Background of The Study
Background of The Study
Background of The Study
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
this time of digital age [1]. The Information age gives opportunities to the people who
have the skills and expertise outlook because they will transform and change their
organization into new business models. The growth of the internet has already reached
become more widespread in our society. Millions and billions of people use the internet
now for several reasons [2]. Today using internet connections, it is possible to connect
and use the computer anytime and anywhere in the world. The Internet has a great
advantage for many people to receive information or data wherever it is convenient for
The Internet has transformed the daily aspects of our life. These days a computer
and an internet connection are very important in our daily transactions. Online
transactions make a big contribution in terms of advertising and producing more sales.
Using modern technology, specifically web technology, this process can be made easier,
faster, and more accessible. Online transactions have three steps, first is registration,
request/order, and payment. To keep pace with the ever growing in the global market,
Online ordering is one of the biggest trends nowadays in the internet, this is where
they can order and receive a product through online. They just visit the website and they
can choose a product. This trend has advantages both the customer and the seller
During the pandemic, online transactions and digital payments have been keeping
the economies running [3]. Quarantine, lockdowns, and social distancing and other
measurements and limitations brought by the COVID-19, a disease that spread to the
whole world and transmit from person to person. In this time of pandemic, people are
In requesting a school document like Official Transcript of Records and any other
school records only the owner of the documents or records is allowed to request and
requirements of the Data Privacy Act of 2012, an act that protects the personal
support towards progressive deregulation and grant of other benefits and other special
promotion and graduation. The objectives are to provide sustained support towards
progressive deregulation and grant of other benefits and other special regulatory
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and graduation.
scholarship and tuition discount arrangement and to provide full technical support to
academic units in their work process [5]. The Admissions/ Registrar’s Office provides
and graduation.
the students or alumni in requesting documents, and responsible in the processing of the
documents or student records. The Registrar’s Office also released the documents
Learning Experience (RLE), Copy of Grades and other academic records. One of the
functions of the Registrar’s Office is to produce and release documents that are being
requested by the students or alumni. The requested documents, the Registrar’s Office is
documents through online. The system helps the clients to request their documents
request most specially those who are already outside the country.
The Official Transcript of Records, also known as academic records of the student
that specify the program, courses, grades and the units. In the Official Transcript of
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Records, you can usually see the Name of the student, Address, Degree and other
As part of the job application, the employer may require the Official Transcript of
The capstone project was designed to develop a framework that will serve as the
basis for the development and deployment of an Online Document Request System.
2. What are the features and functionalities of the online document request system?
3. What are the components of the implementation framework for the online
a. ICT Infrastructure;
System
framework for an Online Document Request System. This framework will become the
basis of the development and deployment of the system. Utilizing the system would
Students. It is easier for the students to request their documents easily, faster,
and conveniently. Whenever they are, they can use the system in requesting the
Alumni. Most of the alumni and graduates are already migrated to other
countries, so the system helps them to request their document through online. They can
Clients. It is easier for the client to receive the requested documents of the
student or alumni.
Registrar’s Office Staff. The system will help the registrar’s staff in tracking
the progress in processing the document requested. It is also easy for them to notify or
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inform the student/clients what are the lacking documents of the student before
much easier.
Finance Office Staff. The system helps the Assessment Office and Cashiers
office in the collection of payment for the requested documents and assessing the
Document Request System for Northwestern University. This capstone project will be
if it will meet the operational requirements in the development and deployment of the
system. It will check the numbers of computing devices, type and usage like servers,
desktop PC, Laptop, Tablet PC and printers. In the development framework of the study,
It will also assess the ICT level of competency of the employees using the ICT
Request System that enables the students or alumni to request their documents online.
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In the development, it also used the ISO 9001:2015, a standard requirement that helps to
organize the processes, improve the efficiency of the process, and continually improve
Definition of Terms
the Registrar’s Office signed by the Registrar as evidence for any academic activity
cross-enroll.
improve the efficiency of the process, and continually improve the process of the
organization.
Online Document Request System. It refers to the system that will help the
CHAPTER II
This chapter provides a critical review of related literature and studies, which
Implementation Framework models and theories have a great value when used
It enables the student or clients to request their documents through the system. The
Online Document Request System allows the students to request documents without
personal appearance to the school. Some of the benefits and features of an Online
Document Request System is to remove the middle man in requesting a document, the
Office of the Registrar will directly send the documents to the owner of the documents
[22]. It is also a time saver for the school, it will eliminate the need of receiving a hard
copy of documents that have to be scanned and uploaded to the system. The student or
alumni can track the status of the requested documents in the system.
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ISO 9126 Software Quality Characteristics will be used for the user’s acceptance
of the proposed system. It is the international standard used for evaluating software. The
quality of the system will be evaluated by the six main characteristics of ISO 9126. It is
Another characteristic is efficiency, it will check the level of performance of the system,
and portability that evaluated the system in terms of adaptability and install ability.
The main difference between manual and computerized systems is speed [6].
Online ordering and requesting of documents are one of the latest phenomena to sweep
the business industry and is quickly taking over the counter. An online document
request has a lot of benefits that will give the schools in terms of efficiency of the
process. Some of the universities are now implementing an online document request
system to facilitate and cater the needs of the students in requesting their academic
With the daily operations of the university, it will need an information system
that will support the problem-solving and decision-making needs of the administration
helps the users to store and retrieve their data. Today most of the universities and
companies are using information technology that will help them in their daily
transactions.
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confirmation [8]. Online websites are now automated in terms of registration, placing of
order and payment. Online systems or transactions will give more feature and include
The file-based student application systems have for many years been very
effective. Nevertheless, with the grow in the number of applicants, it is a waste of time
and effort in searching the records of the applicants. It also needs a large number of
The knowledge of the leaders of the universities is very important if there are
going to improve the technology that is being use and for the improvement of their
they will improve the quality of the system. Schools and universities believe that
technology will give the high factor in increasing the productivity of the school, and
some also believes that more effective use of information technology may improve the
application. It includes also the internal development and creation of the database
during the whole process of development and implementation of the software system
must be implemented.
demonstrate its ability and consistency of the products provide and the services to meet
the customer requirement, and aims to strengthen the customer satisfaction through the
monitoring area of a school or a business. In achieving the ISO 9001:2015 has a lot of
standards to meet and there is a lot of procedures to manage. The aim is to provide a
This will also improve the efficiency and increased the productivity and profit of
an organization. There are also benefits of being an ISO 9001 certification to the
All the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 are generic and are intended to be
applicable to any organization, regardless of its type or size, or the products and
Assessment Office and seek an Account Clearance/Adviser’s Slip (ACAS) Form and
fill out the form. The Assessment Office will now assess the account of the student. If
the student has a back account then the student will pay first the back accounts at the
Cashier’s Office.
After paying the back accounts of the student, the student will proceed to the
Registrar’s office to submit the ACAS form for checking of lacking credentials. If the
student has lacking credentials, the student submits first the lacking credentials before
paying the requested documents. After submitting the lacking credentials, the student
will now request what are the documents to be requested by checking the box provided
at the ACAS Form. The student or the alumni will now pay the requested documents at
the Cashier’s office and after paying, the student will go back to the Registrar’s Office
and submit the ACAS Form together with the receipt of payment. The Records
Evaluator will now issue a Claim Slip to the students/client bearing a date not later than
10 days counted from the date request is filed, depending on the bulk of documents
After determining all the data needed, the researcher developed an Online
their documents.
This part presents the system that has bearing to the proposed Online Document
Request System. These systems were examined and served as bases for the development
Figure 2.
Screenshot of University of York Document Request
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Source:
https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/student-record/document-request/
Figure 2 shows a user interface of the University of York. This system supports
the endeavors in enhancing the student experience with the university. The University of
certificates.
University of York use the Gradintel platform they have control over the sharing
of the digital transcript. The transcript cab be easily shared through email and set a
Figure 3.
Screenshot of University of the Philippines Open University Document Request System
Source: https://registrar.upou.edu.ph/request-documents/
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Figure 3 illustrates the user interface of the University of the Philippines; Open
University requests of documents are done through the Online Request of Document
System (ORDS). The ORDS is accessible through the Student’s Portal, login to the
student’s portal is required. The status of the request can be viewed in the Student
Portal. The Office of the University Registrar does not accept requests made through
before processing. The Transcript of Records (TOR) is released by the Office of the
study in the university. The requested documents will not be processed unless there is a
clearance takes at least 20 working days upon receipt of the request [15].
De La Salle University
Figure 4.
Screenshot of De la Salle University Document Request System
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Source: http://local.lsu.edu.ph/onlinerequest/
The students may order their official transcript online to be delivered either by
through this system the student may enter his/her personal information and academic
Figure 5.
Screenshot Bulacan State University Online Document Request
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Source: https://request.bulsu.edu.ph/
Figure 6.
Screenshot Bulacan State University Online Document Request User Interface
Source: https://request.bulsu.edu.ph/
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The Bulacan State University Online Document request verifies first the records of
2. Contact Information
3. Select a Document
Figure 7.
Screenshot of EVSU-OCC Registrar Document Request Online Transaction System
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Source:
https://ormoc.evsu.edu.ph/evsu-occ-registrar-document-request-online-transaction-syst
em/
developed to request documents through online. The system requires the client to input
first the ID Number, Full name, Email address and Mobile number, then select the
documents to be requested. In the first page of their system, it displays the procedure on
Figure 8.
Screenshot of Polytechnic University of the Philippines Online Document Request
System
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Source: https://odrs.pup.edu.ph/
Request System. In requesting the documents, the student must register or log-in using
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the email and the password. To register the student or alumni must fill out the form
provided. In the system they have a series of steps on how to request a document [27].
University of York √ √ √ √ √
Document Request
University of the √ √ √ √ √
Philippines Open
University
Document Request
System
De La Salle √ √ √ √ √
University
Document Request
System
Bulacan State √ √ √ √ √
University Online
Document Request
EVSU-OCC √ √ x √ √
Registrar Document
Request Online
Transaction System
Polytechnic √ √ x √ √
University of the
Philippines
The table above shows that the different systems have a common feature in
terms of requesting documents. All required functions are available in the systems.
Under the usability, the user interface is very important. The systems are easy to use and
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learn the systems without much effort. Making things easier for your users means not
forcing them to learn new representation or toolsets for each task. [16]
Conceptual Framework
framework that guided this study is the input-process-output (IPO) model. The model
identifies unmet needs and unused opportunities and diagnoses the problems that
prevent needs from being met and opportunities from being used.
The input phase or the knowledge requirements stage consist of the ICT
infrastructure readiness of the university. The researcher conducts a survey using the
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ICT infrastructure plays a crucial role in the development of a system, it measures and
distinguishes the availability such as software, hardware and other peripheral equipment
provided [28].
In determining the ICT competency level of the employees, the researcher used
researcher also floats a questionnaire to the CICT Office using the network readiness
connections.
In the process phase the researcher assesses the readiness of the infrastructure of
the university. Readiness of the infrastructure is the ability to support the capacities and
The output will be the implementation framework for the Online Document
Request System and the final output will be the deployment of an Online Document
Request System.
Institutional Objectives
researchers where statistical data and information are accessed from the unit and to
provide full technical support to academic units in their work processes [5].
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The Office of the Registrar aims to become completely automated and would be
This phase involves the release of the new-developed system. This process puts
the projects into production by moving the data and components from the old process
and placing them into a new process or system. The new system will be implemented to
the Office of the Registrar, and if there are any updates and to add capabilities or
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
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This chapter discusses the research design, source of data, instrumentation and
data collection and tools for data analysis used in the study.
Research Design
The researcher collects data for the development and implementation for an
Online Document Request System through a survey and questionnaire. The data to be
collected will be the basis for the development and deployment of the Online Document
Research Process
In the research process the researcher conduct a survey and float the
Infrastructure Inventory Annex A to assess the readiness of the university with regards
to infrastructure. The ICT Infrastructure Inventory helps the researcher to identify the
hardware, software, network and other ICT resources that are being used. It is an
and Finance Office to assess the level of ICT competencies of the Staff of Registrar’s
Office and Finance Office. The Staff Information, Communication and technology
Skills Audit Questionnaire is used in determining the ICT competency level of the
employee of Northwestern University that will use the system. The ICT Competency of
employee questionnaire will check on the levels of knowledge and confidence of the
using Microsoft Office line MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and using the
Source: https://www.ramsoft.com.au/methodology.php
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Figure 10 shows the process model used in this capstone project. A Rapid
approach that focuses more on ongoing software projects [20]. There are five steps or
The advantages and benefits of Rapid Application are to enhance the flexibility
and adaptability of the developers during the development process and increase
The first step is the assessment of readiness of the university in terms of ICT
The researcher floats a questionnaire for the assessment of the readiness of the
university in terms of the ICT infrastructure and ICT level of competency of the
employee.
Prototype Cycles
framework for an Online Document Request System. This phase where the researcher
concepts that guides the researcher in the development of an Online Document Request
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System. This phase will help the researcher in developing the system requirements.
Testing
During this phase the system will test through beta testing where in the users of
the system will try and use the system, the goal of beta testing is to test the system after
finally released. Beta testing will last for a period of time until the issues and bugs have
been addressed.
Deployment
If the system has been fully tested it is now ready for deployment. The
Methodology.
Data Analysis
The basis in analyzing the research data is through a survey and a questionnaire.
The researcher conducts a survey using the ISSP Annex A, ICT Infrastructure Inventory
implementing a new online system. The hardware and other ICT equipment of the
university has 2 servers, 105 desktop computers and 12 laptops. The university has 2
bandwidth is 1 Gb/s. Based on the result of the survey regarding the network readiness
of the university, it has enough bandwidth for the operation of a new online system.
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