CHAPTER 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

This chapter presents the background of the study, objectives of the study, scope

and limitations of the study and the significance of the study that serve as an

introduction about the project developed.

INTRODUCTION

1st paragraph - opening statements about the main topic leading to your specific

topic

2nd paragraph – discussion on the specific topic leading to your main problem

3rd paragraph – presentation of your main problem

4th paragraph – evidences that the problem really exists

5th paragraph – present the causes and effects of the main problem

6th paragraph – presentation of a perceived solution to the problem and its

strategy

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1ST paragraph – discussion about the company’s background

2nd paragraph – discussion on the current state of the company

 3rd paragraph – discussion about the business benefits of the company

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The general objectives captures the title of the study. It is broad enough to include

all aspects of the subject matter, yet brief and concise as possible.

The specific objectives must be explicit, precise, and expected results are verifiable.

The criteria of SMART must be considered in setting the specific objectives.

The general objective of the study is to develop an Online Information System for

the employees of University of Makati.

Specifically, the study aims to:

1. Create an Online Information System that has the following features

a. System features and its description

b. System feature 2 and its description

2. Test the developed system;

3. Evaluate the performance of the system using ISO25010 in terms of

{functionality, content, reliability, maintainability and security}.

SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

The study involves the (discussion of all system features and its description)
 Profound elucidations of the systems functionalities and processes are discussed

in chapter 4. Moreover, to evaluate the acceptability (discussion of evaluation and its

respondents.)

The study does not include the (discussion of what is not included in the study or

the limitation of the study)

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The significance of the study must contain explanations or discussions on the

following:

rationale, timeliness, and relevance of the study;

possible solutions to existing problems;

who the beneficiaries and what are their benefits;

possible contribution to the prevailing body of knowledge;

possible implications

1st paragraph – discussion on why it is important to conduct this study

2nd paragraph – who are the beneficiaries and what are their benefits

CHAPTER 2
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
 This chapter presents the review of related literature and studies underlying the

framework of the study. It includes the conceptual model of the study and the

operational definition of terms.

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

(Please include opening statement on what could be read here in chapter 2)

Major Topic

(please start here with the major topical outline following the APA format)

Minor Topic

SYNTHESIS

CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF THE STUDY

On the basis of the foregoing concepts, theories and findings of related literature,

studies present and insights taken from them, a conceptual model was developed as

shown below.
 Input Process Output
Knowledge Requirements
a) Web Development
b) Operating System
Compatibility
c) Database Management  System Design
System  System
Web-based ID
d) Content Management Development
System
System  System Testing
 System
Software Requirements Evaluation
a) Windows 7 Ultimate
operating system
b) PHP v5.6
c) CodeIgniter v3.0
d) MySQL v5.5
e) XAMPP v3.2
f) Adobe Photoshop
CS6

Hardware Requirements
a) Computer
b) Barcode Scanner

Evaluation

Figure 1. Conceptual Model of the Study

 The diagram on the previous page shows the Input, Process and Output of the

study. The input stage consists of Knowledge Requirements (should include

discussion of all the evaluation tools and criteria)

On the other hand, Software Requirements are the

and Hardware Requirements includes the technical

The process stage shows

The output stage shows

OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS

To better understand the conducted study, the following terms were operationally

defined:

Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published

by Adobe Systems.

API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of routines, protocols, and

tools for building software applications.

Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published

by Adobe Systems.

API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of routines, protocols, and

tools for building software applications.

Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published

by Adobe Systems.

API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of routines, protocols, and

tools for building software applications.

Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published

by Adobe Systems.

API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of routines, protocols, and

tools for building software applications.

Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published

by Adobe Systems.

API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of routines, protocols, and

tools for building software applications.

 CHAPTER 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the sequence of project development. It includes the

discussion of methods and course of actions taken to develop the project, the collation

of related information and development procedures, and the definition of a number of

users on how the project was evaluated by the users and Information Technology

specialists.

RESEARCH DESIGN

Discussion about Developmental Research / Applied Research / Descriptive

Research (Descriptive Evaluative)

Discussion about the relevance of those methods or approaches to the study

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

In developing the project, the researchers undergone different activities shown in

Figure 5 which identifies the analysis, resources and procedures in designing the

project. The activities are illustrated below:

Figure 1. Agile Diagram

The figure above is an Agile Diagram. Agile Methodology is a process by which

the researchers manage a project by breaking it up into several stages and involving

constant collaboration with stakeholders and continuous improvement and iteration at

every stage. The Agile methodology begins with (discuss your way or process in

conducting the study following the stages of agile methodology)

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

In developing the project, the researchers will undergo different activities shown

in Figure 5. It identifies the analysis, resources, and procedures in designing and

creating the project. The activities involved will be illustrated below:

START

Data and Information Gathering

Study and Analysis of the Information

System Design

System Development Accepted Yes

No

System Evaluation

Documentation

END

Figure 5. Flowchart of the Project

Data and Information Gathering

Data and information about the topic will be gathered for the development of the

study.

Study and Analysis of the Information

After gathering the relevant data and information, each data is analyzed.

System Design

In the system design, all required input data are determined and planned.

(diagrams should be DFD and ERD or Context Diagram, Use Case, Activity Diagram,

User Journey if there is a mobile please use proper diagrams according to your project)

Represented by diagrams

Context Diagram

Data Flow Diagrams

Child Diagrams

System Development

System development is the process of writing the codes to make the program

perform the assigned task.

System Evaluation

The system will be evaluated by the end-users and clients. The implementation

of the system is a big part of the project.

Documentation

Documenting the project study is the last phase of the project development.
OPERATION PROCEDURE

The figure below shows the operating procedure of the proposed project Project

Title

Figure 15. Automated Student Attendance Monitoring System using Radio

Frequency Identification

The automated Student Attendance Monitoring System has 4 users (discussion

on how the project will work / operational )
TESTING PROCEDURE

In developing the project, testing procedure ensures that the developed software

is error-free and capable of consistently performing its designed tasks. The following

tables identify the program modules to be tested and how it will be tested.

Table 1: Testing Procedure in terms of Functionality of Attendance

Monitoring System

Component/Phase Tests to be conducted

(as many as possible)

User Profiling Module a) The form shall accept inputted details

from the customer.
b) The system shall validate required
fields that are blanks.
c) Applicant did not fill-out the required
fields.
d) Applicant entered a used e-mail
address
e) Applicant filled correctly the required
fields.
User Log-in a)

Content Manager a)

E-mail Notification Manager a)

Online Examination Manager a)

Scheduler Manager a)

Applicant Tracking and Monitoring a)

Manager

Report Generation Manager a)

 Table 2: Testing Procedure in terms of Reliability and Performance
Attendance Monitoring System

Criteria Tests Conducted

Reliability Testing a) The system should be able to recover when

the system is down.
b) The displaying information should be updated.
c) Applicant should be able to receive the e-mail
notification once requested.
d) Database should be able to refresh data.

Performance Compatibility a) System was tested to run in different browsers

(if this is included here in such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and
testing, then please include it in Safari.
specific objectives number 3)

Table 2 shows the testing procedures that will be conducted during the system

evaluation. It shows the tests to be conducted in the system features by means of

functionality.

EVALUATION PROCEDURE

To evaluate the system, the following activities will perform:

Preliminary Evaluation

After the project is completed the researchers will conduct a testing to the

program modules/component or phase. With this, the functionality and reliability of the

system will be evaluated.

Final Evaluation

To test the project, the researchers will conduct a survey to I.T. specialists and

Non-IT specialists. All the respondents will be selected through random sampling, and

will be categorized into two namely: IT group and Non-IT group.

Evaluation Instrument

An evaluation instrument will be used for tabulation, analyses, interpretation, and

summarization of the result. The criteria or indicators to be used by the researcher are

the following: (limit to 5 only)

a) Functionality – ease of operation, provision for comfort and convenience, and

user-friendliness;

b) Reliability – conformance to desired result, absence of failures, and accuracy

in performance;

c) Usability – exists with regard to functionality and refers to the ease of use for a

given function;

d) Efficiency – concerned with the system resource used when providing the

required functionality;

e) Maintainability – ease of maintenance, provision for diagnostic tools and

procedures, and provision for enhancements and modifications; and

f) Portability – refers to how well the software can adopt to changes in its

environment or with its requirements.

Treatment of Data

A five-point scale will be used to evaluate the study, thus, the Likert’s Principle.

Each criterion will be rated in a scale of 1-5, where 5 is Excellent and 1 is Poor. The

data will be gathered and computed to determine the Mean and Overall Mean, to be

used for the interpretation of the results.

The formula for Mean is:

X = ∑fx where: X = Mean

n f = frequency
x = score
n = total of frequency
Overall Mean = ∑x
n
The following descriptive rating scale will be used to evaluate the research

project.

Table 3. Likert Scale

Ranking Ranges Verbal
Interpretation
5 4.51 – 5.00 Excellent
4 3.51 – 4.50 Very Good
3 2.51 – 3.50 Good
2 1.51 – 2.50 Fair
1 1.00 – 1.50 Poor
 Chapter 4

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter presents the data analysis and interpretation of results. It includes

the description, structure, capabilities and limitations and the results of the evaluation.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

PROJECT TESTING

PROJECT EVALUATION

Discussion about the evaluation result of functional and non-functional tests

conducted

Tests Conducted Behavior

Software Evaluation tools (include here the evaluation criteria from respondents)
 Chapter 5

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter presents the summary of findings, the conclusions derived from the

development and analysis of the evaluation results and the recommendations made by

the researcher.

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

Based on the data gathered, the findings may be summarized as follows:

CONCLUSIONS

From the summary of findings, the followings conclusions were drawn:

RECOMMENDATIONS

Based on the conclusions derived from the study, the followings

recommendations are as follows:

 REFERENCES

Books

Theses

Journals and Other Publications

APPENDIX A: GANTT CHART
APPENDIX B: EVALUATION INSTRUMENT
USER DOCUMENTATION (MANUAL)
RESEARCHERS PROFILE