotic life.
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- Young people, especially students, are important future workers of all countries, protecting their
psychology and helping them to live better to be productive and work effectively, help achieve
any goals national development target.
7. RESEARCH RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Research results on the topic "automated system in analysis and time allocation related to work
plans and life activities using artificial intelligence during and after pandemic for student in
university" have given a lot of clear information about:
- The impact of the pandemic on the work, study and life activities of all individuals during the
pandemic. It implies negative influences, and positive effects are noticeable.
- People are gradually adapting to the life of having to stay at home and operate closed during
the ongoing epidemic, but it is difficult to return to normal life as before the pandemic, especially
at the age of university students because they have to stay at home to study online for a long
time, with little activity
- Technologies related to the development of artificial intelligence, machine learning, internet of

things and in-depth data analysis are developing strongly to easily grasp problems in people's
lives and then come up with active support
- Interest in psychological issues and the desire to maintain a better, more scientific life is being
noticed by many different ages and genders. This is a good sign for the development of every
country and territory.
Below is part of the user interface in which the application will be developed. This interface will
ensure compatibility with current mobile devices and software platforms and with full of basic
functions studied and analyzed above.
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Figure 49: App UI Prototype
With this topic, I will try to delve more deeply into the current developing technologies so that I
can suggest better use in my application ideas. In addition, in order to ensure the success of the
product and the authenticity of my research, I will try to do more research, not just confined to the
city of Danang with students in universities but also in other cities with different age groups. The
more opinions and contributions, the more reliable the research will be and the solution that is
presented as a software product is more complete.
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Research Proposal Form
Student Name: LE BINH MINH Student Number: GCD191002
Tutor: PHAN THANH TRA Date: 14/12/2021
Unit 13: Computing research project
Propose title: Time management and work schedule automatic using AI
Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Research question:
How Has Remote Working and Studying Affected Time Allocation of University Students In Danang City
And What Is A Possible Solution To This During And After The Pandemic?
Objectives:
I want to learn:
• Impact of pandemic in working, studying and life activities
• About the trend of people staying at home due to the pandemic and how it affect to psychology
and living activities.
• How do people deal with psychological problems and imbalance in life during the pandemic?
• Current artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies and the impact when applying
them to solving problems in improving healthy living activities during stay at home to avoid the
epidemic
Section Two: Reasons for choosing this research project
Reasons for choosing the project:

This study was chosen because in the face of the ongoing global stressful covid-19 pandemic, people
have to stay at home because of the social distancing regulations introduced, many daily
communication activities are delayed. People can now only work and study remotely online, and that
has raised major psychological problems and decreased healthy living activities due to lack of
management on health and tiem allocation about work and life.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
The initial sources which could help me to answer those questions:
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1. KIM PARKER, JULIANA MENASCE HOROWITZ & RACHEL M, 2020. How the Coronavirus
Outbreak Has – and Hasn’t – Changed the Way Americans Work.
Available at: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/12/09/how-the-coronavirus-
outbreak-has-and-hasnt-changed-the-way-americans-work/
2. Aakash Mallik, n.d. Electron + React + Python.
Available at: https://medium.com/heuristics/electron-react-python-part-1-introduction-
b228ccf8e889
3. Anthony Thong Do, n.d. Analytics on MongoDB.
Available at: https://towardsdatascience.com/a-guide-to-build-reporting-analytics-on-mongodb-
for-free-52213265e45c
4. Apurvakumar Pandya & Pragya Lodha, n.d. Social Connectedness, Excessive Screen Time
During COVID-19 and Mental Health: A Review of Current Evidence
Available at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fhumd.2021.684137/full
5. jcmh, n.d. HOW TO KEEP YOUR WORK AND LIFE BALANCE WITH CORONAVIRUS.
Available at: https://www.jcmh.org/vi/how-to-maintain-a-work-life-balance-during-coronavirus/
Section Four: Activities and timescales
Activities to be carried out during the research project and likely durations:
1. Research preparation and planning (3 days)

2. Literature review (2 days)
3. Secondary research (5 days)
4. Primary research (5 days)
5. Surveys (4 days)
6. Data analysis (5 day)
7. Writing the report (7 days)
Section Five: Research approach and methodologies
• Research process: sequential

• Research classes: quantitative and qualitative
• Research methods: survey and interview
Type of research approach and methodologies you are likely to use, and reasons for
your choice:
I like the research approach using quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. In addition, there
are research methodologies such as surveys, questionnaires, interviews. and case studies. The
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reason for this choice is that the combination of many approaches and methodologies will help to
collect data more widely, thereby providing reasonable analysis to draw hypotheses and
conclusions, consistent argument for the research problem posed
What your areas of research will cover:

- Human psychology
- Artificial intelligence
- Machine learning
- Software systems
- Social trends
Comments and agreement from tutor

[This part not for student]
Comments (optional):
I confirm that the project is not work which has been or will be submitted for another qualification and is
appropriate.
Agreed: ................................................................... (Name) .................................................................................... (Date) ..........................

Comments and agreement from project proposal checker (if applicable)
[This part not for student]
Comments (optional):
Agreed: ................................................................... (Name) .................................................................................... (Date) ..........................
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Ethical Form
Section One: Basic details
Project title: Time management and work schedule automatic using AI

Student name: LE BINH MINH – GCD191002 - Major: IT - School: University of Greenwich
Intended research start date: 25/11/2021 - Intended research end date: 15/12/2021
Section Two: Project summary
Research methods used in plan as part of project:

• Interviews x
• Questionnaires x
• Observations x
• Use of personal records x
• Data analysis x
• Action research
• Focus groups x
Please answer the following questions, giving full details where necessary:
Will our research involve human participants? YES
Who are the participants? University Student
How will participants be recruited (identified and approached)? GOOGLE FORM, SOCIAL
NETWORK POST
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
How will you obtain consent from participants? Will this be written? How will it be made clear to participants
that they may withdraw consent to participate at any time?
Studies involving questionnaires:

Will participants be given the option of omitting questions they do not wish to answer? NO
(If No please explain why below and ensure that you cover any ethical issues arising from this)
Studies involving observation:

Confirm whether participants will be asked for their informed consent to be observed. YES
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Section Four: Data storage and security
Confirm that all personal data will be stored and processed in compliance with the Data Protection Act
(1998): YES
Who will have access to the data and personal information? Only the Author
During the research:

Where will the data be stored? My personal computer, Google Drive
Will mobile devices (such as USB storage and laptops) be used? YES
If yes, please provide further details: They will be used to store research materials including images, e-
books, papers.
After the research:

Where will the data be stored? On Google Drive
How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format? One year
Will data be kept for use by other researchers? NO
Section Five: Ethical issues
Are there any particular features of your proposed work which may raise ethical concerns? If so, please
outline how you will deal with these:
It is important that you demonstrate your awareness of potential risks that may arise as a result of your
research.
Please consider/address all issues that may apply. Ethical concerns may include:
• Data storage and security, both during and after the research (including transfer, sharing,
encryption, protection).
• Reporting
Section Six: Declaration
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I have read, understood and will abide by the university’s Research Ethics Policy: YES
I have discussed the ethical issues relating to my research with my Unit Tutor: YES
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge:

The above information is correct and that this is a full description of the ethics issues that may arise in the
course of my research.
Name: Le Binh Minh
Date: 15/12/2021
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ASSIGNMENT 1 FRONT SHEET

Qualification BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Computing

Unit number and title Unit 13: Computing Research Project

Submission date Date Received 1st submission

Re-submission Date Date Received 2nd submission

Student Name LÊ BÌNH MINH Student ID GCD191002

Class GCD0805 Assessor name PHAN THANH TRÀ

Student’s signature MINH

Grade: Assessor Signature: Date:

Signature & Date:

NAME: LE BÌNH MINH

The object of the study is a student of any University in Danang City

3. Scope of the research

Space: Online Webinar Through Zoom

6. Solution Development plan

Primary research is defined as a methodology used by researchers to collect data directly,

❖ Pros of Primary Research

❖ Cons of Primary Research

Figure 1: Primary Research

❖ Pros of Secondary Research

❖ Cons of Secondary Research

Figure 2: Primary and Secondary Research (SHANNON MCCROCKLIN, n.d.)

2. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

Figure 5: Scientific Method Step (J.R. Bee. ThoughtCo. , n.d.)

5. POPULATIONS AND SAMPLES IN RESEARCH

In research terminology the Population may be explain as a comprehensive group of people,

In scientific discipline and academic research, practically it's insufferable to a researcher to

Figure 6: Population and Sample

Sudden increase in complaints of irritability without internet and smartphone connectivity,

- Wake up at the same time, go to bed at the right time

- Don't set too ambitious goals

- Stick to the usual work/study time

- Eat and be active at certain times, familiar as before the pandemic

- Rest, always chat and share with family members

- Create healthy habits

- Avoid relying on technology devices, causing distraction

Figure 21: Toggl Track Time Schedule Application

Figure 22: Toogl app

3. SECONDARY RESEARCH COSTS, ACCESS AND ETHICAL ISSUES

4. CONCLUSION AND INITIAL HYPOTHESIS

An information technology application using artificial intelligence that is capable of connecting

2. POPULATION OF THE RESEARCH

Stage 5: Analyze collected data and evaluate research results.

a) INTERVIEW, SURVEY TECHNIQUES AND QUESTIONNAIRE

- Have they ever thought of a solution to that problem? what is that?

b) ABOUT THE APPLICATION

- Works on both mobile and computer platforms as a utility software application

Operational direction and application technology will be used as follows:

Figure 23: Python + ReactJs + ElectionJs (Aakash Mallik, n.d.)

Figure 30: ChatBot (Mahesh, n.d.)

Figure 31: Survey form page 1

Figure 37: Survey form page 7

d) RESEARCH DATA ANALYSIS

Figure 41: People doing survey

Figure 42: Survey results about Gender interested in research

- Security, surcharge and management costs: Total 3,500,000 VND

6. CONCLUSION ABOUT THE HYPOTHESIS

- Current technology is capable of building a system and developing an application mentioned

7. RESEARCH RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

- Technologies related to the development of artificial intelligence, machine learning, internet of

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